Re: disabling all serial input / output at boot time

2010-04-15 Thread Mike Tancsa
At 12:04 AM 4/15/2010, per...@pluto.rain.com wrote: Mike Tancsa m...@sentex.net wrote: I have an embedded device (Alix box) that is running RELENG_8 off a CF that is designed to monitor / control a serial sensor device. The sensor is quite chatty and is always outputing data at 115200. The

Re: disabling all serial input / output at boot time

2010-04-15 Thread Julian Elischer
On 4/15/10 3:03 AM, Mike Tancsa wrote: At 12:04 AM 4/15/2010, per...@pluto.rain.com wrote: Mike Tancsa m...@sentex.net wrote: I have an embedded device (Alix box) that is running RELENG_8 off a CF that is designed to monitor / control a serial sensor device. The sensor is quite chatty and

Re: disabling all serial input / output at boot time

2010-04-15 Thread Mike Tancsa
At 12:18 PM 4/15/2010, Julian Elischer wrote: More of a workaround than a fix, but does it work any better if you connect the device to com2 instead of com1? Unfortunately there is only one serial port on the board we are using. yes but can the bios map it to be com2? The BIOS (Alix) is

Re: disabling all serial input / output at boot time

2010-04-15 Thread Mike Tancsa
At 12:59 PM 4/15/2010, Rui Paulo wrote: If not, maybe there's some way to do this by changing the hints file. Prior to /boot/loader running, is that even consulted ? ---Mike Regards, -- Rui Paulo Mike Tancsa,

Re: disabling all serial input / output at boot time

2010-04-15 Thread Bernd Walter
On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 09:57:57AM -0400, Mike Tancsa wrote: (Tried on questions, but no luck...) I have an embedded device (Alix box) that is running RELENG_8 off a CF that is designed to monitor / control a serial sensor device. The sensor is quite chatty and is always outputing

Re: disabling all serial input / output at boot time

2010-04-15 Thread Mike Tancsa
At 01:36 PM 4/15/2010, Bernd Walter wrote: Is the sensor prohibiting the use of USB RS232 in any way? Just our wallets :) Extra cost to include it and the case would need to change as well as its in an environment where it can get hit by water. ---Mike -- B.Walter be...@bwct.de

Re: disabling all serial input / output at boot time

2010-04-15 Thread Rui Paulo
On 15 Apr 2010, at 17:18, Julian Elischer wrote: On 4/15/10 3:03 AM, Mike Tancsa wrote: At 12:04 AM 4/15/2010, per...@pluto.rain.com wrote: Mike Tancsa m...@sentex.net wrote: I have an embedded device (Alix box) that is running RELENG_8 off a CF that is designed to monitor / control a

Re: disabling all serial input / output at boot time

2010-04-15 Thread Rui Paulo
On 15 Apr 2010, at 18:24, Mike Tancsa wrote: At 12:59 PM 4/15/2010, Rui Paulo wrote: If not, maybe there's some way to do this by changing the hints file. Prior to /boot/loader running, is that even consulted ? Right, I missed that... Regards, -- Rui Paulo

Re: disabling all serial input / output at boot time

2010-04-15 Thread Bernd Walter
On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 01:45:36PM -0400, Mike Tancsa wrote: At 01:36 PM 4/15/2010, Bernd Walter wrote: Is the sensor prohibiting the use of USB RS232 in any way? Just our wallets :) Extra cost to include it and the case would need to change as well as its in an environment where it can

Re: disabling all serial input / output at boot time

2010-04-15 Thread Bernd Walter
On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 09:04:05PM +0200, Bernd Walter wrote: On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 01:45:36PM -0400, Mike Tancsa wrote: At 01:36 PM 4/15/2010, Bernd Walter wrote: Is the sensor prohibiting the use of USB RS232 in any way? Just our wallets :) Extra cost to include it and the case

Re: disabling all serial input / output at boot time

2010-04-15 Thread Bernd Walter
On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 09:25:24PM +0200, Bernd Walter wrote: On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 09:04:05PM +0200, Bernd Walter wrote: On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 01:45:36PM -0400, Mike Tancsa wrote: At 01:36 PM 4/15/2010, Bernd Walter wrote: Is the sensor prohibiting the use of USB RS232 in any

disabling all serial input / output at boot time

2010-04-14 Thread Mike Tancsa
(Tried on questions, but no luck...) I have an embedded device (Alix box) that is running RELENG_8 off a CF that is designed to monitor / control a serial sensor device. The sensor is quite chatty and is always outputing data at 115200. The problem is that this will interrupt the boot

Re: disabling all serial input / output at boot time

2010-04-14 Thread perryh
Mike Tancsa m...@sentex.net wrote: I have an embedded device (Alix box) that is running RELENG_8 off a CF that is designed to monitor / control a serial sensor device. The sensor is quite chatty and is always outputing data at 115200. The problem is that this will interrupt the boot process.