Re: kernel error messages when attempting hvm instance

["Michael Litchard" <michael%schmong.org@localhost>]

Oh I forgot to mention that the HVM instance in this case is the
latest -current iso for amd. Any suggestions on how to configure it to
listen in on the correct serial port would be appreciated

On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 10:48 AM, Luke S Crawford <lsc%prgmr.com@localhost> 
wrote:
> "Michael Litchard" <michael%schmong.org@localhost> writes:
>
>> Could someone tell me how to configure serial for hvm? The kernel goes
>> into the debugger during boot of my hvm instance and I'd like to
>> capture the output prior. The user's manual mentions the serial
>> keyword, but gives no examples for usage afaik.
>
>
> last time I screwed with it,
>
> serial='pty'
>
> (in the xm config file)
> along with whatever incantation you need to get the guest HVM OS to use
> com1 as the serial console made xm console work as I expected.
>
> (I told the OS to use a 115200 bps com1, 8n1, though I'm not sure how much
> those settings matter.)
>