On Mon, Jul 06, 2020 at 07:55:29AM -0700, Brian Buhrow wrote: > hello. In my case, there are times when I want a serial console, for > set up or troubleshooting, but cannot use the built-in display for various > reasons. So, I think it would be useful in more situations than might > first appear. Yes, it wouldn't give you DDB on that console, but for > environments where the kernel loads and runs, it would give you access to > everything else over a serial port.
Stupid question: are there now actually x86 boards that do *not* have a real serial on-board? I have not seen any so far (none of the new ones come with an external connector of course, but they can be added easily unless it is a notebook). Martin
