Bug#332559: kernel-image-2.6.8-2-686: Serial not working
Horms,
Thanks for the attention.
Your note mentions a kernel that doesnt exist (2.6.26-5.99.sarge1).
however, I made a guess at your intent being the 2.6.12-5.99 kernel,
and tested it.
I recorded a session log from the system. It has a bios-managed
serial console, so an ansi viewer would be optimal. However the
information that really matters is readable via plaintext.
http://jbevren.net/screens/4debian.txt is the report. I didnt attach
it as it's rather lengthy.
-David
--- Horms <horms@debian.org> wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 06, 2005 at 10:27:24PM -0500, root wrote:
> > Package: kernel-image-2.6.8-2-686
> > Version: 2.6.8-16
> > Severity: important
> >
> >
> > Classified 'important' as the 2.6 kernel package will not work
> with
> > console=/dev/ttyS0,19200n8.
> >
> > Verified to be a kernel issue by using the 2.4.27-2 package with
> > identical configuration.
> >
> > System runs on a PIIX4 chipset, with a serial console supported
> by the
> > bios.
> >
> > Minicom was used to test the link, and does not work in 2.6, but
> does in
> > 2.4. The login prompt and all data after entering the initrd is
> > garbage.
>
> Is it possible to test the 2.6.26-5.99.sarge1 backport packages at
> http://packages.vergenet.net/testing/linux-2.6/ to see if the
> problem
> has been resolved upstream between 2.6.8 and 2.6.12.
>
> Thanks
>
> --
> Horms
>
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