[U-Boot] UART2 Console in u-boot

[prathika <prathika@deeopl.com>]

hi stefan,

i made just changed few things in yosemite files and it worked for 
me.........
you have mentioned to use UART2 device as "stdin/stdout/..." in my 
default environment...
where can i mention my default stdin and stdout....

Thanks & Regards,
Prathika R

Stefan Roese wrote:
> On Friday 17 April 2009, prathika wrote:
>> i have ported u-boot this way to my board with few changes in the u-boot
>> source code and the board is up and i have tested stand alone
>> application execution also.
> 
> So you did a "real" board port to your custom board? Or did you "just" change 
> the yosemite files?
> 
>> Now as my requirement is that my console should be on UART2 as my UART0
>> and UART1 are coming out as RS 422 lines and only UART2 is RS232. I did
>> some patch up work on UART0 lines and tested my u-boot porting.
> 
> Ah, I though you wanted the console on UART1. Ok, then my solution does not 
> work for you.
> 
>> I added a line
>>
>> #define UART2_BASE	CFG_PERIPHERAL_BASE + 0x500
>>
>> I have now changed as below and I commented checking for #define
>> UART0_CONSOLE and #define UART1_CONSOLE:
>>
>> #define UARTBASE	UART2_BASE
>>
>> Is this OK??
> 
> Best would be to add the 3rd UART (UART2) to the SERIAL_MULTI infrastructure 
> (see end of serial.c) and use this device as "stdin/stdout/.." in your 
> default environment.
> 
> Best regards,
> Stefan
> 
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