Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2021 16:54:41 +0200 From: "Lizbeth Mutterhunt, Ph.D" <lizbethmutterhunt@gmail.com> To: =?utf-8?Q?Roger_Pau_Monn=C3=A9?= <royger@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-xen@freebsd.org Subject: Re: another xen-kernel UEFI story Message-ID: <9E4D166C-2414-4DAC-B6F3-50A43EE336C6@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <YSCvY/FeyPezge2F@Air-de-Roger> References: <3839452.BRNeRiNLvY@freebsd_current> <YRVQHmzo5c7Tq3Dn@Air-de-Roger> <9cf13949-3436-ce43-9884-d7a028c940fb@gmail.com> <2659512.iL6vRArjjl@freebsd_current> <f02a63b1-0b48-55ce-7f98-9486216e8ecf@gmail.com> <4DAB0DB2-E18D-4024-B80B-FCA2D2F51A45@gmail.com> <YR0jIDoP%2BFnCpatb@Air-de-Roger> <1907E411-6E75-4177-AD80-BB93D922DBAF@gmail.com> <YSCvY/FeyPezge2F@Air-de-Roger>
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--Apple-Mail=_27185B18-F003-464B-BFA6-D5A595C71067 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Still waiting on the cable - amazon has still =E2=80=9Choliday-stress=E2=80= =9D.=20 Awaited tomorrow, is this waiting for physis still necessary? Lizbeth > Op 21 aug. 2021, om 09:46 heeft Roger Pau Monn=C3=A9 = <royger@freebsd.org> het volgende geschreven: >=20 > On Fri, Aug 20, 2021 at 06:41:57PM +0200, Lizbeth Mutterhunt, Ph.D = wrote: >>=20 >>=20 >>> Op 18 aug. 2021, om 17:11 heeft Roger Pau Monn=C3=A9 = <royger@freebsd.org> het volgende geschreven: >>>=20 >>> On Wed, Aug 18, 2021 at 04:03:34PM +0200, Lizbeth Mutterhunt, Ph.D = wrote: >>>> Ok, the RS-232 cable arrived yestereday to connect it with my ASUS = board shouldn=E2=80=99t be the problem, but how to connect on the other = side of a 7 year old Dell Notebook with FreeBSD 14 CURRENT running? I = guess I need a USB -> RS232 adapter there, or? And the Raspi would need = something like this, too? >>>=20 >>> Yes, that's what I use, a RS-232 to USB adapter. I've connected the >>> adapter to either a laptop or a Raspberry Pi. As long as you have = the >>> drivers it doesn't really matter what you use on the other end. >>>=20 >>> Keep in mind the cable between both boxes must be a null modem = cable, >>> or else it won't work. >>>=20 >> I can=E2=80=99t connect it onboard, went with skalpell to the white = plastic protection >=20 > So you are not able to plug the serial header into the motherboard? > Sorry, TBH it's not clear to me where you are stuck. >=20 > Do you have the whole thing setup with all the cables properly > connected and it's not working? >=20 > How are you trying to connect to the serial console on the receive > end? >=20 >> But still no success even when force flag is on! Is this a sign, it = is not a 0-modem-cable.=20 >> There are 9 pins, Clear to Send, Ready To Send, Clear to Receive, = Ready to receive RX and DX (switching) and one stop bit and the brown = earth pin. They appear on the board same way, but still they can=E2=80=99t= connect.=20 >>=20 >> Buy another cable or another adapter? >=20 > FWIW, I tend to use Startech adapters: >=20 > = https://www.amazon.de/StarTech-USB-Seriell-Adapterkabel-Schnittstellen/dp/= B00GRP8EZU/ref=3Dsr_1_4?__mk_de_DE=3D%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&dchil= d=3D1&keywords=3Dstartech+usb+serial&qid=3D1629531611&s=3Dcomputers&sr=3D1= -4 = <https://www.amazon.de/StarTech-USB-Seriell-Adapterkabel-Schnittstellen/dp= /B00GRP8EZU/ref=3Dsr_1_4?__mk_de_DE=3D%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&dchi= ld=3D1&keywords=3Dstartech+usb+serial&qid=3D1629531611&s=3Dcomputers&sr=3D= 1-4> >=20 > And then you also need a null modem cable, like: >=20 > = https://www.amazon.de/StarTech-Null-Modem-Kabel-schwarz/dp/B00QM8ZP5E/ref=3D= sr_1_3?__mk_de_DE=3D%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&dchild=3D1&keywords=3D= startech+nullmodem&qid=3D1629531635&s=3Dcomputers&sr=3D1-3 = <https://www.amazon.de/StarTech-Null-Modem-Kabel-schwarz/dp/B00QM8ZP5E/ref= =3Dsr_1_3?__mk_de_DE=3D%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&dchild=3D1&keywords= =3Dstartech+nullmodem&qid=3D1629531635&s=3Dcomputers&sr=3D1-3> >=20 > Sorry for the brand naming. I'm in no way affiliated to Startech, it's > just that I find their products more reliable than others, and hence > that's what I would recommend. >=20 > Regards, Roger. --Apple-Mail=_27185B18-F003-464B-BFA6-D5A595C71067--
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