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Re: no go for me with serial console, bug 364637 - WAS: Xserver G5 usb keyboard not loaded ...



On Thu, Apr 27, 2006 at 08:42:58AM -0400, Toni L. Harbaugh-Blackford [Contr] wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Apr 2006, Sven Luther wrote:
> 
>   > >   >
>   > >   > What hardware do you have ? I have an XServer dual G5 (RackMac3,1), and i just
>   > >   > did an installation without problem, using today's daily build.
>   > >
>   > > Xserve G5 dual 2GHz (RackMac3,1) cluster node, headless
>   > >
>   > > Does the 'Trying to im_free ...' message appear in your console log, and if
>   > > so what is before and after it?
>   >
>   > Yep, tree times, and it doesn't seem to hurt.
>   >
>   > I do have a pci graphic card in the box, so i suppose what you see is more
>   > probably the broken serial driver i have read about elsewhere.
>   >
> 
> That is probably it, since my box has no graphic card to get past the probes.
> 
> Do you have a reference the broken serial driver?  Is it specific
> to 2.6.16-1?

I don't remember, now that i think of it, it is possible you who mentioned it. 

Can you try booting a d-i image using the net-console trick,and access it with
a ssh connection ? Like they do on s390 ? I did this once a year or so back.

Friendly,

Sven Luther



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