From: root@mauve.demon.co.uk
To: tmolina@cablespeed.com (Thomas Molina)
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org (Linux Kernel Mailing List),
greg@kroah.com, zwane@linuxpower.ca (Zwane Mwaikambo)
Subject: Re: Console on USB
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 18:44:58 +0100 (BST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200308201745.SAA23241@mauve.demon.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0308192200510.886-100000@localhost.localdomain> from "Thomas Molina" at Aug 19, 2003 10:20:51 PM
>
> I have just spent a very frustrating evening trying to get console on USB
> working. My laptop does not have regular DB-9 serial connectors, only
> USB. So I ordered a USB to serial converter, configured a 2.6.0-test3
> kernel, added a console=/dev/ttyUSB0 to the kernel command line and
> connected this to my desktop with a null modem adapter. However, I am
> unable to get output from this setup on the desktop. On another setup I
> can get a normal serial console output, so I am fairly confident I can set
> things up correctly.
For laptops, might console=/dev/irda work?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-08-20 17:46 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-08-20 3:20 Thomas Molina
2003-08-20 7:12 ` Zwane Mwaikambo
2003-08-20 7:38 ` stefan.eletzhofer
2003-08-20 16:14 ` Greg KH
2003-08-20 17:44 ` root [this message]
2003-08-20 17:56 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2003-08-20 18:07 ` Randy.Dunlap
2003-08-20 18:46 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2003-08-20 19:40 ` root
[not found] <mailman.1061346549.9440.linux-kernel2news@redhat.com>
2003-08-20 4:46 ` Pete Zaitcev
2003-08-20 4:58 ` Randy.Dunlap
2003-08-20 5:11 ` Pete Zaitcev
2003-08-20 7:15 ` Zwane Mwaikambo
2003-08-20 17:08 John Bradford
2003-08-20 17:08 ` Greg KH
2003-08-20 17:28 John Bradford
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