RE: Linux 2.6-10.rc3 8xx - Only 3 characters are printed well i n __init start_kernel() upon kernel booting - why ?

	Per kind advise I have got, I have added baud rate to the command
line (I did not have it there before):

	CONFIG_CMDLINE=3D"console=3DttyCPM0,115200 panic=3D3 root=3D/dev/ram"

		However, my real current problem (just 3 characters get
printed correctly during the kernel boot) did not go away.

		Is there a way to check if the baud rate specified in the
.config's commandline is indeed in effect for the kernel booting ?

		Any other reasons/explanation for my "3 character" problem ?

	 -----Original Message-----
	From: 	Povolotsky, Alexander =20
	Sent:	Sunday, January 16, 2005 5:59 AM
	To:	'linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org'
	Subject:	Linux 2.6-10.rc3  8xx kernel booting - how to set
baud rate for the serial driver ?
=20
	Hi,

		...=20
		    =20

	My bootloader uses 115200 baud rate for the serial output during
boot strapping.
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	I have:
	CONFIG_SERIAL_CPM_CONSOLE
	in my .config=20

		...=20
I could see some output during the kernel boot -
I noticed that (only 3) characters (see below) from the linux_banner =
are
printed
in __init start_kernel() upon booting . Then a lot of garbage is =
outputted
and eventually kernel hangs ...

after gunzip
done.
Now booting the kernel
Lin=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=C0=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=C08=C0=FF=FF=FF=FF=
=FF=FF=FF=FF=C0X=C0=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=C0x=C0=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=
=C0~=C0=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=C0=B8=C0=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=C0
=D8=C0=FF=FF
<more garbage>
<hangs>

to prove it I added printk("ALEX\n"); in __init start_kernel() prior to
printk(linux_banner);

...=20
lock_kernel();
page_address_init();
printk("ALEX\n");
printk(linux_banner);
setup_arch(&command_line);
setup_per_cpu_areas();
...

after gunzip
done.
Now booting the kernel
ALE=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=C0=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=C08=C0=FF=FF=FF=FF=
=FF=FF=FF=FF=C0X=C0=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=C0x=C0=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=
=C0~=C0=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=C0=B8=C0=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=FF=C0
=D8=C0=FF=FF
<more garbage>
<hangs>

Why would first 3 characters come out right ?
Any ideas ?
Thanks,