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<DIV>I am facing an untraceable problem with minicom. Allow me to provide proper details so that it will be easier to provide assistance.</DIV>
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<DIV>I am using a desktop PC with Ubuntu 10.10. It has only one <SPAN style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #366388 2px dotted; CURSOR: hand" id=lw_1294565997_0 class=yshortcuts><FONT color=#366388>serial port</FONT></SPAN> (ttyS0) and I have verified that using the command " dmesg | grep tty ".</DIV>
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<DIV>My development board is called HDP6410, which is a clone of the SMDK6410. The processor is S3C6410 with ARM 1176 JZ(F)-S core. After I start minicom, when I connect the board to the pc using a null-modem cable and power up the board I am supposed to see booting updates on minicom, followed by a prompt that would allow me to access the board. However, I do not see anything. I know that the serial port on the pc and the <SPAN id=lw_1294565997_1 class=yshortcuts><FONT color=#366388>serial cable</FONT></SPAN> are fully functional because I do get all the booting updates and prompt when I use a custom <SPAN id=lw_1294565997_2 class=yshortcuts><FONT color=#366388>serial communication software</FONT></SPAN> provided with the board. However, I want to use minicom because the <SPAN id=lw_1294565997_3 class=yshortcuts><FONT color=#366388>custom software</FONT></SPAN> provides no means of transferring files.</DIV>
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<DIV>I added my username to the following groups : dialout, uucp and tty.</DIV>
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<DIV>I have also checked that ttyS0 has read/write permissions.</DIV>
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<DIV>My settings in minicom are as follows:</DIV>
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<DIV>Serial Device : /dev/ttyS0</DIV>
<DIV>Lockfile Location : /var/lock</DIV>
<DIV>Bps / Par / Bits : 115200 8N1</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN id=lw_1294565997_4 class=yshortcuts><FONT color=#366388>hardware flow control</FONT></SPAN> : no</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN id=lw_1294565997_5 class=yshortcuts><FONT color=#366388>software flow control</FONT></SPAN> : no</DIV>
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<DIV>I have tried running minicom both as normal user and root, but I still get no output on the console when I power up the board. I know for sure that the serial port on the board is working fine and it does send messages once I power up the board. Something is wrong on the PC side. For some reason when I run minicom, the connection is probably not established on the PC side.</DIV>
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<DIV>Am I missing any essential configurations / settings ?</DIV>
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<DIV>I would highly appreciated some guidance on this. I have been trying for a week now without any positive result. Please help.</DIV>
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<DIV>Sincerely,</DIV>
<DIV>Shan</DIV></DIV></div><br>
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