I'm working with a Gumstix and need to transfer a file with Kermit, but I can't find much information about it, and It's kind of critical (chances of bricking the device is significant if I don't RTFM).

Here are some directions for using Minicom to replace the filesystem, but it still asks for Kermit.

Searching the internet, it says that Slackware comes with Kermit, but I can't find it anywhere. Please help.

Not quite sure what your question or problem is. Googling ckermit gives the main page as the top link:

http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/ck80.html

There is a link on that page to the documentation and also to the book on CKermit (Columbia Kermit). I've used ckermit for a number of things. My desktop is Mac OS X 10.5, and I have a binary that I downloaded from there. I routinely use it for serial connections to the consoles of my Sun servers from within a Terminal window.

According to these slackware man pages online, minicom invokes kermit itself when you enter "K":

http://linux.ozzie.web.id/cgi-bin/man?program=minicom

Thanks for the quick reply,

according to modem-HOWTO minicom uses kermit if it's installed in the system. Do I need to recompile minicom so it knows that kermit is installed, or does it detect it automatically?

How do I know when it's in normal serial communication, and when it's kermit? I tried Ctrl-A Z but there was no change. This, I think, because kermit is not installed, but This link says it is installed

As to my questions:
-) Is kermit installed in a full install of Slackware? If so, how do I invoke it? If not, are there any slackbuilds for it?

Try this:

And I'm not really sure what kermit is.

Kermit (or rather, "c-kermit" which is the popular incarnation) is not part of Slackware.
I could build perhaps a package for it, but not right now.

Eric

Actually I did build a package for C-Kermit: http://www.slackware.com/~alien/slackbuilds/ckermit/

Try it and see if it works for you.

Eric

It looks like you only need kermit.
Here is the info to make the connection.

I have been using kermit lately but have never used a Gumstix.
The documentation seems pretty straight forward though it skips showing exactly where to use step 7 (When finished, you can return to the kermit prompt by typing [CTRL-\] then pressing c.) in the file transfer instructions for anyone unfamiliar with kermit.

Thanks a lot Eric, it worked like a charm. Just had to add the path to the kermit program when setting up minicom.

2damncommon, thanks for the tip.