[parisc-linux] Booting up C200 Visualize same output as C110

[Grant Grundler]

"Chris Christie" wrote:
...
> C200 Visualize appears to halt with the following output..........
> 
> NET4: Unix Domain sockets 1.0/SMP for Linux Net4.0.
> VFS Mounted root (ext2 file system).
> Warning: unable to open initial console.
> loop: enabling 8 loop devices
> 
> The device appears to halt at this point.

Press the TOC button.
Interrupt the PDC autoboot.
"ser pim" should print the system state when the TOC button was pushed.

> 
> I am using IPL to configure the Console setting to remove the console =
> setting all together as I get stack dumps if I keep the statement:
> 
> Console=3DttyXXX
> 
> I remove this statement and the boot process happens without dumping =
> however the system is hanging for some reason.

Sorry - I don't know much about how console actually works.
I've managed to avoid that mess pretty well... :^)

> Maybe Grant could shed some light on this except Grant requires:
> 
> "Need console output and PIM "Tombstone".
> PIM "tombstone" can be aquired by interrupting autoboot
> at the PDC prompt and typing "ser pim".

Right. That's  true for any problem where the system just locks up.
Capturing serial console output should be pretty trivial.


grant

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Grant Grundler
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