On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 11:55 AM, Daniel Lindenaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi everybody, > Too bad, first test boot didn't work... at all... I expected the early > serial stuff to work at least (as this was already in svn, but...) > > I'm using a very simple null-modem cable with only rx,tx and ground wired. > Is this enough or does coreboot require a more complete cable? > > Also, do I need some special settings to enable the debugging output? > > I really feel like the newbie now, asking these basic questions :), but I > also would really like to get this thing working on this motherboard... > > regards Daniel
Nope, that cable should be plenty, as long as it's good. A couple things to check, when I wrote vt82c686's early serial stuff, I may have configured it to use the second serial output, because I think that's all my board had. I can't remember though, so check the datasheet (I can't right now). Also, check that your debugging setup actually works, boot linux with the stock bios and "console=tty0 console=ttyS0,115200" passed to linux. If you don't get a linux boot log, something's wrong with your serial setup. If everything checks out, send me a compressed copy of your tree, and I'll try to find the problem. -Corey -- coreboot mailing list [email protected] http://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot
