Re: [Etherboot-developers] Need Help: How to get the RJ45 serial console output

On Tue, 24 Jul 2007, Joyce Yu - System Software wrote:
> I really need some help to bringup this new platform. We have a new x86 
> blade with 10G chip using etherboot to do the boot net.  It only has a 
> RJ45 serial port that connected to a tip line ( no monitor connecter ). 
> I can't get any etherboot output from the tip line. I have tried to 
> build the image with:
>
> CFLAGS+=       -DCONSOLE_DUAL -DCOMCONSOLE=0x3F8 -DCONSPEED=9600
> or
> CFLAGS+=       -DCONSOLE_FIRMWARE
> or
> CFLAGS+=       -DCONSOLE_SERIAL -DCOMCONSOLE=0x3F8 -DCONSPEED=9600
> 
> And none of them working.
> 
> Is there any other way to get the output same as the BIOS?

If the BIOS is providing console redirection, then using the standard 
console should work.  Do not configure a serial console within Etherboot, 
because that will probably interfere with the BIOS's own use of the serial 
port.

Michael


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