On Jan 02 23:32:43, mmakassi...@gmail.com wrote: > On 2 January 2013 23:14, Jan Stary <h...@stare.cz> wrote: > > > On Jan 02 23:02:02, com...@daknet.org wrote: > > > >Is anybody using an USB-to-serial connection to an ALIX? > > > > > > Yes i am. We have many Alix 2D13 boards that we use as routers > > > running OpenBSD 5.2 on many sites. I use a USB-to-serial cable to > > > configure them without problem but i've never used anything else > > > than screen or minicom. You could try with these tools... > > > > screen is a multiplexing (text)window manager which you can > > run on the remote machine once you are logged in. screen itself > > does no remote connection, so I believe it's irrelevant here. > > > Actually screen can also be used as a serial terminal.
I wasn't aware of that - thanks. > It's as easy as screen /dev/ttyS0 38400 screen /dev/cuaU0 38400 does nothing besides screen gradually consuming all of CPU. > I haven;t used minicom yet - I use cu(1), and now am looking at tip(1). > > But I don't think my problem is cu's or tip's problem. Also I would > > like to stay in base. > > > > > The default baud rate on alix boards is 38400 but can be changed in > > > cmos setup if you want (pressing S during memory test). > > > > I forgot whether 38400 was the default or I changed it to that, > > but at any rate (ha, pun) that's what is working from any > > (non-USB) serial port. > > > > So I speculate that my problem is with the ucom, > > not with the connecting software tools above. > > > > Have you tried other USB ports ? > What software/settings are you using to connect ? cu -l /dev/cuaU0 -38400 > A quick Google search suggests both > screen /dev/ttyUSB0 38400 > and > screen /dev/ttyUSB0 38400,cs8 > should work. Same as above - screen just eats the CPU but nothing else happens.
