Installation and configuration of minicom

Category: LINUX

if the bootloader used in the project is U-boot, then when the kernel is delivered to the target board with Minicomsome errors will occur. Therefore, if you are using U-boot, we recommend that you use Kermit, about the installation and configuration of KermitFor use please refer to this article:    http://blog.chinaunix.net/u3/112852/showart_2207594.html Although there is a problem with the u-boot combination, minicom is still a very popular terminal, and in manyThe information on the terminal is assumed to be minicom. In the following article, I will briefly describeHow to install and configure minicom in the Ubuntu/debian release.   Install minicom:   $sudo apt-get install minicom Configuration minicom:   If the default language for your system is not English, follow these commands:   $LANG =en      so in the next setup, Minicom will be presented in English interface in front of us, the operation is more convenient. in the system terminal, enter "Minicom-s" to start the Minicom setting:   $minicom-S   The interface of the main window that it sets is as follows:             Enter the "Serial Port Setup" option to set the serial port parameters, as shown in the interface:         you will find that there is an English letter in front of each item, and entering the letter on the keyboard will enter the corresponding setting, please pressSet as shown. When you are finished, press ENTER to return to the main settings screen of the minicom: you will not change these parameters frequently in the actual application, you can save them as default parameters, select "Save Setupas DFL" and enter:   Next Choose "Exit" and enter, Minicom will start to initialize:                After initialization is complete, the minicom will connect to the serial port and the interface to the serial port as shown:             at this point, if the serial port has information input, it will be displayed.     Save log file:   In the actual use often need to save the log, in order to facilitate the debugging, in the minicom to save the log, you can do this by following these steps:Press "CTRL + a" in the Minicom interface and then press "Z" to open the Minicom help screen:            to open the "Capture on/off" option here, enter "L" on the keyboard and the following screen will appear:            by default, the serial port information will be stored in the "Minicom.cap" file, of course, you can also specify the file name.   View log:  If you choose to save the serial port information in the "Minicom.cap" file by default, when you open it by using "gedit", you willAn error has occurred and it is recommended that you open it with "Gvim".   Exit Minicom:   Press "CTRL + a" and press "Z" to enter the Minicom help screen, enter "X" or "Q" to exit minicom. PS: the "X" option is to exit and reset minicom, "Q" is the direct exit does not reset minicom, it is unclearThere is no difference between the two, if you know, but also look at the liberal enlighten, here thanked!

Installation and configuration of minicom