On Tuesday 01 December 2009 13.11:32 Swen van Brussel wrote: > > Since I don't have a serial console > > Not sure if you mean an actual serial console, I actuall have one of these similar to a Beehive B-100, but the keyboard isn't built-in (and the keyboard alone is 4kg and has what must be a one-wire-per-key cable to the console unit. I haven't powered it on in ages, and I wouldn't dare to connect it to any new electronic toy without some serious protective circuitry. No telling which way the electrons would jump if I tried to power it on :-) > but you can also use an > FTDI USB TTL-232R-3V3 cable. Connect it to the 419P, plug the cable > into a USB port, and you'll get a /dev/ttyUSBx device that you can > connect to. Works on Linux, Windows and OSX. Thanks for the pointer; [tbm: if you're reading this, perhaps put this info on your serial console page for those who don't care to build their own? Manufacturer link is http://www.ftdichip.com/Products/EvaluationKits/TTL-232R-3V3.htm ] haven't researched if the cables are available pre-built and am not familiar enough with electronics to build my own. (... and besides: once I get root-on-RAID running I'm not sure if I'll continue to tinker much since the QNAP should be a storage server / Internet router and not an experimental box.) OTOH it'd be fun to hack a bit more. Would have to convince my wife that I need a different box for routing ;-) -- When it's dark enough you can see the stars. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson,
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