Early printk

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# Enable 'Kernel hacking' -> 'Kernel low-level debugging functions'
 
# Enable 'Kernel hacking' -> 'Kernel low-level debugging functions'
 
# Enable 'Kernel hacking' -> 'Kernel low-level debugging functions' -> 'Early printk'
 
# Enable 'Kernel hacking' -> 'Kernel low-level debugging functions' -> 'Early printk'
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# Add 'earlyprintk=ttyS0' or similar to your boot arguments
 
You will probably also have to select a serial port for the messages to appear (within the 'System Type' menu)
 
You will probably also have to select a serial port for the messages to appear (within the 'System Type' menu)

Latest revision as of 21:50, 17 January 2012

[edit] Enabling EARLY_PRINTK

To enable the 'early' kernel messages do the following:

  1. Enable 'Kernel hacking' -> 'Kernel low-level debugging functions'
  2. Enable 'Kernel hacking' -> 'Kernel low-level debugging functions' -> 'Early printk'
  3. Add 'earlyprintk=ttyS0' or similar to your boot arguments

You will probably also have to select a serial port for the messages to appear (within the 'System Type' menu)

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