<div>Hi,</div>
<div> Here is the output of what I tried:</div>
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<p>platform get console<br>Rear Panel<br>Platform COMA<br>localhost # platform set console -d<br>Error. Invalid parameter(s).<br>localhost # platform set console --disable<br>Error. Invalid parameter(s).<br>localhost # platform set console --help
<br>platform set console {--serial|-s} sp [{{--enable|-e}|{--disable|-d}}]<br> [{{--prune|-p}|{--noprune|-n}}] [{--speed|-S}<br> {1200|2400|4800|9600|19200|38400|57600|115200}] [{--log|-l} size]<br> [{-h|--help}]
<br> or<br>platform set console {--serial|-s} platform [{-h|--help}]<br>{-S|--speed} {1200|2400|4800|9600|19200|38400|57600|115200}<br> Select the port speed on the SP to use to connect to the<br> platform console. BIOS, the platform OS and the SP must all
<br> be configured for the same speed. This setting does not<br> affect the platform configuration<br> Cannot be used with: -s=platform<br>{-d|--disable} Indicate that the platform console monitor is inactive
<br> Cannot be used with: -e -s=platform<br>{-e|--enable} Indicate that the platform console monitor is active<br> Cannot be used with: -d -s=platform<br>{-h|--help} Print the usage message.
<br>{-l|--log} size Select the trigger size in KB for console log rotation.<br> Minimum 64KB, Maximum 1024KB<br> Cannot be used with: -s=platform<br>{-n|--noprune} Indicate that the platform console log should be the raw
<br> console data<br> Cannot be used with: -p -s=platform<br>{-p|--prune} Indicate that the platform console log is to be cleaned of<br> ANSI sequences and pruned of duplicated information
<br> Cannot be used with: -n -s=platform<br>{-s|--serial} {sp|platform}<br> Specify whether the serial port is connected to the platform<br> COMA port, or the SP serial console
<br> Cannot be used with: -e [platform] -d [platform] -p [platform] -n [platform] -S [platform] -l [platform]</p>
<p>localhost # </p>
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<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 7/19/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Stefan Reinauer</b> <<a href="mailto:stepan@coresystems.de">stepan@coresystems.de</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">* Anil B G <<a href="mailto:bg.anil@gmail.com">bg.anil@gmail.com</a>> [060719 18:02]:<br>> Hi,<br>
> I have captured the output of serial (COM A), that comes from the SP.<br>> However, I am unable to disable the same and get the output of LinuxBIOS on the<br>> serial<br><br><br>try "platform get console" ... it seems you mistyped the name several
<br>times. the sp does not like backspace, so it prints the error you see.<br><br>> ===============================================================================<br>> ========<br>><br>><br>><br>> Starting OpenBSD Secure Shell server: sshd.
<br>><br>> localhost login: root<br>> Password:<br>> localhost # platform get consi ole<br>> Error. The requested service is not available.<br>> localhost # platform<br>> platform: Error. Unknown subcommand.
<br>> Usage: platform console {-h|--help}<br>> platform get console {-h|--help}<br>> platform get hostname {-h|--help}<br>> platform get mac {-h|--help}<br>> platform get power state {-h|--help}
<br>> platform get product-id {-h|--help}<br>> platform get os state {-h|--help}<br>> platform set console {-h|--help}<br>> platform set os state boot {-h|--help}<br>> platform set os state reboot {-h|--help}
<br>> platform set os state shutdown {-h|--help}<br>> platform set os state update-bios {-h|--help}<br>> platform set power state {-h|--help}<br>> localhost # platform get consil ole<br>
> Rear Panel<br>> Platform COMA<br>> localhost # platform set console -d<br>> Error. Invalid parameter(s).<br>> localhost # platform set consi ole -help<br>> platform set console {--serial|-s} sp [{{--enable|-e}|{--disable|-d}}]
<br>> [{{--prune|-p}|{--noprune|-n}}] [{--speed|-S}<br>> {1200|2400|4800|9600|19200|38400|57600|115200}] [{--log|-l} size]<br>> [{-h|--help}]<br>> or<br>> platform set console {--serial|-s} platform [{-h|--help}]
<br>> {-S|--speed} {1200|2400|4800|9600|19200|38400|57600|115200}<br>> Select the port speed on the SP to use to connect to the<br>> platform console. BIOS, the platform OS and the SP must
<br>> all<br>> be configured for the same speed. This setting does not<br>> affect the platform configuration<br>> Cannot be used with: -s=platform<br>
> {-d|--disable} Indicate that the platform console monitor is inactive<br>> Cannot be used with: -e -s=platform<br>> {-e|--enable} Indicate that the platform console monitor is active
<br>> Cannot be used with: -d -s=platform<br>> {-h|--help} Print the usage message.<br>> {-l|--log} size Select the trigger size in KB for console log rotation.<br>> Minimum 64KB, Maximum 1024KB
<br>> Cannot be used with: -s=platform<br>> {-n|--noprune} Indicate that the platform console log should be the raw<br>> console data<br>> Cannot be used with: -p -s=platform
<br>> {-p|--prune} Indicate that the platform console log is to be cleaned of<br>> ANSI sequences and pruned of duplicated information<br>> Cannot be used with: -n -s=platform
<br>> {-s|--serial} {sp|platform}<br>> Specify whether the serial port is connected to the<br>> platform<br>> COMA port, or the SP serial console<br>> Cannot be used with: -e [platform] -d [platform] -p
<br>> [platform] -n [platform] -S [platform] -l [platform]<br>><br>> localhost #<br>><br>> ===============================================================================<br>> =========<br>><br>><br>
> On 7/19/06, Stefan Reinauer <<a href="mailto:stepan@coresystems.de">stepan@coresystems.de</a>> wrote:<br>><br>><br>> what does "platform get console" tell you?<br>><br>> It should say something like:
<br>> $ platform get console<br>> Rear Panel Enabled Speed Pruning Log Trigger<br>> SP Console Yes 19200 No 244 KB<br>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^<br>><br>> You need to configure the
<br>> console on the SP with the "platform set console" command.<br>><br>> platform set console {--serial|-s} sp [{{--enable|-e}|{--disable|-d}}]<br>> [{{--prune|-p}|{--noprune|-n}}]<br>> [{--speed|-S} {1200|2400|4800|9600|19200|38400|57600|115200}]
<br>> [{--log|-l} size] [{-h|--help}]<br>> or<br>> platform set console {--serial|-s} platform [{-h|--help}]<br>> {-S|--speed} {1200|2400|4800|9600|19200|38400|57600|115200}<br>> Select the port speed for the platform console.
<br>> BIOS, the platform OS and the console must<br>> all be configured for the same speed<br>> Cannot be used with: -s=platform<br>><br>> {-d|--disable} Indicate that the platform console monitor is
<br>> inactive<br>> Cannot be used with: -e -s=platform<br>><br>> {-e|--enable} Indicate that the platform console monitor is active<br>> Cannot be used with: -d -s=platform
<br>><br>> {-p|--prune} Indicate that the platform console log is to be<br>> cleaned of ANSI sequences and pruned of<br>> duplicated information<br>> Cannot be used with: -n -s=platform
<br>><br>> {-s|--serial} {sp|platform}<br>> Specify whether the serial port is connected to the<br>> platform COMA port, or the SP serial console<br>> Cannot be used with: -e [platform] -d [platform] -p
<br>> [platform] -n [platform] -S [platform] -l [platform]<br>><br>><br>> * Anil B G <<a href="mailto:bg.anil@gmail.com">bg.anil@gmail.com</a>> [060718 19:14]:<br>> > Hi Stefan,
<br>> > I logged into the SP and tried platform console etc. but I was not<br>> really<br>> > sure how that would help me.<br>> > That would only change the settings of the Linux thats loaded and on a
<br>> reboot<br>> > the PPCboot would again spew messages on the serial.<br>> > I guess I am missing something here, but cannot really visualise how to<br>> get the<br>> > output of LinuxBIOS on the serial.
<br>> > One way perhaps would be to disable the SP at the hardware level (if that<br>> is<br>> > possible).<br>> ><br>> > Please let me know if it is possible to disable serial by trying
<br>> "platform<br>> > console" on the SP.<br>> ><br>> > Regards<br>> > Anil<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > On 7/17/06, Stefan Reinauer <<a href="mailto:stepan@coresystems.de">
stepan@coresystems.de</a>> wrote:<br>> ><br>> > * Anil B G < <a href="mailto:bg.anil@gmail.com">bg.anil@gmail.com</a>> [060717 17:07]:<br>> > > Hi,<br>> > > I only get the output of the SP on the serial interface.
<br>> ><br>> > log in to the sp and do "platform console"<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > --<br>> > coresystems GmbH Brahmsstr. 16 D-79104 Freiburg i. Br.
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