[poky] [PATCH] README.hardware for mpc8315erdb incorrectly specified a null modem serial cable
Bob Cochran
yocto at mindchasers.com
Fri Mar 30 09:57:07 PDT 2012
I noticed this while beta testing 1.2. but patch is against master
(latest commit: bcd4d14425cadc5bd6296f59f14733e8c39c49dd).
Instructions specified a null modem. This isn't the case. A straight
serial cable is required. I verified it with my own setup and
Freescale's user manual.
Signed-off-by: Robert Cochran<yocto at mindchasers.com>
---
README.hardware | 3 +--
1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README.hardware b/README.hardware
index f72da94..1e7df76 100644
--- a/README.hardware
+++ b/README.hardware
@@ -241,8 +241,7 @@ Setup instructions
You will need the following:
* NFS root setup on your workstation
* TFTP server installed on your workstation
-* Null modem cable connected from your workstation to the first serial port
- on the board
+* Straight-thru 9-conductor serial cable (DB9, M/F) connected from your
PC to UART1
* Ethernet connected to the first ethernet port on the board
--- Preparation ---
--
1.7.5.4
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