Re: LEDs on a Sheevaplug

2011-02-15 Thread Lluís Batlle i Rossell
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 06:42:00AM +0100, Chris Moore wrote: I have never had any problems with minicom on Linux. There is a Ubuntu package for it. Trying to list some problems of minicom: - It requires 'root' to run, for most useful things. The code is full of if(getuid()), and requires some

Re: LEDs on a Sheevaplug

2011-02-15 Thread Hector Oron
Hello, El 15 de febrer de 2011 8:20, Lluís Batlle i Rossell virik...@gmail.com ha escrit: Trying to list some problems of minicom: - It requires 'root' to run, for most useful things. The code is full of  if(getuid()), and requires some files in /etc. zumbi@enorme:/tmp/minicom-2.5$ grep -nRH

Re: LEDs on a Sheevaplug

2011-02-15 Thread Lluís Batlle i Rossell
Hola Hèctor, On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 10:15:29AM +, Hector Oron wrote: El 15 de febrer de 2011 8:20, Lluís Batlle i Rossell virik...@gmail.com ha escrit: Trying to list some problems of minicom: - It requires 'root' to run, for most useful things. The code is full of  if(getuid()),

Re: LEDs on a Sheevaplug

2011-02-15 Thread Timo Juhani Lindfors
Lluís Batlle i Rossell virik...@gmail.com writes: cu does not emulate any terminal, which for me is a great advantage. I prefer picocom. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-arm-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive:

Re: LEDs on a Sheevaplug

2011-02-14 Thread Sven Radde
Hello, Am 12.02.2011 21:47, schrieb Lluís Batlle i Rossell: I've no idea about Debian. Alright, I'll try on the debian-arm list ;-)) Anyway, the single user-controllable LED will probably do for my purposes. I guess, I'll just ignore the rest. Unknown command

Re: LEDs on a Sheevaplug

2011-02-14 Thread Holland, John
On 14.02.2011, at 10:31, Sven Radde s...@radde.name Anyway... Is there a serial program you could recommend that is known to work without sending garbage (preferably in Ubuntu's repos)? Both mincom and screen work fine. ___ Cellent Finance Solutions AG

Re: LEDs on a Sheevaplug

2011-02-14 Thread Lluís Batlle i Rossell
Hello, On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 10:30:32AM +0100, Sven Radde wrote: Is there some logging facility in uboot to review its output before a serial connection was made? Keep the serial connected, and the serial program started, and use a clip to reset the board (instead of powering it down).

Re: LEDs on a Sheevaplug

2011-02-14 Thread Rick Thomas
On Feb 14, 2011, at 6:39 AM, Lluís Batlle i Rossell wrote: Anyway... Is there a serial program you could recommend that is known to work without sending garbage (preferably in Ubuntu's repos)? Just to rule out this possible source of interference. I use 'cu', from uucp. I imagine it has a

Re: LEDs on a Sheevaplug

2011-02-14 Thread Clint Adams
On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 03:07:42PM -0500, Rick Thomas wrote: If anybody knows what command-line-options/configuration-file-fiddles to use to make minicom do the same thing (i.e. nothing) I'd be grateful for a pointer. screen may be closer to what you want. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to

Re: LEDs on a Sheevaplug

2011-02-14 Thread Stefan Peter
Am 14.02.2011 21:07, schrieb Rick Thomas: If anybody knows what command-line-options/configuration-file-fiddles to use to make minicom do the same thing (i.e. nothing) I'd be grateful for a pointer. man minicom ? Regards Stefan Peter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to

using GNU screen to access a serial port [Was: Re: LEDs on a Sheevaplug]

2011-02-14 Thread Daniel Kahn Gillmor
On 02/14/2011 03:37 PM, Clint Adams wrote: On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 03:07:42PM -0500, Rick Thomas wrote: If anybody knows what command-line-options/configuration-file-fiddles to use to make minicom do the same thing (i.e. nothing) I'd be grateful for a pointer. screen may be closer to what

Re: LEDs on a Sheevaplug

2011-02-14 Thread Chris Moore
Hi, Le 14/02/2011 10:30, Sven Radde a écrit : Unknown command '0`3▒▒~000▒▒0`3▒▒~000▒▒0`3▒▒~000▒▒x▒~x▒~' - try 'help' It may be that the serial line communications program you use is sending things when you start it. If uboot receives anything, it will interrupt the boot sequence. I

Re: LEDs on a Sheevaplug

2011-02-14 Thread Carles Pagès
I can't believe nobody uses putty :) Minicom has caused lots of trouble to me. 2011/2/15 Chris Moore mo...@free.fr Hi, Le 14/02/2011 10:30, Sven Radde a écrit : Unknown command '0`3▒▒~000▒▒0`3▒▒~000▒▒0`3▒▒~000▒▒x▒~x▒~' - try 'help' It may be that the serial line communications program

Re: LEDs on a Sheevaplug

2011-02-12 Thread Sven Radde
Hello, Am 11.02.2011 09:35, schrieb Lluís Batlle i Rossell: this is a question partly out of cusiosity: What do the LEDs on a Sheevaplug mean? Software controlled LEDs. Look at /sys/class/leds, and start switching them on and off. I only have a plug:green:health there and it appears that I

Re: LEDs on a Sheevaplug

2011-02-12 Thread Lluís Batlle i Rossell
Hello, On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 05:31:10PM +0100, Sven Radde wrote: Am 11.02.2011 09:35, schrieb Lluís Batlle i Rossell: I only have a plug:green:health there and it appears that I can use that to turn off the blue LED (sic!) (meaning that the green one shines through again, since it is too

Re: LEDs on a Sheevaplug

2011-02-11 Thread Lluís Batlle i Rossell
Hello, On Mon, Feb 07, 2011 at 11:12:43PM +0100, Sven Radde wrote: Hi fellows, this is a question partly out of cusiosity: What do the LEDs on a Sheevaplug mean? Software controlled LEDs. Look at /sys/class/leds, and start switching them on and off. However, I have a little problem

Re: LEDs on a Sheevaplug

2011-02-10 Thread Peter Korsgaard
Tixy == Tixy t...@yxit.co.uk writes: Tixy On Mon, 2011-02-07 at 23:12 +0100, Sven Radde wrote: Hi fellows, this is a question partly out of cusiosity: What do the LEDs on a Sheevaplug mean? It's an eSata model and running Debian Squeeze, if that matters. I'm ever-so-slightly

Re: LEDs on a Sheevaplug

2011-02-08 Thread Issany Reza
Hi everybody, I don't know too what they mean on mine (sheeva plug USB running on debian etch). *zerros.* 2011/2/8 Tixy t...@yxit.co.uk On Mon, 2011-02-07 at 23:12 +0100, Sven Radde wrote: Hi fellows, this is a question partly out of cusiosity: What do the LEDs on a Sheevaplug mean

Re: LEDs on a Sheevaplug

2011-02-08 Thread John Winters
On Tue, 8 Feb 2011 09:04:22 +0100, Issany Reza issa...@gmail.com wrote: Hi everybody, I don't know too what they mean on mine (sheeva plug USB running on debian etch). Sorry? Is this international AOL day and nobody told me? John -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to

Re: LEDs on a Sheevaplug

2011-02-07 Thread Tixy
On Mon, 2011-02-07 at 23:12 +0100, Sven Radde wrote: Hi fellows, this is a question partly out of cusiosity: What do the LEDs on a Sheevaplug mean? It's an eSata model and running Debian Squeeze, if that matters. I'm ever-so-slightly worried since I have red and blue lighted now and I