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Mon, 22 Mar 2010 22:23:37 -0500 <stan@hardwarefreak.com> wrote: > > Frank Miles put forth on 3/22/2010 10:54 AM: > > > The straight Intel board may be a better choice for most. I needed the > > RS-232 port, which is available with the Gigabyte board (external > > connector added) > > but not (so far as I could determine) with the Intel board. > > Lame excuse Frank. ;) You just didn't care to look as your mind was > already made up to buy the GigaByte board. Look at the underlined below. > > http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/motherboards/DH55TC/DH55TC-overview.htm > > Peripheral interfaces > > * Up to twelve USB 2.0 ports > * Six Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s ports with two ports compatible with eSATA > * _One serial port header_ > * One parallel port header > * One back panel PS/2 connector > > If it doesn't come in the box you buy one of these: > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812200466&cm_re=serial_port_header-_-12-200-466-_-Product > > When there's a will, there is a way. > > -- > Stan > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[🔎] 4BA83439.1070905@hardwarefreak.com > On the topic of serial ports. What recommendations can be offered on PCI or add-in card RS-232 cards? How well do they perform in terms of the Linux OS? How well suited are they for capturing kernel boot messages? An they can be used to provide a serial console, like a tty right? -M Stay in touch. Get Messenger on your phone now. |