[U-Boot] still ongoing problems using minicom to talk to u-boot?
the current u-boot manual suggests there are still problems using minicom to connect to u-boot. does anyone know what those problems are, and if they still exist?
i've been using minicom to connect to the pre-installed u-boot on my beagleboard for months now, and it's worked reliably, except for one situation. since my laptop has no serial port, i'd purchased a low-end USB-serial converter (with a prolific chipset), which failed utterly. i tried everything to debug my setup until someone else suggested that the converter was at fault.
i purchased a different converter and everything was fine. so i'm still curious about potential problems with minicom and u-boot.
rday --
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Dear "Robert P. J. Day",
In message alpine.LFD.2.00.0908190554330.8008@localhost you wrote:
i purchased a different converter and everything was fine. so i'm still curious about potential problems with minicom and u-boot.
Just RTFM: http://www.denx.de/wiki/view/DULG/SystemSetup#Section_4.4.
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk
On Wed, 19 Aug 2009, Wolfgang Denk wrote:
Dear "Robert P. J. Day",
In message alpine.LFD.2.00.0908190554330.8008@localhost you wrote:
i purchased a different converter and everything was fine. so i'm still curious about potential problems with minicom and u-boot.
Just RTFM: http://www.denx.de/wiki/view/DULG/SystemSetup#Section_4.4.
i *did* read that, which is why i was asking. i'm trying to figure out *what* specific problem minicom has that is avoided by the use of cu or kermit, something that short section doesn't address.
rday --
======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA
Linux Consulting, Training and Annoying Kernel Pedantry.
Web page: http://crashcourse.ca Twitter: http://twitter.com/rpjday ========================================================================
Dear "Robert P. J. Day",
In message alpine.LFD.2.00.0908190639480.16337@localhost you wrote:
i *did* read that, which is why i was asking. i'm trying to figure out *what* specific problem minicom has that is avoided by the use of cu or kermit, something that short section doesn't address.
It is not one specific problem. minicom is just crap. Dump it.
I mean, if there were no altrernativs around, one would probably bother to fix at least the most pressing issues, but there is plenty wroking alternatives, so who cares?
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk
hi, On Wed, 2009-08-19 at 13:39 +0200, Wolfgang Denk wrote:
Dear "Robert P. J. Day",
In message alpine.LFD.2.00.0908190639480.16337@localhost you wrote:
i *did* read that, which is why i was asking. i'm trying to figure out *what* specific problem minicom has that is avoided by the use of cu or kermit, something that short section doesn't address.
It is not one specific problem. minicom is just crap. Dump it.
i am using minicom to download u-boot using serial console(at91rm9200dk). it needs a seperate program for xmodem. I got this program from net. it is attached.
I mean, if there were no altrernativs around, one would probably bother to fix at least the most pressing issues, but there is plenty wroking alternatives, so who cares?
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk
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