[yocto] meta-cedartrail - serial console

[jfabernathy]

On 05/31/2012 02:18 PM, Bodke, Kishore K wrote:
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: yocto-bounces at yoctoproject.org [mailto:yocto-
>> bounces at yoctoproject.org] On Behalf Of jfabernathy
>> Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2012 9:12 AM
>> To: yocto at yoctoproject.org
>> Subject: [yocto] meta-cedartrail - serial console
>>
>> Using a DN2800MT (Marshalltown) Intel board, I'm testing the
>> meta-cedartrail using edison branch and noticed an issues with the
>> serial console.
>>
>> The cedartrail.conf in the machine directory has the following statements:
>>
>> SYSLINUX_OPTS = "serial 0 115200"
>> SERIAL_CONSOLE = "115200 ttyS0"
>> APPEND += "console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty0"
>>
> I just saw that Edison branch has ttyS3 enabled.
>
> SYSLINUX_OPTS = "serial 3 115200"
> SERIAL_CONSOLE = "115200 ttyS3"
> APPEND += "console=ttyS3,115200 console=tty3"
>
> Are you looking into right branch?
>
> Thanks
> -Kishore.
>   

So how do you get changes in the cedartrail.conf file to take affect??  
I edited the file and did the bitbake again, but nothing changed.  I'm 
guessing I need a bitbake -c cleansstate "somthing"  But I don't know 
what to put there to make rebuild with ttyS0.

Jim A
>> However, when the image booted, I had no serial console on ttyS0.  I
>> checked /etc/inittab and noticed that the following line existed:
>>
>> S:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 115200 ttyS3
>>
>> I changed the ttyS3 to ttyS0 and then I have a serial console on the
>> next reboot.  So it appears the override in the .conf file is not
>> working.  Also I only have the console from getty, and not the kernel
>> logging console.
>>
>> Anyone have a solution??
>>
>> If this is considered a bug I can put it on bugzilla.
>>
>> Jim A
>>
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