Fwd: BeagleBone Black doesn't boot without serial console (10.0 release)

[Andrew Ball <asbatwrk%gmail.com@localhost>]

 DM> What does "serial" mean here?  All the USB-to-serial devices I've
   > seen have, I _think_, been RS-232 in everything except the
   > connector (they're typically DE-9 instead of DB-25).

    I pictured something like Adafruit 954, a 3.3V serial console
cable that I use with Raspberry Pi boards.  I daresay 5V TTL versions
are also available: https://www.adafruit.com/product/954

-Andy.