[ipxe-devel] console pcbios/serial runtime configuration

[Ján ONDREJ (SAL)]

+1 for this feature. If I remember OK, mcb30 teld me, that he will add this
feature in free time, but nothing ready yet.

					SAL

On Tue, Aug 06, 2013 at 02:49:09PM +0200, Leo Baltus wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I just realized that ipxe is unable to configure a serial port using
> ipxe-commands.
> 
> Up until now I assumed that I could just build the undi driver and be
> done using BIOS console redirection to my serial ports. Now it seems
> this does not work in all BIOS'es.
> 
> In pxelinux we used to express this like so:
> serial 1 115200
> console 0
> 
> If I understand right, I have to compile an undi driver for every
> hardware which needs other settings than the default build options?
> 
> If so, may I suggest a few ipxe-commands to set console/serial
> parameters at runtime?
> 
> 
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