Common questions

What does ttyS0 mean?

What does ttyS0 mean?

ttyS0 is the device for the first UART serial port on x86 and x86_64 architectures. If you have a PC motherboard with serial ports you’d be using a ttySn to attach a modem or a serial console. ttyUSB0 is the device for the first USB serial convertor.

How do I enable console in Linux?

To enable the serial console for your custom Linux VM image, enable console access in the file /etc/inittab to run a terminal on ttyS0 . For example: S0:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -L 115200 console vt102 . You may also need to spawn a getty on ttyS0. This can be done with systemctl start [email protected] .

How do I enable serial console in Ubuntu?

Configuring grub

  1. Edit /boot/grub/menu.lst: vi /boot/grub/menu.lst.
  2. Add the following lines to the top of the file: # Enable console output via the serial port.
  3. When you next reboot, the output from grub will go to the normal console unless input is received from the serial port.

What port is ttyS0?

For each such terminal there is a special file in the /dev (device) directory. /dev/ttyS0 is the special file for the serial port known as COM1 in the DOS/Windows world. To send text to a terminal you may redirect standard output of some command-line command to the appropriate special file.

How do I get to U-boot console?

Resolution

  1. Log in to your switch via the console. See the quick start guide for steps.
  2. Reboot the switch: cumulus@switch~:$ sudo reboot.
  3. Press any key when you see the following prompt: Hit any key to stop autoboot: 0 The full output from the boot sequence is in this file: reboot.txt.
  4. The switch will now boot into U-Boot.

How do I run Cutecom on Ubuntu?

Install via Software Centre Open up Software Centre and enter ‘cutecom’ in the search box. Click on the ‘MoreInfo’ button and select the ‘Add-on’ Lrzsz box so that it’s ticked. The lrzsz package contains tools for zmodem/xmodem/ymodem file transfer. Now click on ‘Install’.

How do you set up a serial console?

Enable the Windows boot menu in the serial console

  1. Connect to your Windows VM or virtual machine scale set instance by using Remote Desktop.
  2. From an administrative command prompt, run the following commands: bcdedit /set {bootmgr} displaybootmenu yes.
  3. Reboot the system for the boot menu to be enabled.

What does

/dev/tty stands for the controlling terminal (if any) for the current process (the process that uses “/dev/tty” in a command). To find out which tty’s are attached to which processes use the “ps -a” command at the shell prompt (command line). For the shell process you’re in, /dev/tty is the terminal you are now using.

What happens if none of the consoles are TTY?

If none of the consoles are a tty, then opening /dev/console returns the error ENODEV (“No such device”). The kernel will print log a message, and start init regardless.

What is the tty device node in Linux?

The Linux TTY device nodes tty1 through tty63 are virtual terminals. They are also referred to as VTs, or as virtual consoles. They simulate multiple consoles on top of the physical console device driver.

What’s the difference between TTY and Virtual Console in Linux?

The Linux TTY device nodes tty1 through tty63 are virtual terminals. They are also referred to as VTs, or as virtual consoles. They simulate multiple consoles on top of the physical console device driver. Only one virtual console is shown and controlled at a time.

What’s the baud rate to connect to ttyS0?

The following example connect to ttyS0 at 9600 bps: See its manual for detailed usage. GNU Screen is able to connect to a serial port. It will connect at 9600 baud by default: A different baud rate (e.g. 115200) may be specified on the command line.


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