[boot scriptor] Re: Bootscriptor and serial

Hi Christian,

>i just started using bootscriptor and tried to talk to it over serial line.
>When i connect to it using ckermit i get the isolinux information followed by
>a lot of wired signs. When I now select one option from menu e.g. booting up
>serial linux installer all signs are still corrupt but i can see some output
>e.g. menus of redhat installer.

Boot Scriptor 1.1 is programmed to receive input from Isolinux, so any 
keystrokes you send to Isolinux (via RS-232) should find its way into Boot 
Scriptor and theoretically should allow you to select from menus, etc.  I've 
never really tested this though, so I think the first thing to do is verify 
that the process works using Isolinux by itself (i.e., without Boot Scriptor).
 If you can get everything working fine using just Isolinux, then try it using 
Boot Scriptor 1.1.  I guess if you're still having problems from that point 
then we'll have to start looking at possible bugs.

A couple things worth mentioning:  Boot Scriptor 1.2 currently does not 
support data input via serial (RS-232) port.  That is, at least not until you 
have chained into Isolinux via the 'isolinux' command (at which point Boot 
Scriptor is no longer running).  Also, no version of Boot Scriptor sends 
output over the serial connection.

>Any clue what to do. To bring the problem to a point I get no output from
>bootscriptor itself but i can at least send enter over line. arrow keys are
>not treated as arrow keys.

As far as arrow keys not being treated as arrow keys, that may have something 
to do with the key filter present in Isolinux.  Again, try it without using 
Boot Scriptor first so we can determine if the problem lies in Boot Scriptor 
or Isolinux.

Thanks,
Mike

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