On Fri, 16 Oct 1998, Akintayo Holder wrote:
> I am trying to use minicom to connect to my isp (i use multiple numbers
> so chat is not a good option).
>
> When I run minicom, it displays a version message and places the cursor
> in the middle of the screen. When I type anything nothing happens,
> however the ^A commands work so the program hasn't crashed.
>
> Could someone tell me how minicom is supposed to behave (i have read the
> man page it doesn't specify) and what may becausing mine to behave this
> way?
I would assume you havent set it up properly.. minicom -s as root I
believe.
Also, when i used RH5 and minicom I had to change the settings (modem
port) from tty*
to cua*
Dane