Re: How do file transfer with minicom?
Blair Kelly <blair.kelly@att.net> writes:
> Would a kind person give me a simple example or point me at
> documentation with same that describes how to do a file transfer using
> minicom? I am unable to get kermit to work, and I have no experience
> with zmodem. I have been trying various combinations of commands
> with the zmodem download program
> inside minicom, but I guess I just don't grok it ...
It's been a while since I did this; probably with Slackware 3.1 and a
few BBSes, before the Internet became popular (and cheap in NZ).
First of all, you need to make sure you've installed the `lrzsz'
package to enable ZMODEM.
I think minicom should recognise ZMODEM downloads automatically, so
from the remote end you would tell it to send the file; on a Unix
host, type "sz filename". If minicom doesn't start downloading when
it sees the wierd characters, select ^A R (or Alt-R depending on
configuration) and choose zmodem.
To send to a Unix host, type "rz" to start the ZMODEM receiver then
choose ^A S in minicom to send the file.
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