[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: [Xen-users] Accessing console for Xen 4.0 with 2.6.31 pvops kernel on Dell Poweredge R610
On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 02:14:05AM -0400, Adit Ranadive wrote: > The nomodeset parameter didnt work either. One thing I didnt mention was > that I could see the Xen bootup messages before and now but cannot see the > linux boot up messages. Is there anything I need to enable in the linux > config for the console to be visible? > There maybe something funky with what the pvops kernel is doing versus the > older pv kernel since I can see the messages for the older one. > grub.conf like this works for me: title Xen 4.0, dom0 Linux kernel 2.6.32.12 root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/xen-4.0.gz dom0_mem=512M module /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32.12 root=/dev/sda1 ro nomodeset module /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32.12 That gives me VGA text console, and I can see both Xen and dom0 kernel boot messages. > Serial isnt an option since the machine is not physically accessible to > me. > You could use SOL (Serial Over Lan), provided by the Dell iDRAC. http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenSerialConsole -- Pasi > Thanks, > Adit > > On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 8:24 AM, Pasi Kärkkäinen <[1]pasik@xxxxxx> wrote: > > On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 08:43:40PM -0400, Adit Ranadive wrote: > > I am currently using a Dell PowerEdge server R610 with Xen 4.0 > installed > > and the 2.6.31.13 pvops kernel. > > I am accessing the server console using the iDRAC KVM feature of > the dell > > management console. > > Does anyone know how to configure the console option in the grub > menu so > > that all the boot messages can be seen on the > > mgmt console? > > Currently I can view only the Xen bootup messages if I dont specify > the > > console=xxx option on the kernel line. I cant see any of > > the linux kernel boot up messages. Specifying console=xxx on the > kernel > > module line doesnt work either. > > Has anyone worked with this sort of config before? Is there > anything else > > I can specify on the kernel/module line so that all > > the bootup messages are visible? > > > > Below is my grub menu: > > title Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (2.6.18-164.6.1.el5) > > root (hd0,0) > > kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-164.6.1.el5 ro root=/dev/vg1/root > > initrd /initrd-2.6.18-164.6.1.el5.img > > > > title Xen 4.0 - Linux 2.6.31.13 pvops > > root (hd0,0) > > kernel /xen.gz noreboot loglvl=all guest_loglvl=all iommu=1 > > module /vmlinuz-2.6.31.13 ro root=/dev/vg1/root loglevel=10 > swiotlb=force earlyprintk=xen console=hvc0 > > module /initrd-2.6.31.13.img > > > > That should work. You could try adding "nomodeset" parameter, to disable > the kernel modesetting (KMS) stuff. > Maybe that messes up the console. > > You could also enable the SOL serial console: > [2]http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenSerialConsole > > -- Pasi > > title Xen 4.0 - Linux 2.6.18.8 > > root (hd0,0) > > kernel /xen.gz loglvl=all guest_loglvl=all > > module /vmlinuz-2.6.18.8-xen0 ro root=/dev/vg1/root > earlyprintk=xen > > module /initrd-2.6.18.8-xen0.img > > > > P.S.: Ive tried using the 2.6.18.8 kernel and that seems to show > > everything fine on the console. > > > > Thanks, > > Adit > > > _______________________________________________ > > Xen-users mailing list > > [3]Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [4]http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users > > References > > Visible links > 1. mailto:pasik@xxxxxx > 2. http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenSerialConsole > 3. mailto:Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > 4. http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
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