Re: [ECOS] Redboot without serial port (only eth)

[Bart Veer <bartv at redhat dot com>]

>>>>> "Christoph" == Christoph Csebits <christoph.csebits@frequentis.com> writes:

    Christoph> i am having redboot with one serial debug port and the
    Christoph> ethernet port running.

    Christoph> Now i dont want to use the serial port (porting to our
    Christoph> custom board, i dont have a serial port)

    Christoph> How is the right way, disabling the serial port and do
    Christoph> the debugging, loading, only with its ethernet port.

If ethernet is the only way to talk to this board then that is what
RedBoot will have to use. However personally I would feel somewhat
uncomfortable with this setup for development purposes: there is a lot
more that can go wrong with ethernet communication than with a serial
line. Assuming the serial port is part of the processor, if there is
some way of connecting the pins to a little external add-on and get a
serial connection that way, it may save a lot of effort. Obviously
that add-on would only be for internal use by developers, not part of
the final product.

Bart

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