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Re: Linux stuck when serial cable is disconnected



hagit <hagit_guy@hotmail.com> writes:

> I am running on a MIPS machine, with my kernel and debian distribution
> (file system).
> The kernel messages are configured to get out from the serial
> connection, i.e. serial console.
> When the serial output of my MIPS is connected to my PC everything is
> OK and I can see the outputs in the terminal.
> When I disconnect the serial cable my Linux get stuck. Even my telnet
> connection doesnt responds.

My guess is that syslogd is blocking on a write to the serial
port, and other software is blocking on sending a log message to
syslogd.
-- 
Ben Pfaff 
http://benpfaff.org



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