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Altera_Forum
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22 years ago

linux - console

Hello, I would like to enable uart for the default console. I modified the kernel configuration in Nios IDE to enable UART console and by reprogramming the kernel into the flash, the kernel me...
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22 years ago

I'm assuming that you're using init and agetty to start up your console. In that case, it sounds like you need to modify the filesystem project a little bit to reflect your new kernel.

In your filesystem project, the file 

/etc/inittab

must be modified as specified below

Comment out the following line... 

ttyJ0:vt100:/bin/agetty 115200 ttyJ0

Uncomment the following line... 

ttyS0:vt100:/bin/agetty 115200 ttyS0

Once the changes have been made, build and upload your filesystem to your target board.

Hope it helps.