Hi Terry, > > You need a USB to UART convertor for you laptop to the Pi's serial > > port. I think this has been suggested before? :-) > > https://ebay.to/2xxRNKi is the kind of thing, but be careful to > > connect it up correctly. > > However, I'm not sure what problem it's solving in this context.
The problem in the bit you snipped that I included for its pertinence. :-) > > > (I didn't think I could do it, because I don't have a USB Hub > > > (other than the one on the adaptor) and I don't have a USB Type B > > > to Micro USB Adaptor (as opposed to the other way round), so I > > > couldn't plug in my keyboard at the same time as the device under > > > test without potentially compromising the test. The Pi has a serial port that's not USB. Your laptop could connect to that using a USB port on the laptop. Then your laptop keyboard and screen can be used to log in on the Pi's serial port and get to a shell to poke around whilst the Pi's USB is in use for other things, e.g. networking, and without generating network traffic itself. Cheers, Ralph. -- Next meeting at *new* venue: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2018-10-02 20:00 Check if you're replying to the list or the author Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
