From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1Mpj6r-00016A-15 for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:39:17 -0400 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Mpj6p-00015e-IW for grub-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:39:15 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Mpj6k-00013t-Il for grub-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:39:14 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=49293 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Mpj6k-00013h-89 for grub-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:39:10 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:7340) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Mpj6j-0003vE-RI for grub-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:39:10 -0400 Received: from int-mx05.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (int-mx05.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.11.18]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id n8LDd8LN015685 for ; Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:39:09 -0400 Received: from warthog.cambridge.redhat.com (kibblesnbits.boston.devel.redhat.com [10.16.60.12]) by int-mx05.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id n8LDd6V8007314 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:39:08 -0400 Received: from [127.0.0.1] (helo=redhat.com) by warthog.cambridge.redhat.com with esmtp (Exim 4.69 #1 (Red Hat Linux)) id 1Mpj6f-0001Be-ND; Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:39:05 +0100 Organization: Red Hat UK Ltd. Registered Address: Red Hat UK Ltd, Amberley Place, 107-111 Peascod Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SI4 1TE, United Kingdom. Registered in England and Wales under Company Registration No. 3798903 From: David Howells To: grub-devel@gnu.org Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:39:05 +0100 Message-ID: <4565.1253540345@redhat.com> Sender: dhowells@redhat.com X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.67 on 10.5.11.18 X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. Cc: dhowells@redhat.com Subject: (no subject) X-BeenThere: grub-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: The development of GRUB 2 List-Id: The development of GRUB 2 List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:39:15 -0000 Hi, I've come across an interesting problem with grub and grub2 booting with only a serial console: they won't finish booting if they don't have anything plugged into the serial port. The moment a serial cable is inserted, they throw up a menu and continues booting. The board boots fine with the extlinux variant of syslinux with nothing attached to the serial port. I have a Soekris net5501 board, which I'm trying to set up to be a DSL firewall router box. There is no video hardware, and there won't normally be anything plugged into the serial port. David