The same behavior happens on Dell's serial console redirection. It happens when you boot FreeBSD too. As soon as the kernel starts output ANSI characters it goes dead.
Dell lets you toggle between VT100/220 mode and ANSI mode, but it's unaffected. The kernel output just kills it. Dell has an option "Continue after OS Load" The trick is disable that boolean and make a custom boot/install CD with an etc/boot.conf that redirects. You'd think that between the collective minds at HP and Dell, they'd have licensed Real Weasel / PC Weasel technology. Till the list archives for details. ~BAS On Thu, 2005-06-30 at 20:49, Michael Favinsky wrote: > I have some DL140's running OpenBSD. The BIOS redirection stops working when > OpenBSD starts booting. Kinda sucks since you can't see the boot sequence or > go into the BIOS setup from a serial console. Disable the BIOS console > redirection and set OpenBSD to redirect the console to com0. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Martin Bruns [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 8:55 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; misc@openbsd.org > Subject: Re: HP ProLiant DL140 serial consola installation > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: > > > Martin Bruns wrote: > > > >> Hi Marc, > >> > >> that was what I have done initially but then I fall back to 9600 but > >> also there I did not get anything on the console after 'set tty > >> com0'. To make it clear I can not use the serial nor the > >> keyboard/monitor after that command. > > > > > > Maybe you serial link is not in order. Set the baudrate to 9600, so > > you are sure what parameters to set. > > I already check that :-( > > > > > FOr a first try, disable the serial console feature in the BIOS (not > > in OpenBSD). > > Some times the serial BIOS console and the serial OpenBSD console > > interfere. > > In that case you would have the BIOS console on com0 and the OpenBSD > > console on com1. > > > Good point. I just cross checked it. I disabled the serial BIOS and also > tried with enabled serial BIOS but with different redirection during/after > POST and BOOTLOADER. But non is working. This server has only one serial > port so there is no com1 :-( > > Keep trying > Martin > > > > This message may contain information that is privileged, confidential and > exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended > recipient of this message you may not store, disclose, copy, forward, > distribute or use this message or its contents for any purpose. If you have > received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by return > e-mail and delete the original message and any attachments from your e-mail > system. Thank you.
