> -----Original Message----- > From: Jon Elson [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: May-28-19 8:24 AM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Dual boot for WIN-XP and LinuxCNC > > On 05/27/2019 11:54 PM, John Dammeyer wrote: > > I installed the > > linuxcnc-2.7.14-wheezy.iso > > > > I want to download putty so I can access the com1 port and talk to the DC > Servo controller for diagnostics. > > > > > Why would you use putty, which is really for Windows > systems. I've NEVER seen putty used on Linux/Unix. There > is minicom, takes a few minutes to find where all the > settings are made (Ctrl/A ctrl/Z gets you into the menus). > This should be available on any Linux system. You either > have to run it with sudo, or change the permissions of the > serial port (often /dev/ttyS0) to allow access. > > Jon
I have used minicom before too. I tried sudo apt-get install minicom too. With the same results. Here's a question that could be put to the people who put together the LinuxCNC systems. Why would the LinuxCNC distribution not come with at least something like minicom? Given that someone might well have to connect to something to set parameters it seems like a no brainer that it's part of the liveCD install. One could reply that there are so many different terminal programs so it's left up to an end user to choose but that's still possible if an end user doesn't like minicom. Always hated that fact that Microsoft dropped Hyperterm after WIN-XP forcing users to go look for an aftermarket terminal program. My solution was simple since apt-get wouldn't update anything. After running the test GCode program for an hour. I rebooted into Windows and ran Hypterterm to ask the HP_UHU servo drivers for their overrun errors. > John _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
