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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>== minicom ==<br />
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[http://alioth.debian.org/projects/minicom/ Minicom home page] (current version: 2.3)<br />
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"Minicom is a menu driven communications program. It emulates ANSI and VT102 terminals. It has a dialing directory and auto zmodem download."<br />
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Special keys:<br />
CTRL-A Z<br />
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Installation:<br />
# Redhat/CentOS<br />
yum install minicom<br />
# Debian/Ubuntu<br />
apt install minicom<br />
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Configure minicom:<br />
minicom -s<br />
minicom -s -c on # with color<br />
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Configure the following:<br />
mode - /dev/ttyS0<br />
speed - 9600<br />
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Start minicom:<br />
minicom<br />
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With color:<br />
minicom -s -c on<br />
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Default commands can be placed in $MINICOM:<br />
# multi line<br />
export MINICOM="-m -c on"<br />
minicom<br />
# one line<br />
export MINICOM="-m -c on" minicom<br />
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Minicom keys:<br />
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1. UP arrow-up or k<br />
2. DOWN arrow-down or j<br />
3. LEFT arrow-left or h<br />
4. RIGHT arrow-right or l<br />
5. CHOOSE (select menu) Enter<br />
6. CANCEL ESCape<br />
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Press CTRL-A Z for help on special keys<br />
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Default minicom config: /etc/minirc.dfl<br />
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# Machine-generated file - use "minicom -s" to change parameters.<br />
pr port /dev/ttyS0<br />
pu baudrate 9600<br />
pu bits 8<br />
pu parity N<br />
pu stopbits 1<br />
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If you are running minicom inside of screen you can send a CTRL-A by pressing: [http://osdir.com/ml/gnu.screen/2002-10/msg00005.html]<br />
[CTRL]+[a] [a]<br />
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References:<br />
* [http://www.crucialp.com/blog/2008/02/21/accessing-a-cisco-switch-or-router-via-serial-port-on-linux-using-minicom/ Accessing a Cisco Switch or Router via Serial Port on Linux Using Minicom // Crucial Paradigm - Official Blog]<br />
* [http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/connect-soekris-single-board-computer-using-minicom.html Linux / UNIX minicom Serial Communication Program]<br />
*[http://openmaniak.com/minicom.php OpenManiak.com - MINICOM - The Easy Tutorial]<br />
*[http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/connect-soekris-single-board-computer-using-minicom.html Linux / UNIX minicom Serial Communication Program]<br />
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minicom Minicom - Wikipedia]<br />
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== Issues ==<br />
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=== xmodem "Failure executing protocol" ===<br />
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Solution:<br />
apt-get install lrzsz <br />
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Kenneth