Re: SS4000E Cable Wiring

2009-12-27 Thread Danny Rodriguez
What I don't understand is why one would work and not the other if we're (re)soldering the wires ourselves? Sent from my iPhone On Dec 27, 2009, at 5:06 PM, "JF Straeten" wrote: Hi Mark, On Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 05:51:32PM +0200, m...@jumpingbean.co.za wrote: Just a quick question.

Re: SS4000E Cable Wiring

2009-12-27 Thread JF Straeten
Hi Mark, On Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 05:51:32PM +0200, m...@jumpingbean.co.za wrote: > Just a quick question. Do I need to have the linux arm kernel installed > via tftp before the serial console shows any output? I should think not > and that the redboot? loader would output text to the console by

Re: SS4000E Cable Wiring

2009-12-27 Thread Danny Rodriguez
Redboot gives a 1 second prompt through ttys0 before booting the image. From everything that I have read, getting an active serial connection is pretty much step 1. Sent from my iPhone On Dec 27, 2009, at 10:51 AM, m...@jumpingbean.co.za wrote: H Danny, Will let you know if I make any pr

Re: SS4000E Cable Wiring

2009-12-27 Thread mark
H Danny, Will let you know if I make any progress. Feel like such a noob, which I am when it comes to this embedded stuff. Just a quick question. Do I need to have the linux arm kernel installed via tftp before the serial console shows any output? I should think not and that the redboot? loader w

Re: SS4000E Cable Wiring

2009-12-27 Thread Danny Rodriguez
I wrote to this list a few weeks back with similar problems Mark. I couldn't get any communication via the serial ports. Two null modem cables and two idc10s to db9 brackets. Tried resoldering the correct pinouts on the bracket too, nada. No garbage no nothing. Let us know if you make