On 14.07.2009 11:23, Michael Gold wrote: > I've been working on some code to ensure I can debug a system even if > coreboot fails to boot an OS. The attached patch adds this code to the > tree: > - serialprobe watches the serial port for about a second, and boots > the system normally unless 32 consecutive null bytes are seen. > - xcshell allows the CPU to be controlled via the serial port, using > a binary protocol. > > The code assembles to about 1 KB, so it can be left in an image for > emergency use. It's also modular in case someone wants to use it with > something other than a serial port. >
How does this relate to RemoteBIOS? AFAIK RemoteBIOS is explicitly designed to be machine controllable even if CAR does not work. http://linuxupc.upc.es/~urbez/RemoteBIOS.eng.html Regards, Carl-Daniel -- http://www.hailfinger.org/ -- coreboot mailing list: [email protected] http://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot
