[LinuxBIOS] Build issue for khepri target

Anil B G bg.anil at gmail.com
Wed Jul 19 18:02:49 CEST 2006


 Hi,
  I have captured the output of serial (COM A), that comes from the SP.
However, I am unable to disable the same and get the output of LinuxBIOS on
the serial

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Starting OpenBSD Secure Shell server: sshd.

localhost login: root
Password:
localhost # platform get consi ole
Error. The requested service is not available.
localhost # platform
platform: Error. Unknown subcommand.
Usage: platform console {-h|--help}
       platform get console {-h|--help}
       platform get hostname {-h|--help}
       platform get mac {-h|--help}
       platform get power state {-h|--help}
       platform get product-id {-h|--help}
       platform get os state {-h|--help}
       platform set console {-h|--help}
       platform set os state boot {-h|--help}
       platform set os state reboot {-h|--help}
       platform set os state shutdown {-h|--help}
       platform set os state update-bios {-h|--help}
       platform set power state {-h|--help}
localhost # platform get consil  ole
Rear Panel
Platform COMA
localhost # platform set console -d
Error. Invalid parameter(s).
localhost # platform set consi ole -help
platform set console {--serial|-s} sp [{{--enable|-e}|{--disable|-d}}]
         [{{--prune|-p}|{--noprune|-n}}] [{--speed|-S}
         {1200|2400|4800|9600|19200|38400|57600|115200}] [{--log|-l} size]
         [{-h|--help}]
 or
platform set console {--serial|-s} platform [{-h|--help}]
{-S|--speed} {1200|2400|4800|9600|19200|38400|57600|115200}
                    Select the port speed on the SP to use to connect to the
                    platform console.  BIOS, the platform OS and the SP must
all
                    be configured for the same speed.  This setting does not
                    affect the platform configuration
                    Cannot be used with: -s=platform
{-d|--disable}      Indicate that the platform console monitor is inactive
                    Cannot be used with: -e -s=platform
{-e|--enable}       Indicate that the platform console monitor is active
                    Cannot be used with: -d -s=platform
{-h|--help}         Print the usage message.
{-l|--log} size     Select the trigger size in KB for console log rotation.
                    Minimum 64KB, Maximum 1024KB
                    Cannot be used with: -s=platform
{-n|--noprune}      Indicate that the platform console log should be the raw
                    console data
                    Cannot be used with: -p -s=platform
{-p|--prune}        Indicate that the platform console log is to be cleaned
of
                    ANSI sequences and pruned of duplicated information
                    Cannot be used with: -n -s=platform
{-s|--serial} {sp|platform}
                    Specify whether the serial port is connected to the
platform
                    COMA port, or the SP serial console
                    Cannot be used with: -e [platform] -d [platform] -p
[platform] -n [platform] -S [platform] -l [platform]

localhost #

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On 7/19/06, Stefan Reinauer <stepan at coresystems.de> wrote:
>
>
> what does "platform get console" tell you?
>
> It should say something like:
> $ platform get console
> Rear Panel Enabled Speed Pruning Log Trigger
> SP Console Yes     19200 No      244 KB
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> You need to configure the
> console on the SP with the "platform set console" command.
>
> platform set console {--serial|-s} sp [{{--enable|-e}|{--disable|-d}}]
> [{{--prune|-p}|{--noprune|-n}}]
>         [{--speed|-S} {1200|2400|4800|9600|19200|38400|57600|115200}]
> [{--log|-l} size] [{-h|--help}]
> or
> platform set console {--serial|-s} platform [{-h|--help}]
> {-S|--speed} {1200|2400|4800|9600|19200|38400|57600|115200}
>                    Select the port speed for the platform console.
>                    BIOS, the platform OS and the console must
>                    all be configured for the same speed
>                    Cannot be used with: -s=platform
>
> {-d|--disable}      Indicate that the platform console monitor is
>                    inactive
>                    Cannot be used with: -e -s=platform
>
> {-e|--enable}       Indicate that the platform console monitor is active
>                    Cannot be used with: -d -s=platform
>
> {-p|--prune}        Indicate that the platform console log is to be
>                    cleaned of ANSI sequences and pruned of
>                    duplicated information
>                    Cannot be used with: -n -s=platform
>
> {-s|--serial} {sp|platform}
>                    Specify whether the serial port is connected to the
>                    platform COMA port, or the SP serial console
>                    Cannot be used with: -e [platform] -d [platform] -p
>                    [platform] -n [platform] -S [platform] -l [platform]
>
>
> * Anil B G <bg.anil at gmail.com> [060718 19:14]:
> > Hi Stefan,
> >   I logged into the SP and tried platform console etc. but I was not
> really
> > sure how that would help me.
> > That would only change the settings of the Linux thats loaded and on a
> reboot
> > the PPCboot would again spew messages on the serial.
> > I guess I am missing something here, but cannot really visualise how to
> get the
> > output of LinuxBIOS on the serial.
> > One way perhaps would be to disable the SP at the hardware level (if
> that is
> > possible).
> >
> > Please let me know if it is possible to disable serial by trying
> "platform
> > console" on the SP.
> >
> > Regards
> > Anil
> >
> >
> > On 7/17/06, Stefan Reinauer <stepan at coresystems.de> wrote:
> >
> >     * Anil B G <bg.anil at gmail.com> [060717 17:07]:
> >     > Hi,
> >     >   I only get the output of the SP on the serial interface.
> >
> >     log in to the sp and do "platform console"
> >
> >
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