Serial Console + VGA Console

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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.

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