Re: [ECOS] REDIRECT CONSOLE

[Gary Thomas <gthomas at redhat dot com>]

On Mon, 2002-05-13 at 14:56, max wrote:
> 
> --- max <maxrtos@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > 
> > --- Gary Thomas <gthomas@redhat.com> wrote:
> > > On Fri, 2002-05-10 at 09:07, max wrote:
> > > > I have built redboot, it boots up find. Only
> > > problem
> > > > is
> > > > the console is set to screen.(channel number 2).
> > I
> > > > want
> > > > redirect the console to my serial port, which
> > file
> > > > should I change?
> > > 
> > > Actually you don't have to do anything - just use
> > > the serial port
> > > before [or instead of] using the screen/keyboard. 
> > > RedBoot will
> > > pick up on which port you are using and make it be
> > > the "console".
> > My target does not have a screen. I just try my
> > Redboot
> > on my PC. I does not show up when I use it for my
> > real
> > target (pc target) through serial.
> > Max
> 

So, if you don't have a screen, how do you know that RedBoot
is using it for the console?  Do you get anything at all on
the serial ports?  Note: that upon initial startup, *everything*
that RedBoot prints comes out on *all* the ports, typically
both serial ports and the console/screen.

> Just more information on this. I did not have this
> problem
> before using the precompiled Redboot, which is much
> older than the source files I have right now.
> 
> For those familiar with this, the fellowing is the
> logo (look the time stamp) with the old version, for
> which I did not have problem on
> console on the serial port.
> 

A lot has changed in the last year :-)

> I would like know where are possible files I should
> look at.
> 
> RedBoot(tm) bootstrap and debug environment - built
> 05:37:52, Jun  8 2001
> 
> Platform: PC (I386)
> Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, Red Hat, Inc.
> 
> RAM: 0x00000000-0x000a0000, 0x0007c080-0x000a0000
> available



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