From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Julian Calaby" Subject: Re: aic79xx problems Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 11:16:52 +1000 Message-ID: <646765f40709201816v7d60cfbem8d348238db5e6b11@mail.gmail.com> References: <20070920130440.GE1606@loop.mdy.univie.ac.at> <1190297751.3360.15.camel@localhost.localdomain> <20070920143448.GF1606@loop.mdy.univie.ac.at> <1190299275.3360.22.camel@localhost.localdomain> <20070920145336.GH1606@loop.mdy.univie.ac.at> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from nz-out-0506.google.com ([64.233.162.226]:3410 "EHLO nz-out-0506.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750758AbXIUBQy (ORCPT ); Thu, 20 Sep 2007 21:16:54 -0400 Received: by nz-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id s18so586417nze for ; Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:16:53 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20070920145336.GH1606@loop.mdy.univie.ac.at> Content-Disposition: inline Sender: linux-scsi-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org To: Stefan Boresch Cc: James Bottomley , linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org On 9/21/07, Stefan Boresch wrote: > > I will try, but a very dumb question first. If I have a kernel that > crashes because of a disk problem ..., how do I get to save the output? > (Never worked with a serial console, but there might be a first time > for everything ...) But maybe there is an obvious solution that I overlook? > > Or should I just try to watch and look for certain messages (ordering of > messages), which given the huge amount of output seems a bit daunting ... Ok, in response to your dumb question, an answer from another dumb user: (me) Firstly, serial consoles aren't that difficult to set up - all you need is a null modem cable and suitable software on the other end. Then ensure that it's built in and pass "console=ttyS0" (or "console=ttyS1" if you're using serial port #2) when you boot. There is a network console - but I'm not sure whether that is useful for boot messages. Hope that helps =) -- Julian Calaby Email: julian.calaby@gmail.com