Stop-A only works from the console. Try "1/vmlinuz console=ttyS0" at the silo prompt. or set the input-device and output-device vars in your OBP.
Daniel van Eeden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Mon, 2004-07-26 at 00:40 -0400, maccorin wrote: > hello. > > I run debian on a headless U60 (serial connection to install). I would > really like to be able to access PROM through the serial cable without > having to reboot, but sending a break does not work as it should. I > have been searching the net for reasons why this wouldn't work and have > only found to make sure that /proc/sys/kernel/stop-a has 1 in it, (it > does). Is there something I am missing that needs to be done for this > to work correctly via a serial line?
