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

Wolfgang Denk wd at denx.de
Fri Aug 3 18:49:18 CEST 2012


Dear "Karl O. Pinc",

In message <1344010828-1548-1-git-send-email-kop at meme.com> you wrote:
> 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.

Thanks - but pleasemove this into a separate file in the doc/
directory
(and consider updating the wiki, too).


> +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

Does this really turn off low control?

I use this instead:

	set flow-control none

> +Ctrl-\C                       ; exit back to kermit
> +exit                          ; exit kermit

These could be combined into  Ctrl-\q

See also http://www.denx.de/wiki/view/DULG/SystemSetup#Section_4.3.
which contains a few more settings useful if you try using file
transfers.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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