Followup, This feature has been added to the SVN ...
https://sourceforge.net/p/astlinux/code/8276 -- ## USB TTY serial login ## Automatically spawn getty for selected usb tty serial devices ## Supported USB-serial adapters include FTDI and PL2303 and must register as /dev/ttyUSB0, ttyUSB1, etc. #USBTTY="yes" # Enable with "yes", defaults to "no" #USBTTY_BAUD_RATE="19200" # Set Baud Rate, defaults to "115200" #USBTTY_TERM_TYPE="vt102" # Set Terminal Type, defaults to "vt100" -- Seems to work nicely in my testing. Lonnie On Apr 24, 2017, at 1:34 PM, Lonnie Abelbeck <li...@lonnie.abelbeck.com> wrote: > 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.
