Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 00:16:41 -0700 From: Jo Rhett <jrhett@netconsonance.com> To: ulf@alameda.net Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, Marian Hettwer <mh@kernel32.de> Subject: Re: no serial console for ttyd0 HP Blade Message-ID: <BAE46EF6-176D-4B73-96A9-D27907AE18F6@netconsonance.com> In-Reply-To: <20080702063837.GE69034@evil.alameda.net> References: <29641b38fd128219d11b0a910949a68c@localhost> <3AC5DAEE-95F1-4211-A819-CC085DD180ED@netconsonance.com> <20080702063651.GD69034@evil.alameda.net> <20080702063837.GE69034@evil.alameda.net>
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I'll bet you that sio is deciding that com1 or not, it's sio1 (not sio0) which can be fixed with the changes I mention below. On Jul 1, 2008, at 11:38 PM, Ulf Zimmermann wrote: > I take that back, on blades the virtual serial is on COM1. > > On Tue, Jul 01, 2008 at 11:36:51PM -0700, Ulf Zimmermann wrote: >> Also remember that the blades have 2 serial ports, one can be >> accessed via >> a dongle in the front of the blade and I believe that is what usual >> would be >> called COM1 by default. The virtual serial via ilo takes up the >> COM2 by >> default. This is at least the default on DL series servers and I >> haven't >> checked into using the virtual serial on the Blades we have. >> >> On Tue, Jul 01, 2008 at 09:42:16PM -0700, Jo Rhett wrote: >>> This rhymes with sio deciding that your TTY is something other than >>> ttyd0. We had this same problem on Rackable -- even though the >>> proper >>> tty was setup 0x3f8 irq 4 it was being assigned to sio1. You can >>> see >>> this by 'grep sio /var/log/messages' >>> >>> The only fix for this is to edit /boot/device.hints and reassign the >>> flags to the sio1 interface, like so: >>> >>> hint.sio.1.at="isa" >>> hint.sio.1.port="0x3F8" >>> hint.sio.1.flags="0x10" >>> hint.sio.1.irq="4" >>> hint.sio.0.at="isa" >>> hint.sio.0.port="0x2F8" >>> hint.sio.0.irq="3" >>> >>> On Jul 1, 2008, at 8:23 AM, Marian Hettwer wrote: >>>> I installed a recent (as of today) RELENG_7 on one of our HP >>>> Blades. >>>> Unluckily my serial output stops right when a getty at ttyd0 should >>>> kick >>>> in. So I'm blind for the rest of the startup. >>>> Very unfortunate. >>>> The boot menu, as the bootup itself is printed out on serial >>>> console >>>> until: >>>> da0: <COMPAQ RAID 0 VOLUME OK> Fixed Direct Access SCSI-5 device >>>> da0: 135.168MB/s transfers >>>> da0: 139947MB (286611840 512 byte sectors: 255H 32S/T 35124C) >>>> Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/da0s1a >>>> bce0: link state changed to DOWN >>>> bce0: link state changed to UP >>>> bce1: link state changed to UP >>>> >>>> Which is, what I think, the point when init should take over and >>>> spawn a >>>> serial console on ttyd0, according to my /etc/ttys: >>>> # grep ttyd0 /etc/ttys >>>> ttyd0 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt100 on secure >>>> >>>> # cat /boot/loader.conf >>>> comconsole_speed="9600" >>>> console="vidconsole,comconsole" # A comma separated list of >>>> console(s) >>>> boot_multicons="-D" # -D: Use multiple consoles >>>> boot_serial="-h" # -h: Use serial console >>>> >>>> # uname -a >>>> FreeBSD db46-202.mobile.rz 7.0-STABLE FreeBSD 7.0-STABLE #0: Tue >>>> Jul 1 >>>> 14:59:43 CEST 2008 root@db46-202.mobile.rz:/usr/obj/usr/src/ >>>> sys/ >>>> GENERIC >>>> amd64 >>>> >>>> The blade itself is a HP BL465c G5 >>>> >>>> Any ideas? I don't have this blade for a long time, so I'm a bit >>>> in a >>>> hurry. >>>> In fact, right now I'm testing this setup against a Debian 4.0 with >>>> Linux >>>> 2.6.25.9 under MySQL load, and up until now the machine looks good. >>>> If I wind up with a fully working, nearly as fast and stable as our >>>> linux >>>> boxes installation, I'd might be able to convince "the boys at >>>> work" >>>> to >>>> give FreeBSD a try. >>>> And in a 600 server setup, I'd be thrilled to do so :-) >>>> So lets get started with this serial console issue... which is >>>> indeed a >>>> pain :( >>>> >>>> TIA, >>>> Marian >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list >>>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable >>>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org >>>> " >>> >>> -- >>> Jo Rhett >>> Net Consonance : consonant endings by net philanthropy, open source >>> and other randomness >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list >>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable >>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org >>> " >>> >> >> -- >> Regards, Ulf. >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Ulf Zimmermann, 1525 Pacific Ave., Alameda, CA-94501, #: 510-865-0204 >> You can find my resume at: http://www.Alameda.net/~ulf/resume.html > > -- > Regards, Ulf. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Ulf Zimmermann, 1525 Pacific Ave., Alameda, CA-94501, #: 510-865-0204 > You can find my resume at: http://www.Alameda.net/~ulf/resume.html -- Jo Rhett Net Consonance : consonant endings by net philanthropy, open source and other randomness
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