John R Pierce wrote: > Les Mikesell wrote: >> Rudi Ahlers wrote: >> >>>>> I have a problem switch in our data centre, which is connected to >>>>> a linux server via a serial cable. I know I can / could access the >>>>> switch from my Windows PC back at the office, using hyperterm, but >>>>> trying to access it using minicom just doesn't seem to work. >>>>> >>>>> I have changed the comms in minincom to use /dev/tty0 & the baud >>>>> rate to 9600, yet I can't seem to connect with minicom. Does >>>>> anyone know how to connect to a serial device from the console? > ....dissertation on kermit deleted.... > > > his problem is that he used /dev/tty0 and not the serial port > /dev/ttyS0 note the big S. very important. /dev/tty0 is some > kinda pseudothing. /dev/ttyS0 is the serial port known as COM1: in > PC terms. > > That was a typo in my first post. I am using /dev/ttyS0 - with a bit S :) I have also noticed that there's no tty* in "dmesg | grep tty" or grep tty /var/log/demsg could this be the problem / reason? I'm running CentOS 5.1 x64 with Xen 3.0 kernel -- Kind Regards Rudi Ahlers CEO, SoftDux Web: http://www.SoftDux.com Check out my technical blog, http://blog.softdux.com for Linux or other technical stuff, or visit http://www.WebHostingTalk.co.za for Web Hosting stuff