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Date:      Sat, 11 Mar 2017 08:12:03 +0800
From:      Erich Dollansky <erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com>
To:        Peter =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Ankerst=E5l?= <peter@pean.org>
Cc:        FreeBSD Stable <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Booting Raspberry Pi with input on serial console
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In-Reply-To: <30CFED65-9A38-4332-B935-095B26A6FFFD@pean.org>
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Hi,

On Fri, 10 Mar 2017 11:40:21 +0100
Peter Ankerst=C3=A5l <peter@pean.org> wrote:

> I have a problem that should (?) have a simple solution but I havent
> found one.=20
>=20
are there settings starting with the boot loader to stop the console?

> I have a raspberry pi with a NMEA-GPS constantly hooked up to the
> serial console of the Pi.=20
>=20
> My problem is that when booting the Pi it will interpet the output
> from the GPS as input to the boot process and the boot will fail. How
> can I have the serial interface of the GPS permanently hooked up to
> the pi without preventing the system to boot?
>=20
It sounds to me like a custom solution or take a relay which switches
the input on only after the system is up and running. Either by
software or by a timer.

Yes, I know, stone-age is sending greetings.

Erich



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