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Re: CYGPKG_REDBOOT_ANY_CONSOLE question
On Tue, 2004-07-06 at 15:24, Miguel J. Vega wrote:
> Hi Gary,
>
> So if CYGPKG_REDBOOT_ANY_CONSOLE is enabled and say redboot "decides" to
> use the serial port that was originally configured to be used for
> debugging, will that port now be the "new" diagnostic/console port and
> be no longer useful for debugging? Or will it serve two purposes?
>
The diagnostic port can still serve as the debug port.
> Thanks,
>
> Miguel J. Vega
> FEGI C&DH Team
> University of Michigan
>
> On Jul 6, 2004 Gary Thomas wrote:
>
> || On Tue, 2004-07-06 at 11:03, Miguel J. Vega wrote:
> || > Hi everyone,
> || >
> || > I am unclear of what redboot does when CYGPKG_REDBOOT_ANY_CONSOLE is
> || > disabled. Does it just stick to whichever port was assigned as the
> || > diagnostic/console serial port?
> ||
> || Correct. If not disabled, then RedBoot will attempt to use *any* serial
> || port which is defined (HAL serial ports only). It does this by
> || initially using them all (e.g. all printed messages go to all ports).
> || It will switch to a single console once input has been received.
> ||
> || --
> || Gary Thomas <gary@mlbassoc.com>
> || MLB Associates
> ||
> ||
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Gary Thomas <gary@mlbassoc.com>
MLB Associates
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