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List:       voyage-linux
Subject:    Re: [Voyage-linux] problems with serial console in ALIX 3D2 and 0.8.0
From:       "Rob J. Epping" <rob.epping () gmail ! com>
Date:       2011-11-23 13:20:20
Message-ID: CA+HYJN98tq0tW_L+nTLC1xN5qTeogL8Ndd590=qhF2UkkkAdxQ () mail ! gmail ! com
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Hi Jordi,

Please also CC the list so others can help and/or learn too (ie reply-all).

On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 11:29 PM, Jordi Puigsegur Figueras
<jordi.puigsegur@gmail.com> wrote:
> This is the relevant part of the inittab (as installed by default):
> # /sbin/getty invocations for the runlevels.
> #
[SNIP]
> # Example how to put a getty on a serial line (for a terminal)
> #
> #T0:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 9600 vt100
> #T1:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS1 9600 vt100
> So I changed it to the following:
[SNIP]
> # Example how to put a getty on a serial line (for a terminal)
> #
> T0:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 38400
> #T1:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS1 9600 vt100
> And now it works OK. This looks like a bug in the voyage setup, doesn'it? We
> are asked if we want a console attached to the serial port, do we not? I
> don' tremember changing this in my previous 0.6 Voyage installations.

It's been a while since I setup voyage but it sure is strange.

> Thanks for your help!
> Jordi.

GRTNX,
RobJE
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> 2011/11/21 Rob J. Epping <rob.epping@gmail.com>
>>
>> Hi Jordi,
>>
>> On Nov 21, 2011 3:51 PM, "Jordi Puigsegur Figueras"
>> <jordi.puigsegur@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi All,
>> >
>> > I just did a fresh install of 0.8.0 on an ALIX 3D2 board and I am having
>> > problems with the serial console. It works OK when the board boots, showing
>> > all messages until the OS boots, when it stops working: it just shows
>> > garbage. The last message I am able to see is a grub startup message.
>> >
>> > During the installation I selected the serial console option, therefore
>> > it should be working. I know it's not a problem with my serial connection
>> > because the ALIX boot messages do appear with a 38400 N 1 configuration.
>> >
>> > Any hints on what might be happening?
>>
>> Portspeed in Voyage is not set @38400. Portspeed changes when getty
>> process takes control. Check /etc/inittab
-- 
GRTNX,
RobJE

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