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From: Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
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Subject: Re: Support for netconsole as default tty/console?
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Struan Bartlett <struan.bartlett@gmail.com> writes:

> Adding console=netconsole to the command line does not appear to have
> the desired effect. I am not sure if this is because netconsole,
> unlike the serial console, does not provide a tty. Can anyone advise
> if this understanding is correct? If so, is there an independent
> solution to this problem?

It should not be hard to add a tty driver to netconsole, there are many
examples to borrow from.

Andreas.

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