Serial Communication in Debian Linux
 

i m using Debian Linux -- how do i configure different serial port settings such as baud rate etc...and then once configured, how do i communicate with the device connected to the serial port?

Thanks for your help,

Ashlesha.

You should find everything you need here.

http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Serial-HOWTO.html

Good luck.

thanks,
ashlesha.

Your welcome. ;)

hey,
so i downloaded the setserial program..but there are no instructions as to how to install it..it contains an install sh file, but thats not running ok..

-a

Well if it were me, I would try the following:

Open a terminal window, and switch to Super User by typing: su
And then enter the su or root password.

then type sh <name of install file>


If you have sudo working on your system, you could probably do this:

sudo sh <name of install file>

i tried that already and got an error saying cannot run binary file..

OK, what about using ./?:

Open a terminal window, and switch to Super User by typing: su
And then enter the su or root password.

then type ./ <name of install file>


If you have sudo working on your system, you could probably do this:

sudo ./ <name of install file>

nope does not work!

this is what i need the serial port for:

i want to write a linux kernel and the rootfs to the flash memo of an MIPS board that i ve connected to the serial port of my computer..so i m trying to establish an interface where i can give commands and read responses from the processor.

hey,

i found it..minicom is installed on the machine so i can use that!

thanks for your help!!
-a