I'm still working on that embedded linux print server I've mentioned before. I've gotten it to power on, fans spin, nic blinks, hdd spins, hdd light blinks (but not as much as I'd like). But it doesn't talk on the network at all.
I'm flying blind and it would be really handy if I could find a port on this thing to get serial console or vga out. Unfortunately, this thing is super proprietary and I can't get any google hits on relevant pcb part numbers.
Maybe there's some standard pin naming someone out there knows?
Here's the connectors I can find that look promising:
10-pin ISPJTAG (google says it's for flash programming) 10-pin SX (no idea, but I tried putting a serial on it, nada) 14-pin P1 (no pins, just holes) 34-pin unlabelled
there are also a few 2-pin jumper connectors: ICEBOOT MFG0 MFG1 SMBUS (no pins) RST
Are any of these remotely useful for getting console or vga?
It really seems like I'm getting somewhere but linux isn't booting completely, that's my guess. Looks like it's embedded Intel CPUs. The company that made the PCB is "Electronics for Imaging", from 2001. (It goes with a very expensive printer.)
Yeah, that'll be a Fiery controller. There will be serial out on it somewhere... almost guaranteed to be accessible via test pads, if nothing else. Most likely only 3-wire serial. You could try asking someone at Skullspace - that's the kind of stuff they enjoy more than our group. I have a Bus Pirate you can borrow if you need. -Adam
On 16-05-12 01:39 AM, Trevor Cordes wrote:
I'm still working on that embedded linux print server I've mentioned before. I've gotten it to power on, fans spin, nic blinks, hdd spins, hdd light blinks (but not as much as I'd like). But it doesn't talk on the network at all.
I'm flying blind and it would be really handy if I could find a port on this thing to get serial console or vga out. Unfortunately, this thing is super proprietary and I can't get any google hits on relevant pcb part numbers.
Maybe there's some standard pin naming someone out there knows?
Here's the connectors I can find that look promising:
10-pin ISPJTAG (google says it's for flash programming) 10-pin SX (no idea, but I tried putting a serial on it, nada) 14-pin P1 (no pins, just holes) 34-pin unlabelled
there are also a few 2-pin jumper connectors: ICEBOOT MFG0 MFG1 SMBUS (no pins) RST
Are any of these remotely useful for getting console or vga?
It really seems like I'm getting somewhere but linux isn't booting completely, that's my guess. Looks like it's embedded Intel CPUs. The company that made the PCB is "Electronics for Imaging", from 2001. (It goes with a very expensive printer.) _______________________________________________ Roundtable mailing list Roundtable@muug.mb.ca http://www.muug.mb.ca/mailman/listinfo/roundtable
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