From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Joe Bonasera Subject: Re: better console support Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 08:01:40 -0800 Message-ID: <45BA25E4.7070607@sun.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com Errors-To: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com To: Keir Fraser Cc: xen-devel@lists.xensource.com, Edward Pilatowicz List-Id: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org Keir Fraser wrote: > On 26/1/07 12:54 pm, "Christoph Egger" wrote: > >>>> Xen doesn't include a full debugger >>> There is one out there though... maybe Christopher has thought about >>> this? >> I have a working one. Is there a chance to get the patches into Xen 3.0.6 ? > > Why would anyone want to debug over a low-res unscrollable VGA console? If > you have a serial line connected then you can already debug via gdb, which > surely provides a nicer environment? > It's not so much a choice of wanting to, as having to. Many classes of x86 computers no longer have serial ports. They're next to impossible to find on new laptops and rapidly getting that way with desktops and workstations. The people defining "platforms" have been killing off "legacy" devices like serial ports in favor of USB. It's a lot easier to do a little VGA debugging than to convince someone to go out and shop around for some sort of add in card to get a serial port. Joe