[syslinux] extlinux: missing text on serial output

[H. Peter Anvin]

Ferenc Wagner wrote:
>>>
>>> Can somebody confirm that it's a bug?
>> It's easy enough to see how the EBIOS would be missing - the banner is 
>> printed on the screen before the config file is written, so it's issued 
>> separately for the serial console.  The CR from the multiboot module is 
>> also reasonably easy to explain (it's a C environment, and at some point 
>> \n -> \r\n).  However, "say" not outputting on the serial console is 
>> weird and serious.  I will look into it.
> 
> Hi Peter,
> 
> What's the status of these issues?  Should I test a newer version or
> rather shut up and send patches? :)  Another interesting thing (not
> sure if I've mentioned already) is that after dismissing the boot:
> prompt there is a long delay (order of a minute) before output starts
> appearing.  I'll investigate this further, just wondered whether
> you'd got an idea.

Hm, almost sounds like it's waiting for CTS.

I haven't had a chance to look into it at all, so if you have the 
opportunity to track things down and send patches, *please* do go ahead 
(against 3.70-pre14, please.)

	-hpa