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Using screen to connect to Cisco console
I am trying to configure a Cisco (small business 300) via serial port.
I read here:
http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/view/6130/use-screen-as-a-terminal-emulator-to-connect-to-serial-consoles
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beagleboard com and HDMI dispaly
I've installed Ubuntu 11.10,lkde and gem on my BB and I connect to it through serial com. when trying GUI application through the com (e.g. gedit) I get "display not found, though a monitor is ...
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How do I test that two connected serial ports really transmit data?
I have a device with two serial ports which I connected together, and I SSH into it. I would like to send data via one of the serial ports and read it from the other, to see that they do ...
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Terminal server (ser2net) to configure new HP procurve switch
Switch: HP ProCurve 2910AL-48G - J9147A
This switch is brand new straight from HP.
Anyone familiar with ser2net for creating a terminal server to connect from usb>serial>console port on a HP ...
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GSM modem does not create /dev/ttyUSB file
I installed Kannel in a server, and I want to use a GSM 3G USB modem to
send/receive SMS messages, as described in section SMS Centers > GSM
Modem of the Kannel User Guide.
I have already installed, ...
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Redirect linux serial console
I want to redirect my serial port while telnet session in linux.
I have an embedded Linux box which is has a serial console. After I do a telnet to the box,
I can type in both the serial console as ...
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New to using serial console and trying to log into embedded system
I have two PC Engines Alix 2d2 which I've been given and I'm trying to install an (BSD or Linux based) OS on. Currently one has a version of openWRT (the other had openWRT until I formatted the CF ...
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Changing I/O settings from serial port to LCD&keyboard
I have a prebuilt image of Linux (uImage-da850-omapl138-evm.bin) from Arago Project.
So uImage and root filesystem are situated on SD card of my device (OMAP-L138 Experimenter Kit). After Linux is ...
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Increasing serial baud rate within Ubuntu under VirtualBox
I'm debugging a kernel module under VirtualBox with a guest and host OS as Ubuntu 10.10. I'm using the virtualbox serial port but I'm maxing out at the baudrate 115200. My grub config looks like ...
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Buffer overrun on Fedora 16 serial
I got a brain smashing problem with Fedora 16 and my serial port.
I use the serial to monitor an STB on which I'm developping. The STB runs on Linux and when booted, I launch the program I'm working ...
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how to re-enable input on a serial console
I have an old router which runs Linux and I'd like to have a serial console on. This used to work fine, but after a firmware update, I can now only get output on the console and cannot give any input ...
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Outputting to the screen on an ARM Mini2440. Currently just has a login prompt
I have a mini2440 ARM computer with a small screen and currently have it booting Debian Squeeze. I'm communicating with it over a serial connection using minicom. When the thing boots it gives me a ...
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Installing centos and freebsd with serial console
I am trying to install Centos 5.7 and FreeBSD 8.2 on KVM with serial console access. This is what I used:
sudo virt-install -n freebsd -r 1024 --vcpus=2
--os-type unix --accelerate -v
--disk ...
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How to connect to a serial port as simple as using SSH?
Is there a way to connect to a serial terminal just as you would do with SSH? There must be a simpler way than tools such as Minicom, like this
$ serial /dev/ttyS0
I know I can cat the output ...
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Console port problems on Fedora 15
I've looked under every search term on google I can think of and can't seem to find anything that works.
I just switched from Windows 7 to Fedora 15 on my PC. I need use of the console port to ...
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resizable serial console window?
When using the serial console of my system I always end up with $COLUMNS=80 and $LINES=24.
While I can change these variables manually it is somewhat annoying to do this any time when the client side ...
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Connect to linux device without SSH
Is there any way to connect to a device without using SSH? I've broken the keyboard on my Nokia N900 and want to get access to it. It must be possible?
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Kernel Hacking Environment
I have been working in embedded OS like uCOS, ThreadX. While I have coded apps in Linux, now I’m planning to start learning Linux Kernel. I have few questions regarding the environment.
Which is ...
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How to get file to a host when all you have is a serial console?
When all you have is a serial console (say via telnet through a terminal server), what methods can be used to transfer files in/out of a host?
Cut/paste works for the small/printable stuff and I've ...
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How do I connect a serial terminal to a KVM instance?
Perhaps I'm misunderstanding what KVM is capable of, but the ability to add/remove hardware on the VM seems to imply I can add a serial port that then acts as a terminal.
So, my questions are:
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