Gerald Waugh wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Trying to get vga console and a serial console to both work.
> I can get either one to fully work but not both.
> When using serial, I do still get a login prompt on the vga,
> But not all the boot up output. Seems like half to the vga
> and the rest to the serial port
>
> I added lines to /etc/inittab
> # console port
> T0:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -L ttyS0 115200
Are you sure your serial console supports 115200???
>
> And added to /etc/lilo.conf
> append="console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200n8"
try 9600 or not even specifying that. 115200?? You are not using a V92
modem -_-
All serial console cards/servers I have seen only do 9600.
>
> I tried to add to "serial=0,115200n8" lilo.conf, but this gives error
> unsoported baud rate, commenting the line out seems to work.
>
> Any ideas on how to get both VGA and serial console to fully work?
> Maybe, I can have one but not the other?
IRCC, there was something like that in the kernel docs but I don't know
if that is still true.
