Kirk Wallace wrote: > On Fri, 2009-03-20 at 11:09 -0700, Rafael Skodlar wrote: > ... snip >> putty schmucky, Hyperterminal=hype. My suggestion is to try minicom >> that's available for most Unix systems. >> >> With minicom you may transfer files, create your own configuration files >> for use with different peripherals, select different protocols, and >> capture session into a file which you may later examine with mc >> (Midnight Commander) in hex mode for example. >> >> man minicom >> May need to take care of ttyX access permissions for non-root user to >> run it but you can try to use it as root until you figure it out. >> >> I used minicom to figure out configurations needed to get modem working >> with Linux in dial-up days or to transfer files between two PCs. > > I would have tried minicom but the machine owner has a Winders laptop. >
All is not lost. You still have two options besides the obvious one: install virtual Linux in Windows and have it take over the serial port, or bootup from knoppix or other live CD and try minicom that way. I'm assuming here that live CDs come with minicom. > Kirk > http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ > -- Rafael ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apps built with the Adobe(R) Flex(R) framework and Flex Builder(TM) are powering Web 2.0 with engaging, cross-platform capabilities. Quickly and easily build your RIAs with Flex Builder, the Eclipse(TM)based development software that enables intelligent coding and step-through debugging. Download the free 60 day trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-adobe-com _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
