Hi TechKid PC, On Sun, 2009-04-12 at 17:57 -0800, TechKid PC wrote: > From: "Christopher R. Hertel" <c...@ubiqx.mn.org> > > That's why it's called "comBIOS". The Soekris BIOS sends its output to > > the > > serial port. > > Ah thanks that explains it. That was the only way I assumed would prove > useful for trouble shooting any boot errors but all the documentation I have > found online did not mention it operated in that manner.
Access to the Soekris comBIOS is not just useful for watching boot messages. It's an essential tool in case of trouble. See the Soekris documentation and the Soekris Wiki: http://wiki.soekris.info/Main_Page > Last question I hope: Do you have any links that explains how to initiate a > connection to the combios from another computer? I assume I use telnet or > hyper terminal? What options should be used? Attach a terminal emulator (cu, minicom, hyperterminal, whatever..) to the serial line in question. The Wiki site should hold some info on how it's done for the more common terminal emulators. The most important thing, as Paul Bartell pointed out, is to have a null modem cable config. I use a null modem cable attached to a standard Serial-USB adapter for that. Have fun pressing Control-P;) Bill > _______________________________________________ > Soekris-tech mailing list > Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com > http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
