Tomasz Nowak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hall, Eric R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > - set non-volatile-bit-rate 115.2 > > > - set volatile-bit-rate 115.2 > > > [...] > > > > 115.2 might be a bit too fast. > > > > What are the BIOS settings? Ideally the BIOS settings should look > > like: > > Console Redirection [Serial Port B] > > Flow Control [RTS/CTS] > > Baud Rate [19.2k] > > Terminal Type [PC-ANSI] > > Legacy OS Redirection [Enabled] > > I have enabled default settings considering them best, > so (as far as I remember): > Console Redirection [Serial Port B] > Flow Control [None] > Baud Rate [115.2k] > Terminal Type [VT-100+] > Legacy OS Redirection ? - don't rembember > > Following these BIOS default settings I've set up the same > speed in system bootloader (grub): > > kernel /boot/xen.gz-2.6.18-53.1.14.el5 com2=115200,8n1 > console=com2,vga module /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-53.1.14.el5xen > xencons=ttyS1 console=tty console=ttyS1,115200n8 > > and that's why I've set 111.2k also for SOL. > > > > # pstree |tail -n5 # <-- layout is ok > > > # pstre # <--- lyout is broken and hardly readable > > Does the BMC hang when outputting lots of data like this? Or is it > > some time after? > > I think the broken output doesn't influence BMC blocking. > As far as I remember all 3 hangs happend about the moment > when "bios console redirection" is passing the ball to > "system console redirection". > > > Slow the redirection rate down to 19.2 and see if it hangs then. > > Please > > let me know if that works. > > Ok, I'll try (on Monday - I'd rather be close to the machine > while doing this) to slow down bios and sol speed. I suppose > I should slow down bootloader/kernel settings also, shoudn't I? > > What about "Legacy OS Redirection"? Is that relevant? (RHEL)
Ok, so I've changed bios settings to: Console Redirection [Serial Port B] Flow Control [RTS/CTS] Baud Rate [19.2k] Terminal Type [VT-100] Legacy OS Redirection [Enabled] I've also changed: - grub.conf settings to 19200 - sol bit-rate settings to 19.2 And from now on it seems to work better. No broken/mangled chars on console. Eric thanks for that tip! I can not replicate BMC hangs now, but I suppose repeating sol kill+establish-new tries might be my case. Please note I've had no idea there was a BMC 0.63 firmware. That's because the latest BMC presented either for OFU or for IDA CD is 0.62: http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=N&ProductID=2451&DwnldID=15426&strOSs=All&OSFullName=All Operating Systems&lang=eng BMC 0.63 shows up only in DOS update software package http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=N&ProductID=2451&DwnldID=15840&strOSs=All&OSFullName=All Operating Systems&lang=eng I'll upgrade to 0.63 today. Thanks again to Eric and Andrew! -- Tomek ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ Ipmitool-devel mailing list Ipmitool-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ipmitool-devel
