Minicom Usage

UltraSoul · 10-28-2007, 11:52 AM

Hello, All

I want to use minicom to connect the serial port of my SB100. I succeed to use /dev/ttyS0 to connect into SB100 serial port. However, I can not type anything in my serial console. I google minicom but nothing is found to be useful. Any idea about minicom or another serial console S/W on Linux?

Thank you.

michaelk · 10-28-2007, 12:06 PM

What is a SB100?
Did you configure minicom to match the serial port settings of the SB100?
Are you using the proper serial cable? i.e null modem vs straight

2damncommon · 10-28-2007, 12:52 PM

If you have "screen" installed you can use "screen /dev/ttyS0".

UltraSoul · 10-29-2007, 08:27 AM

Hi, Michaelk

SB100 is my Sun Blade 100 workstation. Yes, I have matched minicom as the erial port config of my SB100 with 9600,8,N,1. I can connect into the SB100 serial console. But I can not type anything in SB100 serial console via minicom.

kromberg · 10-29-2007, 03:22 PM

Are you using a null modem cable????

Keith

UltraSoul · 10-30-2007, 12:27 AM

I am not sure whether it is null modem cable. But I suceeded to connect Winxp COM1 with SB100 ttyA serial port via the connection. And I can type anything I expect. So, I think I am using null modem cable now which is DB9FF-To-DB9FF.