On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 05:14:04PM -0700, Jay Lan wrote: > Specifically, an ia64. > > I added printf() to purgatory-ia64.c, compiled, and executed > the kexec command from a shell window (ie, not from a script), but > i still did not see the printf i put in. > > Thanks for help in advance! IIRC, the printf output in purgatory only shows on the VGA console.