[haiku-development] Re: Howto on setting up serial debugging
- From: "Stephan Assmus" <superstippi@xxxxxx>
- To: haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:18:17 +0100
Hi,
> On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 9:51 AM, Colin Günther <coling@xxxxxx> wrote:
> > Originally I intended to use one of those null modem cables, but
> > unfortunately there is no real com-port shipped with my laptop. So I
> > improvised by using VirtualBox as a null modem cable. By the way, karl
> > informed me that there is a Tutorial about this VirtualBox null modem
> trick
> > in the Hiki-section of haikuware. Thus I'm going to add my setup
> description
>
> You might want to check your motherboard. Quite a few have a header
> for a COM port but simply don't ship a physical connector go to with
> it. It's not too hard to find the necessary connectors, though they'll
> block one of your expansion slots.
Careful though, there is like three different pin layouts which all look
exactly the same. So best order one that is specifically an add-on to your
respective motherboard.
Best regards,
-Stephan
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