Cubie A5E: no output on serial console

#1

Hi,
I tried to connect for uart with images on the radxa wiki page but without output on uart.
I tried “screen -L /dev/cuaU0 115200” with

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#2

I think you used the wrong device. I guess /dev/cuaU0 is a real serial port.
But you’re using a usb device, just like me.

screen /dev/ttyUSB0 115200 works for me.

#3

This for Linux a i have FreeBSD

#4

I see how to Linux boot and i dont see u-boot.U -boot i need for developing

#5

I found the problem. The problem is the non-compatible Radxa USB to TTL Cable with FreeBSD. no output on the serial console. I used other device pro USB to TTL and it works.

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#6

I also had many issues with this blue shell UART cable, including driver update that renamed itself to “device driver deprecated and off, contact support” :slight_smile:
The best UART console is CH343 as of my tests :slight_smile: