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Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 13:33:24 -0500
From: Jon Smirl <jonsmirl@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Jon Smirl <jonsmirl@gmail.com>
To: krishna <krishna.c@globaledgesoft.com>
Subject: Re: How to debug kernel before there is no printk mechanism?
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Did you try turning on CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK=y? That will allow printk
to a serial console much earlier.

You need to build the serial driver in too:
CONFIG_SERIAL_8250=y
CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE=y

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Jon Smirl
jonsmirl@gmail.com
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