
I also ended up modifying the permissions on the lock directory, but there's probably a better way to do that.
#USING MINICOM HOW TO#
Here is how to download, setup and install minicom on ubuntu to be ready for the use. That's why I compiled it with /var/spool/lock instead. Thus, minicom will be in handy so i have decided to show you how to use minicom to cinfigure juniper/cisco devices. If I type echo test in the shell that just opened, it works: usermachine: echo test test. A shell does open, but starts with this error: script 's.sh' line 1: unknown command 'echo'. I tried this: echo 'echo test' > s.sh sudo minicom -S s.sh -D /dev/ttyUSB0. There is no /usr/spool/uucp, or /var/lock, as mentioned in the man page. I want to run a script on a machine accessible only via minicom. You should be able to see the content you type (hello world) if the transmission actually happens.
#USING MINICOM SERIAL#
I will ask for this case scenario: Utilite Pro computer (embedded device like RaspBerry that includes two serial ports). Run minicom on the serial port using the following command: sudo minicom -D /dev/ttyS0. For the Kendryte board since all its inputs/outputs are through the USB-C port it will be the same port used to. (of course, that's because my application is to talk to a device at 9600N81, YMMV.)ģ) Notice the lock dir mentioned above. I have found tutorials about using minicom to communicate with modems, but none about just listening what data arrives to the serial port of my desktop computer. Then confirm which ports you are going to use. configure -enable-dfl-port=/dev/tty.serial -enable-lock-dir=/var/spool/lock -enable-dfl-baud=9600 Here are some of the defaults I compiled into the program: Once this is done, it's easiest to just reboot the machine.Ģ) As mentioned above, the serial port is /dev/tty.serial. You might *think* of editing /etc/ttys, but you actually want to edit /System/Library/StartupItems/SerialTerminalSupport/SerialTerminalSupport - and edit the line halfway through to say,
#USING MINICOM PC#
Current PC configuration generally does not provides serial ports and prefer to use USB devices. We generally use minicom with a physical port where it connects to a serial device like a switch, router, PBX, etc. sudo yum install minicom -y List tty Devices. With all that in mind, let’s configure minicom for our non-root user account. We can also install for rpm-based distributions like below. config/minicom/, which would be a nice change since I don’t like polluting my top level dot files with a bunch of related configurations. Disable this before trying to use the serial port for other purposes. Note: The minicom repository has a TODO item to move. Here are a few things to be aware of re: the serial port.ġ) Just like any cisco router or HP switch, etc, the XServe is configured to listen with a secure terminal on the serial port, for config purposes.
