From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from bosmailout10.eigbox.net (bosmailout10.eigbox.net [66.96.184.10]) by yocto-www.yoctoproject.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B8658E004D2 for ; Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:57:11 -0700 (PDT) Received: from bosmailscan13.eigbox.net ([10.20.15.13]) by bosmailout10.eigbox.net with esmtp (Exim) id 1SDf8Q-0002so-QZ for poky@yoctoproject.org; Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:57:10 -0400 Received: from bosimpout01.eigbox.net ([10.20.55.1]) by bosmailscan13.eigbox.net with esmtp (Exim) id 1SDf8Q-0007a7-DV for poky@yoctoproject.org; Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:57:10 -0400 Received: from bosauthsmtp10.eigbox.net ([10.20.18.10]) by bosimpout01.eigbox.net with NO UCE id rsxA1i0070D2CUy01sxAEg; Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:57:10 -0400 X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.0 cv=eq1oOPVX c=1 sm=1 a=ezw8LHFQp/lSHt//sRtX8Q==:17 a=mn2ndCrYJZwA:10 a=Na1N3YiFAQsA:10 a=k55E2sBG-7gA:10 a=Lk7aQFya1KUA:10 a=8nJEP1OIZ-IA:10 a=jV2zTg0wAAAA:8 a=bJmF3G1P5emTBPe69o8A:9 a=XcO2ypPKjckwy8PHyBIA:7 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 a=2JmKTArPWNwA:10 a=Kpo39fPXdbgqDwiI3/AEUA==:117 X-EN-OrigOutIP: 10.20.18.10 X-EN-IMPSID: rsxA1i0070D2CUy01sxAEg Received: from pool-108-25-202-179.atclnj.east.verizon.net ([108.25.202.179] helo=[192.168.1.3]) by bosauthsmtp10.eigbox.net with esmtpa (Exim) id 1SDf8Q-0006xd-9r for poky@yoctoproject.org; Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:57:10 -0400 Message-ID: <4F75E5E3.9050407@mindchasers.com> Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:57:07 -0400 From: Bob Cochran User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:11.0) Gecko/20120310 Thunderbird/11.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: poky@yoctoproject.org X-EN-UserInfo: cb6d325fe03740ac93d537d78041f599:2186c883651a1065ea1e15c5a112545a X-EN-AuthUser: bcochran@mindchasers.com Sender: Bob Cochran X-EN-OrigIP: 108.25.202.179 X-EN-OrigHost: pool-108-25-202-179.atclnj.east.verizon.net Subject: [PATCH] README.hardware for mpc8315erdb incorrectly specified a null modem serial cable X-BeenThere: poky@yoctoproject.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: Poky build system developer discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:57:11 -0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I noticed this while beta testing 1.2. but patch is against master (latest commit: bcd4d14425cadc5bd6296f59f14733e8c39c49dd). Instructions specified a null modem. This isn't the case. A straight serial cable is required. I verified it with my own setup and Freescale's user manual. Signed-off-by: Robert Cochran --- README.hardware | 3 +-- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.hardware b/README.hardware index f72da94..1e7df76 100644 --- a/README.hardware +++ b/README.hardware @@ -241,8 +241,7 @@ Setup instructions You will need the following: * NFS root setup on your workstation * TFTP server installed on your workstation -* Null modem cable connected from your workstation to the first serial port - on the board +* Straight-thru 9-conductor serial cable (DB9, M/F) connected from your PC to UART1 * Ethernet connected to the first ethernet port on the board --- Preparation --- -- 1.7.5.4