I still get the same result. Here's the current menu.lst file: default 0 timeout 8 #gfxmenu (hd1,4)/boot/message
serial --unit=0 --speed=3D38400 --word=3D8 --parity=3Dno --stop=3D1=20 terminal --timeout=3D10 serial console ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux### title SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 root (hd1,4) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.16.46-0.12-smp root=/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_HDS728080PLA380_PFDB32E8TSKESM-part5 vga=0x314 resume=/dev/sda2 showopts console=ttyS0,38400 console=tty0 initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.16.46-0.12-smp Any idea? Thanks, Erez Cress, Andrew R wrote: > I do see two things wrong in your menu.lst: > serial --unit=2 ... > ... > kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sdb2 vga=0x314 resume=/dev/sda2 > splash=silent showopts console=ttyS0,38400 console=tty0 > > First, unit=2 means COM3 (unit=0,1,2), and this conflicts with console=ttyS0 > meaning COM1. > Pick the correct port for both. > Second, you need to remove the splash=silent > > Andy > > -----Original Message----- > From: Erez Zilber [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 5:22 AM > To: Song, Youquan > Cc: Cress, Andrew R; David A. Ranch; ipmitool-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Ipmitool-devel] How can I view the grub menu in a SOL session? > > Thanks for your response. I tried to use many values for --unit (and > removed gfxmenu (hd1,1)/boot/message), but I still don't see the grub > menu. Instead, I see something like: > > machine restart > ????????????????????????????????????????????? > ????????????????????????????????????????????? > ????????????????????????????????????????????? > ????????????????????????????????????????????? > ????????????????????????????????????????????? > ????????????????????????????????????????????? > ????????????????????????????????????????????? > ????????????????????????????????????????????? > ????????????????????????????????????????????? > ????????????????????????????????????????????? > ????????????????????????????????????????????? > ????????????????????????????????????????????? > ????????????????????????????????????????????? > ????????????????????????????????????????????? > ????????????????????????????????????????????? > ????????????????????????????????????????????? > ????????????????????????????????????????????? > ????????????????????????????????????????????? > ??????????????????????????????????????????????Zh?IC > (acpi_id[0x01] lapic_id[0x04] enabled) > Processor #4 6:15 APIC version 20 > ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x02] lapic_id[0x01] enabled) > Processor #1 6:15 APIC version 20 > ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x03] lapic_id[0x05] enabled) > Processor #5 6:15 APIC version 20 > ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x04] lapic_id[0x02] enabled) > Processor #2 6:15 APIC version 20 > ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x05] lapic_id[0x06] enabled) > Processor #6 6:15 APIC version 20 > ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x06] lapic_id[0x03] enabled) > Processor #3 6:15 APIC version 20 > ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x07] lapic_id[0x07] enabled) > > BTW - I am able to see the outputs sent by the kernel when the machine > boots. The grub entry seems like: > > kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sdb2 vga=0x314 resume=/dev/sda2 > splash=silent showopts console=ttyS0,38400 console=tty0 > > I am also able to see kernel output later. This is done by the following > line in /etc/inittab: S0:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -L 38400 ttyS0 vt100 > > Should I change any other parameter in menu.lst? > > Currently, it looks like: > > # Modified by YaST2. Last modification on Tue Nov 27 13:32:05 UTC 2007 > color white/blue black/light-gray > default > timeout 8 > #gfxmenu (hd1,1)/boot/message > > serial --unit=2 --speed=3D38400 --word=3D8 --parity=3Dno --stop=3D1=20 > terminal --timeout=3D10 serial console > > ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux### > title SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 > root (hd1,1) > kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sdb2 vga=0x314 resume=/dev/sda2 > splash=silent showopts console=ttyS0,38400 console=tty0 > initrd /boot/initrd > > Thanks, > Erez > > ... > > Song, Youquan wrote: > >> 1) disable #gfxmenu (hd0,0)/boot/message >> 2) Maybe you can try to try: serial --unit=1 or 0 or 2 >> 3) Braud rate console=ttyS0,38400 -> console=ttyS0,38400n8 or 19200n8 >> >> Thanks & Regards, >> Song Youquan >> OTC-Beijing >> Intel SSG/SSD >> MOB: 13681289076 >> TEL: 010-82611515-1326 >> INET: 8-758-1326 >> LOC: Raycom 6W062 >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Erez Zilber [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: 2007年11月21日 16:42 >> To: Song, Youquan >> Cc: Cress, Andrew R; David A. Ranch; ipmitool-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: Re: [Ipmitool-devel] How can I view the grub menu in a SOL session? >> >> I tried to edit /boot/grub/menu.lst: >> >> # Modified by YaST2. Last modification on Tue Nov 20 19:15:00 IST 2007 >> default 0 >> timeout 8 >> gfxmenu (hd0,0)/boot/message >> >> serial --unit=3D1 --speed=3D19200 --word=3D8 --parity=3Dno --stop=3D1=20 >> terminal --timeout=3D10 serial console >> title SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 - 2.6.24-rc3-infiniband >> root (hd0,0) >> kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-rc3-infiniband-smp root=/dev/sda1 >> vga=0x314 resume=/dev/sda2 splash=silent showopts console=ttyS0,38400 >> console=tty0 >> initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.24-rc3-infiniband-smp >> >> I'm running the ipmitool with the following parameters: >> >> ipmitool -H 172.30.112.2 -U admin -P admin -I lanplus sol activate >> >> I still don't see the grub menu. Did I miss anything? >> >> Thanks, >> Erez >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper from Novell. From the desktop to the data center, Linux is going mainstream. Let it simplify your IT future. http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4 _______________________________________________ Ipmitool-devel mailing list Ipmitool-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ipmitool-devel
