Re: [Gumstix-users] Connecting gumstix to host computer with serial

[<tim...@co...>]

Try re-booting your machine. I am using VMware Server 1.0.1 and had a simular problem

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Eric Wong" <emw...@gm...>
> Yes, I exited Hyperterminal before trying to access the port from VMWare.
> 
> On 10/11/06, Dave Hylands <dhy...@gm...> wrote:
> > Hi Eric,
> >
> > > This way, I can use the PC's serial port as /dev/ttyS0. I clicked on
> > > serial at the top menu bar of VMware player to transfer the control
> > > from windows to FD5.
> > >
> > > So when I try to use Kermit, in the terminal I typed:
> > >
> > > kermit -l /dev/ttyS0
> > >
> > > and it says "cannot open device"
> > >
> > > I can get the serial port to work in Hyper Terminal, but when I'm
> > > using Linux, it can't seem to find it.
> >
> > This is a just a wild guess, since I'm not familiar with VMWare, but
> > did you exit from HyperTerminal before trying to access it from
> > VMWare?
> >
> > --
> > Dave Hylands
> > Vancouver, BC, Canada
> > http://www.DaveHylands.com/
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