[x86-64] AMD Dev Center usage proposal - draft 3

[Peter]

Bart Trojanowski writes:
 > * Peter <pk@q-leap.com> [030530 04:40]:
 > >  > 1.1  starting point (what we will require to start)
 > >  >   - dual boot system running SuSE 64-bit and Debian/Sid 32-bit
 > >  >   - serial console access from another box/terminal server/etc.
 > > 
 > > does the BIOS messages appear hear?  I mean is the system configured
 > > to redirect output to this serial console?  maybe we should just check
 > > that it is.
 > 
 > Are you suggesting that we make this a requirement?

Well yes,
1. do we have an idea of how the BIOS Settings should be?
   having access through the serial console would us enable to modify
   them and
2. we can follow the boot process

 > 
 > What if it doesn't?
 > 

ok, then we rely on AMD that the settings are correct, which sounds
very likely.  But if we can get serial access anyway it shouldn't be
too hard to enable serial redirection for the POST.

    Peter