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2008-12-15 , 15:13
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#148
Originally Posted by Bundyo View Post
The last one... Even with the FASTFPE emulation, which probably will speed up the whole 770.
Excellent!

I saw the console file redirection in the kernel config, was just wondering if there is a better way. Can I use the USB to serial convertor and ttyUSB0 to redirect the console output, and more important - how can i receive it ?
The best way to get console output is via the internal serial ports on the NITs, even you get bootloader output, there is no other best way.

I just solder a tiny cable to the TX pad under the battery, GND can be anything in the chassis and both cables connected to a cheap USB to serial convertor dongle on my desktop/laptop based on the FTDI chip (ftdi_sio.ko driver). One has to be careful to use a dongle that matches the voltage on the NIT (3.3V) if not you fry your NIT. This help me a lot in debugging the initial kernels.

But earlier when I didn't have the serial console setup I just select the mini font for the framebuffer console so I can actually see much more output on the screen.
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