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. It's as easy as screen /dev/ttyS0 38400
(other options can be added after baud rate too) 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 ? A quick Google search suggests both screen /dev/ttyUSB0 38400 and screen /dev/ttyUSB0 38400,cs8 should work.
