Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 15:00:05 +0530 (IST) From: akash kumar <akashb503@yahoo.co.in> To: Fbsd1 <fbsd1@a1poweruser.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: minicom freebsd 8.0 Message-ID: <382060.97070.qm@web95103.mail.in2.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <4C06171E.2070608@a1poweruser.com> References: <629087.29185.qm@web95103.mail.in2.yahoo.com> <4C06171E.2070608@a1poweruser.com>
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Hi,=0A=0AI was referring to minicom command similar to one on linux. =0AOn = linux the config file is /etc/minirc.<configfile> and the Serial Device is= /dev/ttyUSB0, which was working for me.=0AOn freebsd the config file is = /usr/local/etc/minicom/minirc.<configfile>, but not sure what to update in = the field 'pu port'. =0A=0AI tried with /dev/ugen2.2 but got below error=0A= > minicom: cannot open /dev/ugen2.2: Permission denied=0A=0APlease let me k= now what needs to be updated in the 'pu port' field.=0A=0AThanks,=0AAkash.= =0A=0A=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0AFrom: Fbsd1 <fbsd1@a1powe= ruser.com>=0ATo: akash kumar <akashb503@yahoo.co.in>=0ACc: freebsd-question= s@freebsd.org=0ASent: Wed, 2 June, 2010 2:02:30 PM=0ASubject: Re: minicom f= reebsd 8.0=0A=0Aakash kumar wrote:=0A> Hi,=0A> =0A> Can some one help me wi= th the steps configuring minicom on freebsd 8.0. I have a serial to usb con= verter running between my board and host machine. =0A> Thanks,=0A> Akash.= =0A> =0A> =0A=0AI take it a minicom is a external serial modem for internet= access over the phone lines.=0A=0AFirst off you better check if this is a = windows modem.=0A=0APhone modems are manufactured for two target markets, M= S/Windows (Winmodems) and every thing else. Winmodems are cheep because the= hardware controller function is handled by the software you have to instal= l into MS/Windows. This hardware controller function is normally contained = in a chip on the modem circuit board. Winmodems are missing this chip and d= irects the modem to use driver software running in the MS/Windows system to= perform the controller function. The most common Winmodem chips are manufa= ctured by Lucent. There are many versions of this Lucent chip resulting in = each chip version needing a different MS/Windows software driver version.= =0A=0AUp until version 4.4, FBSD did not have any solution to using Winmode= ms, but with the release of 4.4 the ports collection now contains the "Linu= x Winmodem 'ltmdm' driver" which was ported to FBSD. This port is very poor= ly documented, only works with a limited number of Lucent chip version, and= can be somewhat unreliable. Your whole Internet connection is managed by y= our modem and trying to shoe horn a modem specially manufactured for the MS= /Windows operating system into FreeBSD is not the way to achieve a satisfac= tory dialup Internet connection.=0A=0A=0A=0APlug the usb to serial converte= r into a usb port on the pc.=0APlug the serial cable into the modem and the= converter.=0APower on the minicon, and boot your pc.=0ACheck your boot mes= sages for the address of the usb to serial converter=0Aand use that address= in your ppp config for dialing your ISP.=0A=0AIf you can't id the address = you need, then post your boot message log here for next step in help. Use d= mesg > boot.msg.file to get a copy of the boot log.=0A=0A
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