Re: Alternatives to serial console for oops.

From: Randy.Dunlap
Date: Sun Nov 27 2005 - 23:47:22 EST


On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 15:52:27 +0000 James Courtier-Dutton wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I wish to view the oops that are normally output on the serial port of
> the PC. The problem I have, is that my PC does not have a serial port.
> Are there any alternatives for getting that vital oops from the kernel
> just as it crashes apart from the serial console.
> Could I get it to use some other interface? e.g. Network interface.
> Parallel port is also not an option.

If the oops occurs after booting (e.g., it's in a module that you
can load after boot to cause the oops) and if you have USB ports
and a usb-serial converter device, you should be able to use
usb-console output to capture the oops.

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~Randy
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