From: Khalid Aziz <khalid@fc.hp.com>
To: Andreas Dilger <adilger@turbolinux.com>
Cc: Linux kernel development list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Support for serial console on legacy free machines
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 15:38:34 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3B65D3DA.D70B48A0@fc.hp.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200107302126.f6ULQPi1032424@webber.adilger.int>
Andreas Dilger wrote:
>
> Khalid Aziz writes:
> > I am working on adding support for serial console on legacy free
> > machines. Legacy free machines are not expected to have the legacy COM
> > ports.
>
> Has anyone considered allowing console devices to run over bi-directional
> parallel ports? I imagine most of the required code is in PLIP and serial,
> which unfortunately I know nothing about.
>
> Several newer systems I have today do not have physical serial ports at all,
> but all of them (even laptops) still have bi-directional parallel ports.
>
> I suppose there may be some difficulties in exporting a "serial-like"
> interface to the user apps (e.g. minicom and such), but maybe not.
>
SH supports console on line printer which I assume is a parallel port
console. You can check if that code will work for you and if it can be
ported to x86.
--
Khalid
====================================================================
Khalid Aziz Linux Systems Operation R&D
(970)898-9214 Hewlett-Packard
khalid@fc.hp.com Fort Collins, CO
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-07-30 21:38 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 36+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-07-30 21:26 Support for serial console on legacy free machines Andreas Dilger
2001-07-30 21:38 ` Khalid Aziz [this message]
2001-07-30 22:40 ` Andreas Dilger
2001-07-30 22:53 ` Jan-Benedict Glaw
2001-07-30 22:53 ` Maciej W. Rozycki
2001-07-30 23:00 ` Khalid Aziz
2001-07-30 23:17 ` Randy.Dunlap
2001-07-30 23:39 ` Khalid Aziz
2001-07-30 23:52 ` Randy.Dunlap
2001-07-30 23:32 ` Andreas Dilger
2001-07-30 23:40 ` Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
2001-07-30 23:45 ` Khalid Aziz
2001-07-31 14:34 ` Stuart MacDonald
2001-07-31 15:54 ` Miquel van Smoorenburg
2001-07-31 16:00 ` Eric W. Biederman
2001-07-31 16:10 ` Khalid Aziz
2001-07-31 16:39 ` Andreas Dilger
2001-07-31 18:43 ` Russell King
2001-08-01 2:01 ` Keith Owens
2001-07-31 16:42 ` Russell King
2001-07-31 17:14 ` Stuart MacDonald
2001-07-31 18:46 ` Russell King
2001-08-01 3:21 ` Eric W. Biederman
2001-08-01 3:39 ` Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
2001-07-31 1:33 ` Keith Owens
2001-07-31 4:50 ` Johannes Erdfelt
2001-07-31 16:15 ` Khalid Aziz
2001-07-29 20:47 ` Alan Cox
2001-07-31 16:20 ` Randy.Dunlap
[not found] <no.id>
2001-07-26 22:20 ` Alan Cox
2001-07-30 17:47 ` Khalid Aziz
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2001-07-26 21:13 Khalid Aziz
2001-07-27 13:28 ` Simon Richter
2001-07-30 17:49 ` Khalid Aziz
2001-07-30 18:21 ` Rik van Riel
2001-07-30 19:39 ` Khalid Aziz
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