Wolfgang Denk wrote: >In message <FCEAKDJJAPHPLJFINDAJAEHGDCAA.Stephan.Linke at epygi.de> you wrote: > > >>is it possible to make a 8xx kernel without setting up one of the serial >>interfaces for UART mode? It seames to me like it is only >> >> > >Yes, this is possible. > > > >>possible to choose between the CPM interfaces. >>We are experiencing problems with SCC3 running ethernet and SMC1 as console >>interface on a 852. >> >> > >I think it would be better to solve this problem instead of just not >using SMC1 and leaving an unresolved bug in the kernel... > > >Best regards, > >Wolfgang Denk > >-- >Software Engineering: Embedded and Realtime Systems, Embedded Linux >Phone: (+49)-8142-4596-87 Fax: (+49)-8142-4596-88 Email: wd at denx.de >Immortality consists largely of boredom. > -- Zefrem Cochrane, "Metamorphosis", stardate 3219.8 > > > > > I just pop up here to say that I have done this for a previous board with a 850 and instead we used a netconsole.
In a new board we have the same problem, and I'll have to make the patch again. Since we need a serial port we used a max3100 spi to serial converter and I have a driver for that ready (but not yet as a console). When I get around to add support for this chip in u-boot I'll also send the patches for the kernel. Regards Pantelis ** Sent via the linuxppc-embedded mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/
