serial console output has strange characters in RHEL 6.1 anaconda

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Issue

  • virsh console output is broken for anaconda
  • When using the serial console to install a RHEL 6.1 system with anaconda, strange characters are displayed and the screen does not show the content we expect.  An example:

    Welcome to Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
    
    
    
    
    
    
       ââââââââââââââââââââ Retrieving ââââââââââââââââââââââââ
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    <Tab>/<Alt-Tab> between elements  |  <Space> selects  | <F12> next screen
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6
  • anaconda
  • serial console

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