How do I set it up to log to a serial console?  (I may not be able to do
this for a few days until I borrow a friend's laptop, though.)

console=/dev/ttyS0 in the kernel options.

I did "dmesg -n 8" since I forgot the number and didn't have your email
right in front of me, and it accepted that.  Does dmesg just tell the

Maybe 8 is OK as well.

kernel what to send to syslogd, or does it tell it what to send to the
current console directly?  If the former, how does this work on a

The debug level controls what sort of printk messages are sent to the
console device(s) directly. syslogd always gets a copy of everything
anyway.

per-console basis?  If the latter, why would a serial console have a
better chance of working?

Just in case the screen update is blocked by some interrupt disable stuff.
Serial console works without interrupts (at least it used to).

	Michael


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