Syslinux - Sep 2004 - serial vs console and serialonly

hi hpa, etal

I found a patch against 2.06 that turned off console when serial was in use.
http://centerclick.org/net4801/pxelinux/syslinux.patch
This patch works, but appears to turn off the console unconditionally.


I went to see how it would fit in 2.11, and it seems youve already started
adding this feature.   If so great, but how do I control it from a 
config-file ?
I didnt see any new keywords.

Also, it appears that get_msg_file: writes to both serial & console 
unconditionally,
is that your intent ?
                mov byte [DisplayMask],07h      ; Display text in all modes


Also, Im seeing a possible bug in 2.06 wrt a global APPEND not being
overridden by a specific KERNEL line

(sorry for vagueness, Ill check more thoroughly tomorrow - and against 2.11
- its late and Im tired - and probly a little sloppy)

your FAQ says
The options are added at the very beginning of the kernel command line, 
usually permitting explicitly entered kernel options to override them.

im wondering what 'usually' does not include.

Jim Cromie wrote:
> hi hpa, etal
> 
> I found a patch against 2.06 that turned off console when serial was in 
> use.
> http://centerclick.org/net4801/pxelinux/syslinux.patch
> This patch works, but appears to turn off the console unconditionally.
> 
> 
> I went to see how it would fit in 2.11, and it seems youve already started
> adding this feature.   If so great, but how do I control it from a 
> config-file ?
> I didnt see any new keywords.
> 
> Also, it appears that get_msg_file: writes to both serial & console 
> unconditionally,
> is that your intent ?
>                mov byte [DisplayMask],07h      ; Display text in all modes
> 
Yes, that's intentional.  Use the appropriate control codes if you want 
to override it.

	-hpa