Yeah, good idea. I remember the openmoko phone u-boot uses the usb<div>as console.<br><div>I don't have much USB knowledge, the u-boot lichee-dev souce contains</div><div>the code that let the A10 USB work under the android fastboot protocol.<br>
I think if someone is familiar with the usb protocol it's easy to get the usb</div><div>console working.</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">2012/3/6 Henrik Nordström <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:henrik@henriknordstrom.net">henrik@henriknordstrom.net</a>></span><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Was thinking why not use the USB for console?<br>
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and a quick google turned up two interesting existing projects solving<br>
that<br>
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U-Boot USB Gadget serial support:<br>
<a href="http://elinux.org/U-boot_musb_gadget_support" target="_blank">http://elinux.org/U-boot_musb_gadget_support</a><br>
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Linux kernel USB Gadged serial console support<br>
<a href="http://mailman.uclinux.org/pipermail/uclinux-dev/2010-April/002362.html" target="_blank">http://mailman.uclinux.org/pipermail/uclinux-dev/2010-April/002362.html</a><br>
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The U-Boot changes most likely require a bit of tweaking for A10 U-Boot,<br>
but the kernel part is generic assuming there is USB Gadget (device, not<br>
host) controller support.<br>
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Regards<br>
Henrik<br>
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