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Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, akash kumar <akashb503@yahoo.co.in>
Subject: Re: minicom freebsd 8.0
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On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 10:32 AM, Fbsd1 <fbsd1@a1poweruser.com> wrote:
> akash kumar wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Can some one help me with the steps configuring minicom on freebsd 8.0. =
I
>> have a serial to usb converter running between my =A0board and host mach=
ine.
>> Thanks,
>> Akash.
>>
>>
>
> I take it a minicom is a external serial modem for internet access over t=
he
> phone lines.

I guess akash is asking about the port comms/minicom, the special files
under /dev and the kernel modules needed to access the serial port of the
modem via a usb-to-serial converter.

-cpghost.

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