[Voyage-linux] Connecting ALIX 6F2 through USB serial port, putty displays nothing

[chris hermansen]

Abhay points out that I didn't bother to include the link...

Just showing off...

http://www.lammertbies.nl/comm/info/RS-232_null_modem.html

On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 7:44 PM, chris hermansen <clhermansen at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Here is a great source for RS-232 and Null Modem Cabling...
>
> On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 1:15 AM, Abhay Gupta <abhay.gupta at symstream.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Miachel,
>>
>> I am using a serial cable but I'm not able to determine whether it is a
>> null modem cable or not.
>> Any help will be appreciated.
>> For absolute surety I'm gonna order a brand new cable. Do I need anything
>> else? Like any null modem connector or something? Please tell me so that I
>> can order them together.
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 2:19 PM, Michael Steinmann <
>> mike.steinmann at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> are you using a null-modem cable or some funny gender changer?
>>> it must be a null-modem cable...
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>> Michael Steinmann
>>>
>>>
>>> 2014-11-10 2:52 GMT+01:00 Kim-man 'Punky' TSE <punkytse at punknix.com>:
>>>
>>>> On 11/7/2014 4:29 PM, Abhay Gupta wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I configured putty over */etc/ttyUSB0* with speed(baud) = 9600 as well
>>>>> as 115200.
>>>>>
>>>>> But when I power up my ALIX board, nothing is displayed over putty. I
>>>>> even tried with *minicom* and *gtkterm*
>>>>>
>>>>> Please help me in this regard. Many thanks in advance :) :)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>  minicom always works for me.  In minicom setup screen, set 115200,
>>>> 8N1 and serial device for /dev/ttyUSB0.  It is /dev, not /etc.
>>>>
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>> Abhay Gupta
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