To exit Minicom when in terminal mode press ‘Ctrl-A’ to get a message bar at the bottom of the terminal window and then press ‘X’. Connect to you Switch console ~]# minicomĪMSSW1002 login: 6. Minicom: WARNING: configuration file not found, using defaultsĥ. dev/ttyS3, UART: unknown, Port: 0x02e8, IRQ: 3 4. dev/ttyS2, UART: unknown, Port: 0x03e8, IRQ: 4 Minicom is a full-screen serial terminal emulation package, very much like the classic Telix terminal emulator. dev/ttyS1, UART: 16550A, Port: 0x02f8, IRQ: 3 Using Minicom to give commands to a modem. Set serial ports ~]# setserial -g /dev/ttyS Check your Serial connection details ~]# dmesg | grep tty This system is receiving updates from RHN Classic or RHN Satellite. Loaded plugins: product-id, rhnplugin, search-disabled-repos, security, subscription. Install minicom ~]# yum install minicom -y
#Minicom serial port how to
Here I am explaining how to configure minicom in linux for a console connection to Cisco Nexus 5K switch. Usually we use any console connection utilities like putty, minicom, RealTerm or cu. Those who work with infrastructure/server deployment knows how difficult it is to get a console for those devices having no display like switches, routers and a blade chassis/enclosure.