On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 06:42:00AM +0100, Chris Moore wrote: > I have never had any problems with minicom on Linux. There is a > Ubuntu package for it.
Trying to list some problems of minicom: - It requires 'root' to run, for most useful things. The code is full of "if(getuid())", and requires some files in /etc. - It always emulates a terminal, 'translating' the chosen terminal emulation to curses operations for the terminal you use minicom in. This emulation is quite minimal, and usually breaks unicode and disables any powerful terminal feature, setting a 'vt100' or so in the middlle. - It's meant for MODEMs, and it's hard to get it working without a DTR signal in the serial port. - It usually sends a Hayes sequence when starting. putty does a better job, but it still emulates a terminal. I imagine screen does so too. cu does not emulate any terminal, which for me is a great advantage. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
