Michael, et al, I discovered an inexpensive solution to get serial terminal access, though not console per se.
By adding a simple udev rule and a action run script a person could use a supported USB-serial adapter (FTDI, PL2303) to get a serial shell via getty. I have this working on my Qotom box, and works very nicely, we would add a rc.conf variable to enable or disable this feature in the run script. Unlike a real console, you would not be able to get to the RUNNIX shell on a reboot, but it would allow non-network access very inexpensively, $10 USD for an FTDI-serial adapter. Does this sound like a good feature to add ? -- USBTTY="yes" # default is "no" USBTTY_BAUD_RATE="115200" # default is 115200 -- Lonnie On Apr 23, 2017, at 5:20 PM, Michael Knill <michael.kn...@ipcsolutions.com.au> wrote: > Hi Lonnie > > It looks great and I am looking forward to finding out how reliable it is. > Not having a serial port is very annoying though. Can you think of any > options for a console other than KVM? > I guess you can buy some cheap baby 7” monitors you can cart around with you. > > Regards > Michael Knill > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lonnie Abelbeck <li...@lonnie.abelbeck.com> > Reply-To: AstLinux List <astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Date: Sunday, 23 April 2017 at 10:30 pm > To: AstLinux List <astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Subject: [Astlinux-users] Qotom Q190G4N-S07 Celeron J1900 Fanless Appliance > > A newly released hardware description and configuration has been added to the > AstLinux documentation: > > Qotom Q190G4N-S07 Celeron J1900 Fanless Appliance > https://doc.astlinux-project.org/userdoc:board_qotom_q190g4n-s07 > > I personally purchased a barebone Q190G4N-S07 via Amazon direct from Qotom in > Hong Kong: > > Barebone 4 Lan J1900 Router Qotom-Q190G4N-S07 ... > https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N645UJB/ > > Or also available worldwide via AliExpress: > > NEW Mini pc X86 4*Lan Qotom-Q190G4N with celeron J1900 quad core 4*usb VGA > firewall Multi-function router > https://www.aliexpress.com/item/NEW-Mini-pc-X86-4-Lan-Qotom-Q190G4N-with-celeron-J1900-quad-core-4-usb-VGA/32785346279.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to pay...@krisk.org.
