[U-Boot-Users] u-boot serial console not working

[Wolfgang Denk]

In message <loom.20060403T205756-772 at post.gmane.org> you wrote:
> i'm using a MPC 8280 Rattler board. i'm trying to port u-boot on to it. but the
> serial console is not coming on the hyperterminal. i have debugged teh code with
> BDI debugger and has checked that the program counter goes and waits at the
> serial_getc() function in smc.c. but the serial console doesn't appear at all.
> i'm using u-boot 1.1.4

Make sure that you have h/w and s/w  flow  control  diabled  in  your
terminal  emulation  program.  If  this  doesn't help, then check the
clock and BRG settings and the clock routing.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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