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Date:      Thu, 26 Aug 2021 18:38:58 +0200
From:      "Lizbeth Mutterhunt, Ph.D" <lizbethmutterhunt@gmail.com>
To:        Gerd Hafenbrack <gerd.hafenbrack@gmail.com>, =?utf-8?Q?Roger_Pau_Monn=C3=A9?= <royger@freebsd.org>
Cc:        freebsd-xen@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: another xen-kernel UEFI story
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Ah! Logo!

Bought it and waiting for it. Will make protocol if ready!

Thx a lot, so it=E2=80=99s not to be plugged on the mainboard directly, =
we need an adapter between the 10 pin (not 9 as I thought, but with =
older my eyes leave their light more and more and listening has been =
always bad :-) )

Lizbeth


> Op 26 aug. 2021, om 17:33 heeft Gerd Hafenbrack =
<gerd.hafenbrack@gmail.com> het volgende geschreven:
>=20
> in your picture/foto you tried to put the null modem cable onto the =
mainboard?
> This won't work!
> You need something like this (no recommendation, just an example):
> =
https://smile.amazon.de/InLine-33208-DB9-10Pin-Interface-Gender-Adapter/dp=
/B000MAFOK4 =
<https://smile.amazon.de/InLine-33208-DB9-10Pin-Interface-Gender-Adapter/d=
p/B000MAFOK4>
> The chain should look like this:
> mainboard -> DB9/RS-232-Adapter -> slot -> null modem cable -> =
USB-Adapter -> receiving USB port at laptop
>=20
> Gerd
>=20
> On 2021-08-21 17:48, Lizbeth Mutterhunt, Ph.D wrote:
>> Epilog:
>> ugen2.6: <Prolific Technology Inc. USB-Serial Controller> at usbus2, =
cfg=3D0 md=3DHOST spd=3DFULL (12Mbps) pwr=3DON (100mA)
>> This is what it looks like on the receiving end at the moment.
>> Informed the forum how far we are=E2=80=A6 but the new null-cable =
works with the port: look at the foto=E2=80=A6
>> Good for today, why does amazon not deliver faster?, but we can wait, =
can=E2=80=99t we,
>> 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.
>>>> 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
>>>> 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> =
<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 =
<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> =
<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 =
<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.


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