Re: How to use a serial console on Ultra 1?
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,
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Jurij Smakov jurij@wooyd.org
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