> I would need two of them back to back as my laptop (and most others) do not > have a Serial port.
Yes, basically use the serial access needed for an APU2 and then add a FTDI-serial adapter on to that. I'll work on officially adding this. Lonnie On Apr 24, 2017, at 3:41 PM, Michael Knill <michael.kn...@ipcsolutions.com.au> wrote: > +1 for me. My main use of the serial is to get network access. > I would need two of them back to back as my laptop (and most others) do not > have a Serial port. > > Regards > Michael Knill > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dominic Ouellette <dou...@gmail.com> > Reply-To: AstLinux List <astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Date: Tuesday, 25 April 2017 at 5:51 am > To: AstLinux List <astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Subject: Re: [Astlinux-users] Qotom Q190G4N-S07 Celeron J1900 Fanless > Appliance > > Yes very good ideal > > •••••••••••••••••••••••••• > Dominic Ouellette > >> Le 24 avr. 2017 à 14:34, Lonnie Abelbeck <li...@lonnie.abelbeck.com> a écrit >> : >> >> 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. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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.
