On Sep 8, 2004, at 7:34 AM, Sheree Hemphill wrote:

> One more question to add to my previous email:
> In the how to use document
> (again, at: http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/hpcarm/howto-use.html
> =A0
> it mentions the following:
> "Booting from memory card (top)
> This is probably the easiest way, for now.
> Connect some device to the serial port. Use 19200bps, no parity,=20
> 8bits."
> =A0
> The serial port referred to is the specialize port used to sync with=20=

> the desktop computer, correct?=A0 Why is this necessary?=A0 And does =
it=20
> really not matter what device is connected to the serial port?=A0 Is =
the=20
> connection for synchronization okay to use?
> =A0


That's for the serial console.  Originally, there was only serial=20
console; the display didn't work, if I remember correctly.

So you can probably safely ignore that step.