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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Key: http://www.wooyd.org/pgpkey/ KeyID: C99E03CC -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
