[Voyage-linux] releasing /dev/ttyS0 from the console once booted...

[Mark Pendrith]

hi,

I've just joined the Voyage list. I saw this post in the archives:

 >Chad Phillips chad at chadphillips.org
 >Sat Oct 22 05:40:52 HKT 2005
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 >Can the serial port on a net4511 be  used for something other than
 >console access?   Ideally what I would like is for the board to boot
 >with the console on.  Once I know it comes up fine, I want to shell in
 >and turn the console off so I can use the serial port for talking to
 >other things.
 >
 >thanks
 >chad

but I didn't see any replies in the thread. I've just started using 
Voyage on a WRAP board, and I'd like to do this, too. The WRAP board 
only has one serial port, so it's kind of mission critical that I free 
it up somehow.

Is it possible to disconnect the console from /dev/ttyS0 once it has 
booted? Or do I need to get a new kernel? It would be nice to have the 
flexibility to keep using /dev/ttyS0 as console for booting, but then 
free the serial port up by some command that could be executed before an 
application loads that needs the port.

Any advice appreciated.

-Mark