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Sun Fire X4150 Server Product Notes • February 2010
Prior to the 1.3.1 release, the default settings were COM2/TTYB/115200 and this
version of the firmware changes these to the more accepted defaults of
COM1/TTYA/9600. If you have reconfigured an existing installation to match the
previous defaults of COM2/TTYB/115200, you will need to change your settings.
Note –
For new installations of Solaris 10 8/07 or Solaris 10 5/08 with this firmware
update already applied, you do not need to make these changes.
If the serial console was configured and running to display output of the OS on any
release prior to 1.3.1, the OS output will no longer be displayed unless the changes
are made prior to updating the firmware. The following sections contain instructions
for changing the serial console settings for the firmware version that you are using:
■
“Red Hat Linux Enterprise Server (RHEL)” on page 20
■
“SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)” on page 21
■
Red Hat Linux Enterprise Server (RHEL)
Minimum versions for this procedure are RHEL 3.7 and RHEL 4.3.
Use the procedure that corresponds to the firmware version that you are using:
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“Tools and Drivers CD Versions Earlier Than 1.3.1” on page 20
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“Tools and Drivers CD Versions 1.3.1 or Later” on page 21
Tools and Drivers CD Versions Earlier Than 1.3.1
1. Use a text editor to edit the
/etc/grub.conf
file.
2. Append the following to the kernel boot parameter line:
console=tty1 console=ttyS1, 115200
For example, the new kernel boot parameter line should look similar to this:
kernel /vmlinux-2.x.x ro root=LABEL/1 rhgb quiet console=tty1
console=ttyS1, 115200
3. Edit
/etc/securetty
.
a. Add the
ttyS1
to the bottom of the file.
b. Save and exit the file.
4. Edit
/etc/inittab
.
