Re: [tip:x86/doc] x86/doc: mini-howto for using earlyprintk=dbgp

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On Thu, 2009-03-05 at 17:54 -0500, Alan Stern wrote:
> On Thu, 5 Mar 2009, Daniel Walker wrote:
> 
> > Fix up some typos, and make the requirements section slightly cleaner.
> > 
> > Signed-Off-By: Daniel Walker dwalker@xxxxxxxxxx
> > 
> > diff --git a/Documentation/x86/earlyprintk.txt b/Documentation/x86/earlyprintk.txt
> > index 607b1a0..5b51aef 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/x86/earlyprintk.txt
> > +++ b/Documentation/x86/earlyprintk.txt
> > @@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ and two USB cables, connected like this:
> >  
> >  1. There are three specific hardware requirements:
> >  
> > - a.) Host/target system needs to have USB debug port capability.
> > + a.) You will need two USB ports. One on the client/console system and one one the target system.
> 
> s/one one/one on/

Check.

> You might also try harder to observe the 80-column rule.

I wasn't aware it applied to documents ..

> > + 
> > + b.) The client/console and target USB ports must have the debug port capability.
> >  
> >   You can check this capability by looking at a 'Debug port' bit in
> >   the lspci -vvv output:
> > @@ -35,15 +37,13 @@ and two USB cables, connected like this:
> >  ( If your system does not list a debug port capability then you probably
> >    wont be able to use the USB debug key. )
> >  
> > - b.) You also need a Netchip USB debug cable/key:
> > + c.) You also need a Netchip USB debug cable/key:
> >  
> >          http://www.plxtech.com/products/NET2000/NET20DC/default.asp
> >  
> >       This is a small blue plastic connector with two USB connections,
> >       it draws power from its USB connections.
> 
> No.  It draws power from one of its USB connections (the one on the 
> right side when you're looking at the face with the PLX logo).

I didn't write that part, but I suppose I could correct it..

Daniel

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