remote debugging?

Geert Uytterhoeven geert at linux-m68k.org
Fri Jan 7 07:18:54 EST 2000


On Thu, 6 Jan 2000, Andreas Tobler wrote:
> I try to remote debugging a kernel.
> Configuration as follows:
> 
> pm7200 Linux <------ serial cable------> PowerBook MacOS ZTerm
> 
> the physical Link is ok, when cat'ing a file to /dev/ttyS1 I get it on
> the ZTerm window.
> 
> But when I boot with BootX I add the kernel args 'console=/dev/ttyS1' in
> the corresponding field.
> 
> The first stage text I see on the pm7200, afterwards Tux comes up and no
> booting messages are seen either on the pm7200 (what I expect) nor on
> the ZTerm window. (what I don't expect).

And you did enable CONFIG_SERIAL_CONSOLE?

I'm not 100% sure that it works on PowerMac (don't have one), but at least
CONFIG_SERIAL_CONSOLE is in the macserial code.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
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