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Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:42:35 +0100
From: Matt Sealey <matt@genesi-usa.com>
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To: Olaf Hering <olaf@aepfle.de>
Subject: Re: missing current-speed property prevents autoconsole on pegasos
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Why not just have users who wish to use console serial port autodetection
add 3 lines to their nvramrc?

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Matt Sealey <matt@genesi-usa.com>
Genesi, Manager, Developer Relations

Olaf Hering wrote:
> Pegasos2 has no current-speed property in
> /pci@80000000/isa@C/serial@i2F8. As a result, console=ttyS0,115200 is
> still required unless the patch below is used.
> 
> What is the correct way to restore console detection on pegasos2?
> 
> Index: linux-2.6.25-pegasos/arch/powerpc/platforms/chrp/setup.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-2.6.25-pegasos.orig/arch/powerpc/platforms/chrp/setup.c
> +++ linux-2.6.25-pegasos/arch/powerpc/platforms/chrp/setup.c
> @@ -302,7 +305,7 @@ static void chrp_init_early(void)
>         if (!property)
>                 goto out_put;
>         if (!strcmp(property, "failsafe") || !strcmp(property, "serial"))
> -               add_preferred_console("ttyS", 0, NULL);
> +               add_preferred_console("ttyS", 0, "115200");
>  out_put:
>         of_node_put(node);
>  }
> 
> 
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