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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
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* [[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 19:46, 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)

Note Note: Your terminal should now be configured with: 115200 bauds 8N1 parameters