Can't get 11.0-RELEASE to boot on Banana PI M3

[Bernd Walter]

On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 11:03:27AM +0100, Michael Sperber wrote:
> 
> Mark Millard <markmi at dsl-only.net> writes:
> 
> > Does the Ethernet port have a light turned on when it is connected
> > and has had a chance to boot? If it does then the boot got far
> > enough to do that much.
> 
> No.  (And the router it's plugged into also doesn't light up.)
> 
> >> Now, just to make sure I get this right - hooking up a serial port in
> >> the FreeBSD notes means using a USB/serial interface on the BPI, right?
> >> (Rather than expecting serial on some of the BPI's I/O pins.)
> >
> > There are 3 separate pins next to the Ethernet port that have the
> > kernel messages and such and allow a login after booting.
> 
> Ah, thanks ... but that's not standard RS232, right?  (BPI homepages
> says "TTL".)  If it isn't, what kind of hardware connects to that?

If you are located near Moers you can pick one up for free.
Just contact me.

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