diff --git a/meta-asrock/meta-e3c256d4i/recipes-bsp/u-boot/files/e3c256d4i.cfg b/meta-asrock/meta-e3c256d4i/recipes-bsp/u-boot/files/e3c256d4i.cfg
index e0814ce..8bbe1b2 100644
--- a/meta-asrock/meta-e3c256d4i/recipes-bsp/u-boot/files/e3c256d4i.cfg
+++ b/meta-asrock/meta-e3c256d4i/recipes-bsp/u-boot/files/e3c256d4i.cfg
@@ -3,3 +3,8 @@
 # glitches the line and resets the host; disabling the driver (which we don't
 # need) prevents that.
 CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI_ASPEED=n
+
+# Unfortunately the host needs access to the ast2500 Super-IO in order to
+# configure the UART for its serial console
+CONFIG_ASPEED_ALLOW_DANGEROUS_BACKDOORS=y
+CONFIG_ASPEED_ENABLE_SUPERIO=y
diff --git a/meta-asrock/meta-e3c256d4i/recipes-phosphor/console/obmc-console/obmc-console.conf b/meta-asrock/meta-e3c256d4i/recipes-phosphor/console/obmc-console/obmc-console.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84fbe60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-asrock/meta-e3c256d4i/recipes-phosphor/console/obmc-console/obmc-console.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+baud = 115200
+
+# Host uses UART2, BMC uses UART4
+aspeed-uart-routing = uart4:uart2 uart2:uart4
diff --git a/meta-asrock/meta-e3c256d4i/recipes-phosphor/console/obmc-console_git.bbappend b/meta-asrock/meta-e3c256d4i/recipes-phosphor/console/obmc-console_git.bbappend
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba98fc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-asrock/meta-e3c256d4i/recipes-phosphor/console/obmc-console_git.bbappend
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+FILESEXTRAPATHS:prepend := "${THISDIR}/${PN}:"
+
+OBMC_CONSOLE_HOST_TTY = "ttyS3"