good pci card for COM1?

[ron minnich]

Anybody got a good line on a PCI card that would implement COM1? We
have this Intel smackover DX58SO mainboard that has no serial :-)

thanks

ron

[Cristi Magherusan]

Hi Ron,

În Joi, Iulie 29, 2010 23:32, ron minnich a scris:
> Anybody got a good line on a PCI card that would implement COM1? We
> have this Intel smackover DX58SO mainboard that has no serial :-)
>
> thanks
>
> ron

There are plenty such boards, but they might need a driver so YMMV.
 http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m570.l1313&_nkw=pci+serial&_sa...

For better speed, I recommend you the netconsole implemented by ruik for
RTL8029AS. Such a card costs even less and is already supported by
coreboot.
http://cgi.ebay.com/RTL8029AS-based-PCI-Network-Card-/290454379625

Ruik has 20 or so and willing to ship them, but I think getting this card
will be cheaper and faster than shipping from Czech Republic.

Regards,
Cristi

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Cristian Magherusan-Stanciu,
System Engineer, Nokia Romania.