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You will need a RS232 terminal emulator to communicate with U-Boot/Linux console. You can choose between: | You will need a RS232 terminal emulator to communicate with U-Boot/Linux console. You can choose between: | ||
* [[Kermit]] | * [[Kermit]] | ||
− | * Minicom | + | * [[Minicom]] |
* [[GTKTerm]] | * [[GTKTerm]] | ||
We suggest you to use [[Kermit]] as Terminal emulator for RS232 connection. Minicom was sadly reported to have problems when communicating with U-Boot (ZModem data transfer). | We suggest you to use [[Kermit]] as Terminal emulator for RS232 connection. Minicom was sadly reported to have problems when communicating with U-Boot (ZModem data transfer). | ||
If you just need a simple serial console and not to transfer data through RS232, then '''GTKTerm''' is the perfect choice ! (''gtkterm'' package in Ubuntu) | If you just need a simple serial console and not to transfer data through RS232, then '''GTKTerm''' is the perfect choice ! (''gtkterm'' package in Ubuntu) | ||
{{Note|Your terminal should now be configured with: '''115200 bauds 8N1''' parameters}} | {{Note|Your terminal should now be configured with: '''115200 bauds 8N1''' parameters}} |
Revision as of 18:46, 8 March 2010
RS232 Terminal configuration
You will need a RS232 terminal emulator to communicate with U-Boot/Linux console. You can choose between:
We suggest you to use Kermit as Terminal emulator for RS232 connection. Minicom was sadly reported to have problems when communicating with U-Boot (ZModem data transfer). If you just need a simple serial console and not to transfer data through RS232, then GTKTerm is the perfect choice ! (gtkterm package in Ubuntu)