From: Jesse W. <jda...@ho...> - 2006-07-03 16:59:21
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Not to be mean but I figured this out before I bought one and at $20 why wouldn't you buy a waysmall board for back up? Alternate question....to someone in the know If I do the Robostix-Uboot mod will that affect the performance (or even harm?) the waysmall if I have to use it instead of the gumstix for some reason? -Jesse W. >From: "Cliff L. Biffle" <cl...@bi...> >Reply-To: "General mailing list for gumstix users." ><gum...@li...> >To: "General mailing list for gumstix users." ><gum...@li...> >Subject: Re: [Gumstix-users] Gumstix serial port on robostix >Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 09:28:18 -0700 > >On Jul 3, 2006, at 9:02 AM, Ben Firshman wrote: > > So, uh, what do I do? This dud serial console is the only access I > > have to the gumstix. > >Judging from the silly ethernet-initialization stuff my Gumstix tried >to do (I don't own any of the Ethernet boards), it will try to bring >up the Ethernet port on boot. > >Thus, you might try crossovering it to one of your machines and >bringing up a dhcp server to give it an address. Once it has one, >you can ssh in. Hooray for modern tech! > >(If you're on a Mac, clicking the Internet Sharing checkbox for the >ethernet port will do it -- and you won't need a crossover cable.) > >Alternatively, if you have a Bluetooth-enabled Connex, you can get in >that way. Instructions are buried somewhere in the Wiki; my >instructions for the Mac are here: >http://www.gumstix.org/tikiwiki/tiki-index.php?page=Setting+Up+the >+Gumstix+on+Mac+OS+X > >(stop after the bit about getting a serial console.) > >There are instructions for Bluetooth console on other platforms >somewhere in the Wiki. > >And, as a third, fantastically vague suggestion, full of mumbling and >armwaving, u-boot will actually check any inserted MMC card for a >factory update script. One could hijack this to flip the relevant >GPIOs, thereby enabling the console, using the boot commands here: >http://www.gumstix.org/tikiwiki/tiki-index.php?page=Robostix-Uboot >(Perhaps someone at Gumstix could provide specifics on the script? >My Connex is currently fried, so I can't check uboot for the details.) > > >That said: I've complained before about undocumented interactions >between the daughterboards, and this is an excellent example. If you >buy a Gumstix and a Robostix, you have *no serial console* without >modifications to the software, which you can't make without a >console. So, people who buy a non-Bluetooth Gumstix, a Robostix, and >optionally a Connex daughterboard without USB, serial, or Ethernet >have basically bought a spectacularly unwieldy bookmark. > >This should be documented on the product page before people buy. Or >y'all could throw in a Tweener or Waysmall STUART free... :-) > ></rant> > >-Cliff L. Biffle > >Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? >Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job >easier >Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo >http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 >_______________________________________________ >gumstix-users mailing list >gum...@li... >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gumstix-users |