From: Heinrich Schuchardt Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2023 22:04:50 +0000 (+0200) Subject: README: remove Minicom comment X-Git-Tag: v2025.01-rc5-pxa1908~940^2~1 X-Git-Url: http://git.dujemihanovic.xyz/img/%7B%7B?a=commitdiff_plain;h=a12b36434d822ef1c4f6631314a8ea229e68c520;p=u-boot.git README: remove Minicom comment The main README file is the wrong place to document how different terminal emulations can be used to access the U-Boot serial console. C-Kermit which requires a configuration file or several commands to access the U-Boot console may not be the preferred choice for newcomers. The provided wiki link is invalid. The man-pages for loadb and loads already show how to use the commands with picocom. Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt --- diff --git a/README b/README index bbf96e64c8..15a19caf74 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -2430,27 +2430,6 @@ Hit 'q': [q, b, e, ?] ## Application terminated, rc = 0x0 -Minicom warning: -================ - -Over time, many people have reported problems when trying to use the -"minicom" terminal emulation program for serial download. I (wd) -consider minicom to be broken, and recommend not to use it. Under -Unix, I recommend to use C-Kermit for general purpose use (and -especially for kermit binary protocol download ("loadb" command), and -use "cu" for S-Record download ("loads" command). See -https://www.denx.de/wiki/view/DULG/SystemSetup#Section_4.3. -for help with kermit. - - -Nevertheless, if you absolutely want to use it try adding this -configuration to your "File transfer protocols" section: - - Name Program Name U/D FullScr IO-Red. Multi - X kermit /usr/bin/kermit -i -l %l -s Y U Y N N - Y kermit /usr/bin/kermit -i -l %l -r N D Y N N - - Implementation Internals: =========================