[coreboot] Serial Console option (was Coreboot fails to initialize on ASUS A8V-E SE)

Joseph Smith joe at settoplinux.org
Thu Dec 17 03:29:14 CET 2009


On 12/15/2009 01:47 PM, ron minnich wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 10:29 AM, Myles Watson<mylesgw at gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>> I guess I was looking at it more like this:  All the boards that we support
>> have serial ports.  If we have a serial port it makes sense to enable it.
>> The option to disable the serial port should disappear because it can be
>> subsumed in the "I have a serial port (CONFIG_SUPERIO_*)" option.  I can see
>> your point, though.
>>
>> So, to fix the problem of Kconfig having options that break the build, you'd
>> like to use #ifdefs, right?
>
> I have no idea to tell you the truth. I trust you more than I trust me :-)
>
Hmm, I have been doing a little research lately on a Wyse terminal with 
a Geode that doesn't have a superio or per say an official serial port. 
I know the southbridge supports UART ports but will this throw a wrench 
into things? Especially what you are talking about above?


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Thanks,
Joseph Smith
Set-Top-Linux
www.settoplinux.org




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