> Am 07.05.2020 um 21:13 schrieb Lonnie Abelbeck <li...@lonnie.abelbeck.com>: > > Nedi, > > Followup, bottom line, there is something goofy with the macOS 'screen'. > > I just tried the astlinux-1.3.8-genx86_64-serial.iso installer on the APU2. > > If I use the "Serial" macOS application, it works just fine. > https://www.decisivetactics.com/products/serial/ > > If I use "minicom" on an old MacBook, it works fine. > > I used another AstLinux box (I have lots of them), same USB/serial converter > connected to AstLinux, ssh into AstLinux and issue: > -- > screen --version > Screen version 4.08.00 (GNU) 05-Feb-20 > > screen /dev/ttyUSB0 115200 > -- > it works fine. > > But, if I use macOS's screen: > -- > screen --version > Screen version 4.00.03 (FAU) 23-Oct-06 > > screen /dev/tty.usbserial-A102MMV1 115200 > --- > as soon as the menus appear, the screen flashes wildly as if I was typing > characters. > > Bottom line, don't use the macOS 'screen' with a USB/serial adapter and > expect it to always work. > > Lonnie
As a free alternative you can try ZTerm: https://dalverson.com/zterm/ It is very, very old, but still work for me on High Sierra (I guess it will not work on Catalina anymore). >> On May 7, 2020, at 1:22 PM, Lonnie Abelbeck <li...@lonnie.abelbeck.com> >> wrote: >> >> Nedi, >> >> Very weird you can receive data but not send. >> >> On my MacBook Air, USB to serial and a NULL modem cable to APU2. >> ---- >> $ ls /dev/tty.* >> /dev/tty.Bluetooth-Incoming-Port /dev/tty.usbserial-A102MMV1 >> >> $ screen /dev/tty.usbserial-A102MMV1 115200 >> >> ## interact over serial >> ## exit with Control-a Control-\ (confirm with y) >> >> [screen is terminating] >> ---- >> >> Have you used your USB/serial terminal setup successfully before ? >> >> Lonnie >> >> >> >> >>> On May 7, 2020, at 11:43 AM, nedi <n...@gmx.ch> wrote: >>> >>> Hi lonnie, >>> Yes I have SSD on slot 3 mSATA >>> I Used the Image astlinux-1.3.8-genx86_64-serial.iso >>> I made USB boot stick with windows 10 Rufus in DD image mode >>> >>> I see booting I can chose F10 and make memory test after that or >>> directtly if I don’t press F10 I can booting directly to the astlinux, >>> the installer menu appears and if the menu appears I can’t chose anything. >>> >>> if I press enter or arows nothing happend >>> >>> Nedi >>> >>>> Am 07.05.2020 um 18:11 schrieb Lonnie Abelbeck <li...@lonnie.abelbeck.com>: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On May 7, 2020, at 10:02 AM, nedi <n...@gmx.ch> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> I have new apu4d2 Mainboard. Installer hang on Astlinux installer menu, >>>>> I can’t install if I press enter in the Terminal or on physical usb >>>>> keyboard. >>>>> I use USB Serial Adapter on my Mac OSX and Baudrate is 115200 >>>>> Bios Version is 4.11.0.2 >>>>> screen /dev/cu.usbserial 115200 >>>>> >>>>> Regards >>>>> Nedi >>>> >>>> Questions ... >>>> >>>> Do you have a mSATA SSD installed in the APU2 in the proper slot (labeled >>>> mSATA) ? >>>> >>>> Did you use this ISO ... >>>> Generic x86-64bit (Serial Console): >>>> https://s3.amazonaws.com/mirror.astlinux-project/downloads/iso/astlinux-1.3.8-genx86_64-serial.iso >>>> >>>> Did you use something like this to copy the ISO to a USB drive: (macOS) >>>> https://abelbeck.com/lonnie/astlinux/info/os-x-cf-write.php >>>> >>>> >>>> If "yes" to all the above, what do you mean by "Installer hang" ? >>>> >>>> Lonnie Michael http://www.mksolutions.info _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to pay...@krisk.org.
