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		edoceo 4 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Linux Boot Process: From Power Button to Kerne... Soekris (rip) had an x86 network device. Four 10/100s and the disk was a CF. Could only serial console that thing - or SSH once it's running. Best router I ever had. Also, in 2000 when Windows crashed you could get a serial debugger. Wonder if they still do that?

okanat 4 days ago [–]

People still need to do driver ddvelopement. So you can still set up a Windows PC to expose kernel debug interface over serial port: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/d...

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