Re: How to use a serial console on Ultra 1?
Thanks for the help. I guess my next step is to get a null modem cable-
not just any old cable in my junk box that fits between the laptop and
the ultra...
On Tue, 2007-08-07 at 08:01 +0100, Jurij Smakov wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 06, 2007 at 07:46:52PM -0500, John Zbesko wrote:
> > Thank you for your reply. What I haven't found is instruction on what
> > software to use to actually make the connection. I could use an example,
> > like, open a terminal on the laptop, run minicom (?), set minicom to
> > vt100 emulation, "connect" to the com port, etc.
>
> In my experience, the simplest way is to use 'cu' (package 'cu'). For
> example,
>
> cu -s 9600 -l /dev/ttyS0
>
> issued on your laptop will connect to the serial console at speed 9600
> using /dev/ttyS0 as the serial device (this might need adjusting
> depending on you local set up). After it is connected, press Enter a
> couple of times, and you should see the login prompt in your terminal.
> If that does not work, check that your cable is actually a null-modem
> serial cable [0]. The important part is that it should have the
> transmit and receive pins cross-linked on different ends.
>
> [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Null_modem
>
> Best regards,
> --
> Jurij Smakov jurij@wooyd.org
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