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 Message-ID: <6DF76321-EBF1-403A-A9AE-971EA6A43C59@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <53d2fa19-0e7d-ba06-3761-59561c9df8ba@gmail.com> 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> <0B0D7949-1068-46EF-BD5D-F4D3433F51E0@gmail.com> <53d2fa19-0e7d-ba06-3761-59561c9df8ba@gmail.com>
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--Apple-Mail=_13B5C644-0154-48CB-8503-4FBFE7E3D2E7 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 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. --Apple-Mail=_13B5C644-0154-48CB-8503-4FBFE7E3D2E7--
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