Hello,
I'm sorry I wasn't replying to the list :-(:
> > Don't you have the problem with latest debian? I am using
> debian lenny
> > (with kernel 2.6.26-2) and I still have the problem.
>
> No, I don't think so. I rebooted a couple of days ago several
> 2850/2950
> servers attached to an OpenGear console server.
> Indeed I get the strange characters, but I'm sure it prints something
> afterward, since one of the server had a boot issue (while still being
> in the initrd) and I could diagnose it.
>
> Is your console correctly set?
> I'm running with this kernel append line:
> console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200n8
>
> Do your bootloader also setups the serial console?
> Mine (grub or lilo depending on the server) is also setup.
and
> > I have this in grub:
> >
> > title Xen 3.2-1-i386 / Debian GNU/Linux, kernel
> > 2.6.26-2-xen-686
> > root (hd0,1)
> > kernel /boot/xen-3.2-1-i386.gz
> > module /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-2-xen-686 root=/dev/sda2 ro
> > console=ttyS0,115200n8 console=tty0
>
> I have the serial console after the tty0, so that I can see the boot
> message and log on the physical console. Maybe that matters.
>
> > module /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-2-xen-686
>
> And I don't have a Xen kernel. It might have an impact on the way the
> kernel is built.
>
> > (and the same with other non-xen kernels). In PE 1750 I think
> I have
> > some messages after the error and before login (I can't reboot them
> > now), but in PE 2650 I don't have any message between the error and
> > login.
>
> Maybe this is specific to those servers models?
> Mine are 1850, 2850 and 2950...
--
Angel L. Mateo <[email protected]>
ATICA, Universidad de Murcia
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