[CentOS] resetting a serial port

Thu Dec 14 13:49:04 UTC 2023
Robert Moskowitz <rgm at htt-consult.com>

the system I am connected to over the serial uart is one of my major 
servers and I REALLY dislike rebooting it.

On 12/13/23 23:21, Fred wrote:
> have never used usb-to-serial devices, so I'm probably wrong here...
> wondering if, on the system where you work, have you tried  using the reset
> or tset command?
>
> otherwise, though *being a Linux user I hate to suggest this*, but have you
> tried the "universal-fix-all-problems" technique that Windows users learn
> early on, i.e., reboot one or both systems? rebooting one of the systems
> then trying to connect may tell you which system is wedged. maybe.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Fred
>
> On Wed, Dec 13, 2023 at 8:46 PM Robert Moskowitz <rgm at htt-consult.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I have Centos 7 arm32 running on a Cubieboard and I am logged in as root
>> on its serial uart from another system.
>>
>> On that system I use
>>
>> screen /dev/ttyUSB0 115200
>>
>> Well it was working well for a couple days, but now only garbage comes
>> across.  Something messed up the serial link.
>>
>> pulling the usb cable to the usb/serial adapter does not reset things.
>>
>> I can ssh into the server and see root logged into ttyS0
>>
>> How do I reset that serial port so that I can work on the system?
>>
>> thanks
>>
>>
>>
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