Hi Peter, Yes you need to enable UARTLITE as the console in the kernel configuration.
You have the command line syntax, ttyUL0, correct. They have now changed the UART 16550 to be a free core in the EDK, not sure which version of the EDK that happened. Thanks, John -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter Korsgaard Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 2:56 AM To: swamydp Cc: linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org Subject: Re: linux 2.6 hangs at __delay function on Viretx 4 board >>>>> "swamydp" == swamydp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: swamydp> Hi John swamydp> I am using UARTLITE as serial console. I do not have license swamydp> for UART 16550. I have enabled the drivers for uartlite in swamydp> menuconfig while configuring the kernel. I have tested all swamydp> combinations for the kernel command line - tty0, ttyUL0, swamydp> ttyl0, ttyS0 but could not get uartlite to output kernel swamydp> printk messages. Correct syntax is console=ttyUL0 swamydp> Since I am using uartlite , the following settings are swamydp> turned off in menuconfig swamydp> CONFIG_SERIAL_8250=n swamydp> CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE=n Do you have console on uartlite (CONFIG_SERIAL_UARTLITE_CONSOLE) enabled? -- Bye, Peter Korsgaard _______________________________________________ Linuxppc-embedded mailing list Linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org https://ozlabs.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxppc-embedded This email and any attachments are intended for the sole use of the named recipient(s) and contain(s) confidential information that may be proprietary, privileged or copyrighted under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, do not read, copy, or forward this email message or any attachments. Delete this email message and any attachments immediately. _______________________________________________ Linuxppc-embedded mailing list Linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org https://ozlabs.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxppc-embedded