From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Trenton D. Adams" To: "'Jonathan Larmour'" Cc: "'Matthew M. DeLoera'" , Subject: RE: [ECOS] Problems with RedBoot on x86 generic pc... Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 12:01:00 -0000 Message-id: <000701c119f3$271b9170$090110ac@TRENT> References: <3B66F138.309B7FFA@redhat.com> X-SW-Source: 2001-07/msg00966.html > > The redboot I'm using is the June 8th binary on the website, > redboot.bin > > Although I tested this binary before, I just retested it just to be sure > and it Works For Me(tm). > Me(tm) LOL? Like windows me? > One possibility is that there is noise on the serial line. RedBoot > listens > to all input channels, and as soon as it gets something on one, it uses > that from then on. So if it got a glitch on the serial line, it might > switch to that and stay there. How many serial ports does the machine > have? It doesn't work on the serial line either. I don't see how it could have noise on the serial line when nothing is connected to it. I tried it with and without the serial line plugged in. Also, I tried it on three separate and completely different computers. In particular, a Dell, an epox motherboard, and another motherboard that I've forgotten the brand name of. One computer has a single serial port, the other one has only one enabled, and the one I tried today has a serial line connected to it that is connected to my EDB7xxx board while the board is off. One other thing I forgot to mention before is that I do get the redboot prompt if I connect to the serial line from the host machine before booting the RedBoot server. Although I do get the prompt, it won't respond to anything.