Console and outputs

Coreboot has various possible consoles:

Output name	direction (from the target coreboot machine point of view)	software compatibility (compatibility with software loaded after coreboot, like OS payloads etc...)
Serial console (sends coreboot logs over the serial port)	input output	seabios grub as a payload grub running after seabios libpayload linux kernel (loaded after the payload) most GNU/Linux init systems(sysvinit, systemd, upstart etc...)
Console Over EHCI debug port (sends coreboot logs over the usb debug port)	input? output
Console trough spkmodem (sends coreboot logs over the sound card)	output only	For writting to it from the coreboot target computer: coreboot's console grub's console For reading it from a remote computer: coreboot's/grub's spkmodem_recv uttilty (same uttility, but it's available in both git repositories)
Network console (sends coreboot logs over the network)	output
Cbmem console (Ram buffer, like dmesg)	output only for coreboot. input/output for grub. It requires the computer to be booted to retrive the logs.	For writting to the buffer which is in the coreboot target computer: coreboot console output grub console output seabios For reading the buffer on the coreboot target computer, after coreboot booted: grub with the cbmemc command coreboot's userspace cbmem -c uttility

Other output:

• POST Card
• Tracing the Flash chip's access?