On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 10:33 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, I've seen some docs on how to build a custom kernel and so far it > appears to have cross-compiled correctly. > http://elinux.org/Building_BBB_Kernel > http://elinux.org/Beagleboard:BeagleBone_Black_Serial > > Now, in order to see the U-boot prompt, it says I should connect the serial > cable to my PC. I currently don't have a FTDI cable and buying one is going > to be a slow, bureaucratic process (company policies, employment status as a > contractor, blah blah blah). I was wondering if it is really needed - I have > a micro-HDMI and a USB keyboard, I can access the Linux console with them. > Can they be used to access the U-boot prompt and command line?
Serial only... > (Sorry if it sounds like a dumb question but I'd never heard of U-boot > before. I've worked with other similar devices but they had an Intel > processor and chipset, was able to access EFI and GRUB via HDMI). > > The BBB also had a mini-USB cable included. By plugging it to my PC with it > I can see the BBB as a storage device and it shows up the first partition of > eMMC (docs, drivers, etc). But it doesn't appear to expose a serial port and > so I don't think I can use it to see the boot prompt...is that correct? Regards, -- Robert Nelson https://rcn-ee.com/ -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beagleboard/CAOCHtYjTTu6XBt%2B1ujbdvYzKfN93NBoT7GxOKCtYJpPhnYqU4w%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
