----- Original Message -----
From: "Randy Smith" <forhire (at mark) lewiscounty.com>
To: <coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2007 8:27 AM
Subject: [coba-e:08496] Re: minicom
>I use minicom. Try using yum. It was there as of 4.2. (minicom.i386
>2.00.0-19).
>
> yum install minicom
>
> If not simply use the rpm from from an earlier distro.
>
> Randy
>
>
> ---------- Original Message -----------
> From: Kristian Eklund <kristian.eklund (at mark) monostar.net>
> To: coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org
> Sent: Sat, 06 Jan 2007 02:08:52 +0100
> Subject: [coba-e:08489] Re: minicom
>
>> Hi Robert,
>>
>> > I need a terminal program, such as minicom, which I see is not part of
>> > my CentOS+BQ loaded RaQ 4 system. Does anyone know if a standard rpm
>> > for
>> > minicom should work or where to get a package that will provide minicom
>> > or other terminal program? Or, perhaps there is another terminal
>> > program
>> > installed in my system?
>>
>> I'm sure you can try one of these for your system:
>> http://www.rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=minicom&submit=Search+...
>>
>> The ones for Red Hat will probably work best.
>>
>> /Kristian
> ------- End of Original Message -------
I had a serial port connected to a Dell switch on a BQ server, and for some
reason it would not boot that way. I had to disconnect the serial cable.
Just something to keep in mind.
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Ken Marcus
Precision Web Hosting, Inc.
http://www.precisionweb.net