From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from viemta06.chello.at (viemta06.chello.at [195.34.133.56]) by dsl2.external.hp.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id B35E4482A for ; Sat, 14 Apr 2001 05:35:31 -0600 (MDT) Received: from dot.at ([62.178.92.247]) by viemta06.chello.at (InterMail vK.4.03.02.00 201-232-124 license 6aea1bd1f01aef5a9a73363c16ebee43) with ESMTP id <20010413231644.LHQO27182.viemta06@dot.at> for ; Sat, 14 Apr 2001 01:16:44 +0200 Sender: chris@dsl2.external.hp.com Message-ID: <3AD788DB.2A4A73E2@dot.at> Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2001 01:16:44 +0200 From: Christoph Plattner MIME-Version: 1.0 To: parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Subject: [parisc-linux] Success: My E55 (9000/856) runs bash-2.04 via PDC List-ID: Hello PA-RISC community. Again and again I want to have my E55 running Linux, but the problem is the serial lines (8-port MDP) is a proprietary interface. So I needed a solution. I had the idea to use the PDC console, months ago. Today hacked a driver (template was serial.c) for a polling PDC device driver. I called it pdc_drv.c, the device is "ttyQ0", with MAJOR 30, MINOR 0 and I use a polling period of 30ms (enough for a serial console i/f). Because I have not further implemented the internel console i/f for my driver, I used the hack with the link of /dev/console --> /dev/ttyQ0 And my machine boots up via NFS ! Perhaps we can make a "driver" out of this "hack" ! In my driver I also use the hack, I have done for the serial.c, that with `^\' I can reboot ( machine_restart() ) the computer to work remote on it ! With friendly regards Christoph P. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- private: christoph.plattner@dot.at company: christoph.plattner@alcatel.at