Re: Booting n8x0 on mainline without UART

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On Tue, 22 Feb 2011 10:41:16 +0530
Anand Gadiyar <gadiyar@xxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I'm trying to boot up the mainline kernel on an n800 device. I don't have
> a functional UART up and running - so I cannot see any console messages.
> 
FYI, DIY console:
http://bu3sch.de/joomla/index.php/nokia-n810-serial-console

> Does anyone have instructions or pointers to any patches that may be
> needed to get the mainline linux kernel booting to the UI on this
> platform?
> 
Retu watchdog driver is needed since otherwise the retu will kick after
30 s or so. Those cbus/retu drivers are not in mainline (yet) but
hopefully they will thanks to Felipe Balbi.

> Alternatively, is there a way to direct the boot logs to the LCD instead
> of the UART/ttyMTD?
> 
It used to work but I think fb was broken a few months ago and I
haven't checked is working now. Unfortunately I don't have my N810
nearby so cannot do quick test now.

-- 
Jarkko
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