[syslinux] Introducing a new com32 module : HDT

Ferenc Wagner wferi at niif.hu
Fri Mar 13 12:57:00 PDT 2009


"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa at zytor.com> writes:

> Pierre-Alexandre Meyer wrote:
>> On Friday 13 March 2009 à 06:59:40AM, Erwan wrote:
>>> That usually implies not having network (isolinux) or running a non serial 
>>> capable device (laptop, desktop)
>>> I mean by non serial capable a device that doesn't have a physical serial 
>>> port or that users will not connect to another machine to dump the serial 
>>> port.
>> 
>> Note: USB dongles are cheap these days if you don't have a serial port.
>
> USB serial is not the same thing as UART serial.  USB serial dongles 
> require a USB stack and a driver.

On the other hand, the USB debug port would be easy to drive, but USB
debug cables are exotic.  And you'd still need another computer.
-- 
Feri.




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