RPI2b v1.1 plcom port

[Brad Spencer <brad%anduin.eldar.org@localhost>]

Hello...

Can anyone confirm the behavior of /dev/plcom0 on a RPI2b V1.1??  I
tried to use the one on mine as a normal and usual tty port and it
didn't seemed to work.  I built a kernel without PLCONSOLE in it and
made sure I used console=fb in config.txt.  I used a known and working
usb to 3.3v serial tty cable cross connected and could not get anything
when using 'cu -l plcom0 -s 9600' and simular thing on the other end.

The actual test was to plug the USB<->ttyserial cable into a USB port on
the RPI and then do:

cu -l /dev/ttyU0 -s 9600 [in one screen]
cu -l /dev/plcom0 -s 9600 [in another screen]

I would have expected to be able to type in one and have characters show
up in the other.. etc.. etc...  should I be able to do this sort of
thing???


I don't know if the port actually works as I have not tried to use it as
a console port.




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