u-boot console

[Mike Montour]

Hermann Lacheiner wrote:

> The problem now is, that connecting to the u-boot console using usb
> does not work for me. No u-boot prompt is appearing when connecting
> with cu or screen, and there is no entry in the boot menu to "Set
> Console to USB". 

I recommend installing a newer u-boot, which will remove the need for a 
"nand erase rootfs" before flashing a new image and which will also have 
the default console on USB. There is of course a theoretical risk of 
bricking your device if you do not have a debug board, so proceed at 
your own risk.

The most recent u-boot image from 
http://buildhost.openmoko.org/daily/neo1973/deploy/glibc/images/neo1973/ 
is probably OK, but you may want to ask other people for confirmation.

You would also need to edit your u-boot environment (specifically the 
"stdin", "stdout", and "stderr" variables) to get the console onto USB. 
There is an "openmoko/trunk/src/host/envedit/" utility which might be 
usable but I have never tried it (and its README only mentions GTA02).