[syslinux] interacting with UART

[Tal Lubko]

Hi Geert


Thanks for your help.
What I'm planning to do is to write COM32 image that will open UART channel and wait for input (until timeout arrives).
In case input arrives, it will parse and validate it and act accordingly.
My solution doesn't involve user interaction.


I've searched the page you've sent me and it talks about serial console and I'm not sure I can use it for my needs.


So what I'd like to know is, does Syslinux supports UART in COM32 image?

Thanks again,
Tal



----- Original Message -----
From: Geert Stappers via Syslinux <syslinux at zytor.com>
To: syslinux at zytor.com
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Sent: Saturday, August 1, 2015 5:35 PM
Subject: Re: [syslinux] interacting with UART

On Sat, Aug 01, 2015 at 12:58:40PM +0000, Tal Lubko via Syslinux wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I would like SYSLINUX to get input from UART and act accordingly.
> For example, I want to choose what rootfs to load according to the sequence received from UART.
> So I'd like to know if SYSLINUX a the infrastructure for doing this

Yes, Syslinux supports serial ports a.k.a. UARTS. Since the very begining of the project.


> and if it maybe some reference for it.

http://www.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php/Doc/syslinux 
search there ( `CTRL-F` ) for keyword 'SERIAL'


Feel free to convert your experience into feedback to us, the Syslinux project.


Groeten
Geert Stappers
-- 
Leven en laten leven

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