From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Pantelis Antoniou To: Wolfgang Denk Cc: Stephan Linke , Linuxppc-Embedded Message-ID: <3EE853AA.9020106@intracom.gr> Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 13:19:22 +0300 MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: running 8xx without UART References: <20030612100504.22A9FC5FD7@atlas.denx.de> In-Reply-To: <20030612100504.22A9FC5FD7@atlas.denx.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed List-Id: Wolfgang Denk wrote: >In message you wrote: > > >>is it possible to make a 8xx kernel without setting up one of the serial interfaces for UART mode? It seames to me like it is only >> >> > >Yes, this is possible. > > > >>possible to choose between the CPM interfaces. >>We are experiencing problems with SCC3 running ethernet and SMC1 as console interface on a 852. >> >> > >I think it would be better to solve this problem instead of just not >using SMC1 and leaving an unresolved bug in the kernel... > > >Best regards, > >Wolfgang Denk > >-- >Software Engineering: Embedded and Realtime Systems, Embedded Linux >Phone: (+49)-8142-4596-87 Fax: (+49)-8142-4596-88 Email: wd@denx.de >Immortality consists largely of boredom. > -- Zefrem Cochrane, "Metamorphosis", stardate 3219.8 > > > > > I just pop up here to say that I have done this for a previous board with a 850 and instead we used a netconsole. In a new board we have the same problem, and I'll have to make the patch again. Since we need a serial port we used a max3100 spi to serial converter and I have a driver for that ready (but not yet as a console). When I get around to add support for this chip in u-boot I'll also send the patches for the kernel. Regards Pantelis ** Sent via the linuxppc-embedded mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/