Usb -> Serial Out

[NinjaFae]

Heyla.
I wanted to view the output from my console, so I can find out why some things aren't running. I noticed that there is a USB serial patch, so that you can use the serial cable. My question is, if I dn't have Windows (Which I don't like and as such use OS X), is there a way to view the output?

 

[Squidge]

Yes, try gfoot's latest serial driver. The mac should pick it up as a standard serial port, as it emulates CDC-ACM. It's not too reliable for high data rate stuff, but it works for simple text work.

 

[NinjaFae]

Yes, try gfoot's latest serial driver. The mac should pick it up as a standard serial port, as it emulates CDC-ACM. It's not too reliable for high data rate stuff, but it works for simple text work.

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Okay, any idea what hyperterm settings are required, so I can translate them to a telnet prompt and test it out?

 

[Vimacs]

speed dosnt matter, but zmodem haves problems over 38400, settings are 8-n-1

 

[NinjaFae]

speed dosnt matter, but zmodem haves problems over 38400, settings are 8-n-1

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Hmm, methinks this needs some documentation, since I can't locate how it connects, everyone says 'COMx:' x being the port, but in a UNIX environment, what is a com port?

 

[nickspoon]

COM is short for communications, and should be found under the device settings for the GP2X serial gadget device (not the mass storage device). When you connect it, the GP2X gets assigned a COM port. For me, this was COM10 until I changed it to COM1.

Well, that's how it works in Windows, I'm hoping OS X is similar.

 

[calqlater]

In many unix deployments, USB-created serial devices can be found as device files such as /dev/ttyUSB0

If it's somehow being mapped as a regular serial port, it might be tied to something like /dev/ttyS3.

Depending on your OS (linux vs. OS X) and particular driver setup, you should be able to check your system logs to see where the driver has registered the serial port.

EDIT: grammar

 

[nickspoon]

My bad, USB serial is being mapped to /dev/ttyUSB# (replacing hash with a number). If your terminal program is asking for COM ports, either try every one available (try COM10 first) or get a new terminal program that allows you to use /dev/ttyUSB. You could always try minicom.

 

[whiskthecat]

Heyla.
I wanted to view the output from my console, so I can find out why some things aren't running. I noticed that there is a USB serial patch, so that you can use the serial cable. My question is, if I dn't have Windows (Which I don't like and as such use OS X), is there a way to view the output?

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[NinjaFae]

Heyla.
I wanted to view the output from my console, so I can find out why some things aren't running.  I noticed that there is a USB serial patch, so that you can use the serial cable.  My question is, if I dn't have Windows (Which I don't like and as such use OS X), is there a way to view the output?

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