Re: Slow console on serial port
George Karaolides wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm attempting to install Debian using the console on the serial port.
>
> Booting proceeds normally until the following messages are seen:
>
> --- Begin messages ---
>
> VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem).
> Freeing unused kernel memory: 228k init 24k pmac 8k prep
> serial console detected. Disabling virtual terminals.
> init started: BusyBox v0.60.3-pre (2002.01.19-22:40+0000) multi-call
> binary
>
> --- End messages ---
>
> When the "serial console detected" message appears, the console output
> slows to a crawl: the Debian installation screen takes about half an hour
> to appear (literally).
>
> I've also posted this on debian-powerpc, since the machine is an IBM
> RS/6000, but I suspect the solution may well not be powerpc-specific.
>
> Any ideas?
One area that causes long delays is if your pc is looking for
a dns server that isn't currently available. Whether it applies
to your problem, i have no idea.
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