Re: kernel error messages when attempting hvm instance

[Christoph Egger <Christoph_Egger%gmx.de@localhost>]

Michael Litchard wrote:
> 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

In an HVM guest you configure the serial console the same way as if it
were running native.

Christoph


> 
> 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.)
>>