From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Feb 9 11:02:46 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8904C16A418 for ; Sat, 9 Feb 2008 11:02:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.org) Received: from tower.berklix.org (tower.berklix.org [83.236.223.114]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0EE9913C4DD for ; Sat, 9 Feb 2008 11:02:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.org) Received: from js.berklix.net (p549A62E3.dip.t-dialin.net [84.154.98.227]) (authenticated bits=0) by tower.berklix.org (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id m19B2gpO063329; Sat, 9 Feb 2008 11:02:43 GMT (envelope-from jhs@berklix.org) Received: from fire.js.berklix.net (fire.js.berklix.net [192.168.91.41]) by js.berklix.net (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m19B2LvD030089; Sat, 9 Feb 2008 12:02:22 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.org) Received: from fire.js.berklix.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by fire.js.berklix.net (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m19B3OCA086523; Sat, 9 Feb 2008 12:03:52 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from jhs@fire.js.berklix.net) Message-Id: <200802091103.m19B3OCA086523@fire.js.berklix.net> To: Ulrich Spoerlein In-reply-to: <200802090943.45821.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> References: <20080208185405.GA1479@roadrunner.spoerlein.net> <200802090943.45821.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> Comments: In-reply-to "Daniel O'Connor" message dated "Sat, 09 Feb 2008 09:43:36 +1030." Date: Sat, 09 Feb 2008 12:03:24 +0100 From: "Julian H. Stacey" Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: boot0sio working for anyone? X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:02:46 -0000 "Daniel O'Connor" wrote: > --nextPart1361955.8Fq3uESWdG > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > Content-Disposition: inline > > On Sat, 9 Feb 2008, 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. > > > > > > -b boot0 > > Specify which `boot0' image to use. The default is > > /boot/boot0 which will use the video card as output, alternatively > > /boot/boot0sio can be used for output to the COM1 port. (Be aware > > that nothing will be output to the COM1 port unless the modem signals > > DSR and CTS are active.) > > If by "other end" you mean the PC that ISN'T using boot0sio then I think=20 > it would work fine. > > Even a really shitty RS232 dongle would get DSR & CTS right otherwise=20 > stuff like modems wouldn't work with it either.. Only if the program running on 2nd machine tells its USB dongle to set DC conditions appropriately no guarantee of that, up to the human, Ulrich in this case >From Ulrich: > And I'm not sure if this provides the > necessary signals to boot0sio to start working. Ulrich, Use an LED break out box to _see_ the conditions are right. Theyre cheap to nuy, small & portable, or borrow one from a friend/ work etc. -- Julian Stacey. BSD Unix Linux Net Consultant, Munich. http://berklix.com