On Tue, May 09, 2023 at 02:55:56AM -0400, Richard L. Hamilton wrote: > Given motherboard serial ports (like on a desktop, but very few > laptops anymore), can OpenIndiana handle a serial console? What > about a serial console on a PCIe card, or worse, on a USB port?
I have used serial consoles in the past. Working with serial cables is a frustrating experience, especially if you don't have a breakout box. Ethernet is much better: you just connect it, and it works. I have two systems, one with a Supermicro motherboard, and one with a Tyan motherboard. Both have an IC that looks like VGA video to the OS, but converts VGA text to a serial stream that goes to a dedicated ethernet port. They work nicely for me with OI and IPMI. -- -Gary Mills- -refurb- -Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada- _______________________________________________ openindiana-discuss mailing list openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org https://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss