Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:32:50 +0000 From: "Bruce M. Simpson" <bms@FreeBSD.org> To: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: boot0sio working for anyone? Message-ID: <47ACAE62.2060706@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20080208185405.GA1479@roadrunner.spoerlein.net> References: <20080208185405.GA1479@roadrunner.spoerlein.net>
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Ulrich Spoerlein wrote: > So, is boot0sio supposed to just work with a cheap USB->RS232 dongle at > the other end? I don't know how this paragraph from boot0cfg(8) is > affecting me. > boot0sio is wholly dependent upon BIOS support for addressing the on-board COM1 port. It is not intended (read: very unlikely) to work with USB dongles. If your BIOS does not support the call that it uses, then the symptoms will be similar to what you've seen. Unfortunately there is just not enough space in the MBR to implement any workarounds for this. cheers BMS
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