HOW TO - Connect the serial console
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So by adding this line to /boot/armbianEnv.txt, I get a lot more output after the "bootconsole" message:

Code:
console=serial

The console variable appears to default to "both" in boot.cmd. So that option doesn't seem to work correctly.

Here's the output I now get:

Code:
4239367 bytes read in 490 ms (8.3 MiB/s)
18667528 bytes read in 2010 ms (8.9 MiB/s)
87955 bytes read in 142 ms (604.5 KiB/s)
** File not found /boot/dtb/rockchip/overlay/rockchip-fixup.scr **
## Loading init Ramdisk from Legacy Image at 04000000 ...
  Image Name:   uInitrd
  Image Type:   AArch64 Linux RAMDisk Image (gzip compressed)
  Data Size:    4239303 Bytes = 4 MiB
  Load Address: 00000000
  Entry Point:  00000000
  Verifying Checksum ... OK
## Flattened Device Tree blob at 01f00000
  Booting using the fdt blob at 0x1f00000
  Loading Ramdisk to f5af8000, end f5f02fc7 ... OK
  reserving fdt memory region: addr=1f00000 size=7b000
  Loading Device Tree to 00000000f5a7a000, end 00000000f5af7fff ... OK

Starting kernel ...

[    0.000000] Booting Linux on physical CPU 0x0
[    0.000000] Initializing cgroup subsys cpuset
[    0.000000] Initializing cgroup subsys cpu
[    0.000000] Initializing cgroup subsys cpuacct
[    0.000000] Linux version 4.4.174-rockchip64 (root@armbian.com) (gcc version 7.2.1 20171011 (Linaro GCC 7.2-2017.11) ) #6 SMP Sun Feb 10 10:43:16 CET 2019
[    0.000000] Boot CPU: AArch64 Processor [410fd034]
[    0.000000] earlycon: Early serial console at MMIO32 0xff1a0000 (options '')
[    0.000000] bootconsole [uart0] enabled
Loading, please wait...
starting version 232
Begin: Loading essential drivers ... done.
Begin: Running /scripts/init-premount ... done.
Begin: Mounting root file system ... Begin: Running /scripts/local-top ... done.
Begin: Running /scripts/local-premount ... Scanning for Btrfs filesystems
done.
Begin: Will now check root file system ... fsck from util-linux 2.29.2
[/sbin/fsck.ext4 (1) -- /dev/mmcblk0p1] fsck.ext4 -a -C0 /dev/mmcblk0p1
/dev/mmcblk0p1: Superblock last mount time (Thu Nov  3 17:16:42 2016,
       now = Fri Jan 18 08:50:09 2013) is in the future.
FIXED.
/dev/mmcblk0p1: Superblock last write time is in the future.
       (by less than a day, probably due to the hardware clock being incorrectly set)
/dev/mmcblk0p1: 36772/960992 files (0.2% non-contiguous), 354106/3843376 blocks
done.
done.
Begin: Running /scripts/local-bottom ... done.
Begin: Running /scripts/init-bottom ... done.

Welcome to Debian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch)!

[  OK  ] Listening on Syslog Socket.
[  OK  ] Started Dispatch Password Requests to Console Directory Watch.
[  OK  ] Listening on fsck to fsckd communication Socket.
[  OK  ] Reached target Remote File Systems.
[  OK  ] Listening on udev Kernel Socket.
[  OK  ] Reached target Swap.
[  OK  ] Created slice System Slice.
        Mounting Debug File System...
[  OK  ] Listening on udev Control Socket.
        Mounting POSIX Message Queue File System...
[  OK  ] Listening on Journal Socket (/dev/log).
[  OK  ] Created slice system-getty.slice.
[  OK  ] Set up automount Arbitrary Executab…rmats File System Automount Point.
[  OK  ] Created slice User and Session Slice.
[  OK  ] Listening on Journal Audit Socket.
[  OK  ] Started Forward Password Requests to Wall Directory Watch.
[  OK  ] Reached target Paths.
[  OK  ] Reached target Encrypted Volumes.
[  OK  ] Listening on /dev/initctl Compatibility Named Pipe.
[  OK  ] Created slice system-serial\x2dgetty.slice.
[  OK  ] Listening on Journal Socket.
        Starting Journal Service...
        Starting Restore / save the current clock...
        Starting Create list of required st…ce nodes for the current kernel...
        Starting Load Kernel Modules...
        Starting Nameserver information manager...
        Starting Set the console keyboard layout...
[  OK  ] Reached target Slices.
        Starting Remount Root and Kernel File Systems...
        Mounting Huge Pages File System...
[  OK  ] Mounted POSIX Message Queue File System.
[  OK  ] Mounted Debug File System.
[  OK  ] Mounted Huge Pages File System.
[  OK  ] Started Restore / save the current clock.
[  OK  ] Started Create list of required sta…vice nodes for the current kernel.
[  OK  ] Started Load Kernel Modules.
[  OK  ] Started Remount Root and Kernel File Systems.
[  OK  ] Started Nameserver information manager.
        Starting Load/Save Random Seed...
        Starting udev Coldplug all Devices...
        Starting Apply Kernel Variables...
        Mounting Configuration File System...
        Mounting FUSE Control File System...
        Starting Create Static Device Nodes in /dev...
[  OK  ] Mounted Configuration File System.
[  OK  ] Mounted FUSE Control File System.
[  OK  ] Started Journal Service.
[  OK  ] Started Set the console keyboard layout.
[  OK  ] Started Load/Save Random Seed.
[  OK  ] Started Apply Kernel Variables.
[  OK  ] Started Create Static Device Nodes in /dev.
        Starting udev Kernel Device Manager...
[  OK  ] Reached target Local File Systems (Pre).
        Mounting /tmp...
        Starting Flush Journal to Persistent Storage...
[  OK  ] Mounted /tmp.
[  OK  ] Reached target Local File Systems.
        Starting Armbian ZRAM config...
        Starting Raise network interfaces...
        Starting Set console font and keymap...
[  OK  ] Started udev Kernel Device Manager.
[  OK  ] Started udev Coldplug all Devices.
[  OK  ] Started Set console font and keymap.
[  OK  ] Started Flush Journal to Persistent Storage.
        Starting Create Volatile Files and Directories...
[  OK  ] Started Create Volatile Files and Directories.
[  OK  ] Reached target Sound Card.
[  OK  ] Started Entropy daemon using the HAVEGE algorithm.
[  OK  ] Reached target System Time Synchronized.
        Starting Update UTMP about System Boot/Shutdown...
[  OK  ] Found device /dev/ttyS2.
[  OK  ] Started Update UTMP about System Boot/Shutdown.
[  OK  ] Listening on Load/Save RF Kill Switch Status /dev/rfkill Watch.
        Starting Load/Save RF Kill Switch Status...
[  OK  ] Started Load/Save RF Kill Switch Status.
[  OK  ] Started Raise network interfaces.
[  OK  ] Started Armbian ZRAM config.
        Starting Armbian memory supported logging...
[  OK  ] Started Armbian memory supported logging.
[  OK  ] Reached target System Initialization.
        Starting Armbian hardware optimization...
[  OK  ] Started Daily Cleanup of Temporary Directories.
[  OK  ] Started Daily apt download activities.
[  OK  ] Started Daily apt upgrade and clean activities.
[  OK  ] Reached target Timers.
        Starting Armbian hardware monitoring...
[  OK  ] Listening on D-Bus System Message Bus Socket.
[  OK  ] Reached target Sockets.
[  OK  ] Started Armbian hardware optimization.
[  OK  ] Started Armbian hardware monitoring.
[  OK  ] Reached target Basic System.
        Starting LSB: Start/stop sysstat's sadc...
        Starting LSB: Load kernel modules needed to enable cpufreq scaling...
        Starting Login Service...
        Starting System Logging Service...
[  OK  ] Started D-Bus System Message Bus.
        Starting Save/Restore Sound Card State...
        Starting Network Manager...
[  OK  ] Started Regular background program processing daemon.
[  OK  ] Started System Logging Service.
[  OK  ] Started Save/Restore Sound Card State.
[  OK  ] Started LSB: Start/stop sysstat's sadc.
[  OK  ] Started Login Service.
[  OK  ] Started LSB: Load kernel modules needed to enable cpufreq scaling.
        Starting LSB: set CPUFreq kernel parameters...
[  OK  ] Started LSB: set CPUFreq kernel parameters.
        Starting LSB: Set sysfs variables from /etc/sysfs.conf...
[  OK  ] Started LSB: Set sysfs variables from /etc/sysfs.conf.
[  OK  ] Started Network Manager.
        Starting Network Manager Wait Online...
[  OK  ] Reached target Network.
        Starting OpenBSD Secure Shell server...
[  OK  ] Started Unattended Upgrades Shutdown.
        Starting Permit User Sessions...
[  OK  ] Started Permit User Sessions.
        Starting Network Manager Script Dispatcher Service...
[  OK  ] Started Network Manager Script Dispatcher Service.
        Starting Hostname Service...
[  OK  ] Started OpenBSD Secure Shell server.
[  OK  ] Started Hostname Service.
        Starting Authorization Manager...
[  OK  ] Started Authorization Manager.
[  OK  ] Started Network Manager Wait Online.
[  OK  ] Reached target Network is Online.
        Starting LSB: Advanced IEEE 802.11 management daemon...
        Starting /etc/rc.local Compatibility...
        Starting LSB: Start NTP daemon...
[  OK  ] Started LSB: Advanced IEEE 802.11 management daemon.
[  OK  ] Started /etc/rc.local Compatibility.
[  OK  ] Started Getty on tty1.
[  OK  ] Started Serial Getty on ttyS2.
[  OK  ] Reached target Login Prompts.
[  OK  ] Started LSB: Start NTP daemon.
[  OK  ] Reached target Multi-User System.
[  OK  ] Reached target Graphical Interface.
        Starting Update UTMP about System Runlevel Changes...
[  OK  ] Started Update UTMP about System Runlevel Changes.

Debian GNU/Linux 9 rockpro64 ttyS2

rockpro64 login:

I'm still getting a bunch of junk at the very beginning (not shown), probably due to mismatched baud rate. I still haven't found a way to set the baud rate for the very early boot stages. Perhaps it's impossible to change. And there's still that weird "bootconsole [uart0] enabled" message, which appears to be pointing to the wrong port.
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Messages In This Thread
HOW TO - Connect the serial console - by Yoast - 08-12-2018, 07:49 AM
RE: HOW TO - Connect the serial console - by djb - 03-07-2019, 01:29 PM
RE: HOW TO - Connect the serial console - by markb1 - 05-21-2019, 04:15 PM
RE: HOW TO - Connect the serial console - by Atch - 06-06-2020, 02:17 PM

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