Re: serial cable for H5550 installation

From: Bruno Livernais <bruno.a.t.livernais.org>
Date: Tue Aug 03 2004 - 01:59:49 EDT

> I'm about to buy a H5550; I know that a serial connection is needed for
> initial bootldr installation, but do I actually need to buy a separate
> cable, or does the supplied USB cradle support also serial comms?

The cradle in the h5550 package does support serial and USB
communication. But AFAIK, a reboot is needed after bootldr installation
and during this phase, you have to press a button. If you use the
cradle, you will miss the begin of the serial console boot.

Good luck !
    Bob
Received on Tue Aug 3 01:59:57 2004

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