[U-Boot] [PATCH] README: Add handy kermit primer

Karl O. Pinc kop at meme.com
Fri Aug 3 18:20:28 CEST 2012


README: Add handy kermit primer

Signed-off-by: Karl O. Pinc <kop at meme.com>
---
Add handy primer on using C-Kermit to the README
to make kermit juicyer for minicom users.

I don't know if you really want this.  It does
seem a bit offtopic.  But I need to look at this
every time I start kermit so thought it might be
handy to have in the README.

 README |   16 +++++++++++++++-
 1 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README b/README
index 6bb5992..ad4e8fb 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -4633,7 +4633,21 @@ Unix, I recommend to use C-Kermit for general purpose use (and
 especially for kermit binary protocol download ("loadb" command), and
 use "cu" for S-Record download ("loads" command).
 
-Nevertheless, if you absolutely want to use it try adding this
+A typical C-Kermit session looks like:
+
+$ kermit                      ;# Start kermit from Unix shell
+set modem type none           ; null modem cable to device
+set line /dev/ttyUSB0         ; change tty per your hardware
+set flow /direct-serial       ; turn off flow control
+set speed 115200              ; change to your baud rate
+set carrier-watch off         ; needed when no CTS pin
+show communications           ; review result
+connect                       ; talk to device
+<talk to device>
+Ctrl-\C                       ; exit back to kermit
+exit                          ; exit kermit
+
+Nevertheless, if you absolutely want to use minicom try adding this
 configuration to your "File transfer protocols" section:
 
 	   Name	   Program			Name U/D FullScr IO-Red. Multi
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