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[ts-7000] Re: Pls help - COM1 on TS7260 blocks tilt sensor board

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Subject: [ts-7000] Re: Pls help - COM1 on TS7260 blocks tilt sensor board
From: "Alex" <>
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 23:52:30 -0000
Chris,

As you suggested, I modified the redboot script ("console=none") and it did 
solve the problem. Thank you for your help.

- Alex

--- In  Christian Gagneraud <> wrote:
>
> On 04/20/2010 08:32 PM, Alex wrote:
> > I have a problem with TS7260 COM port.  I am trying to use COM1 port to 
> > read tilt sensor data.  Sometimes the tilt sensor works good, and sometimes 
> > it "hangs" during power on.  I narrowed down the problem to the fact that 
> > TS7260 is sending something on COM1 during boot time, which occasionally 
> > blocks tilt sensor board.  I already disabled getty() and removed JP2 
> > jumper (so COM1 should not be acting as console).  Does anybody know what 
> > processes are trying to send data on the COM1 during boot-up time and how 
> > to turn off these processes?
> >
> > I am running "standard" off-the-shelf 7260 with 2.4.26 kernel.  I can not 
> > use COM2 because it is already used for other purpose.  Both 7260 and tilt 
> > sensor board are powered up at the same time.
> 
> When you boot your board the bootloader(s) will send data through COM1 
> (unless some jumpers are set), then the kernel will do that as well 
> when booting (can be disabled via the "console=none" kernel parameter 
> in redboot) and finally the init process will open a console on it (if 
> enabled in inittab).
> 
> Chris
> 
> 
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
> -- 
> Christian Gagneraud,
> Electronics and software engineer
> 
> TechWorks Marine Ltd
> 4a, Park Lane
> Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin
> Ireland
> 
> Tel: + 353 1 2365990
> Fax: + 353 1 2365992
> Web: www.techworks.ie
>




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