[FE training-materials-updates] Instruct to add the user to the dialout group
Michael Opdenacker
michael.opdenacker at free-electrons.com
Tue Dec 18 10:21:38 CET 2012
Repository : git://git.free-electrons.com/training-materials.git
On branch : master
Link : http://git.free-electrons.com/training-materials/commit/?id=8268b0478537c282c8f7100803c0b8394863cf05
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commit 8268b0478537c282c8f7100803c0b8394863cf05
Author: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker at free-electrons.com>
Date: Tue Dec 18 10:19:33 2012 +0100
Instruct to add the user to the dialout group
Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker at free-electrons.com>
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8268b0478537c282c8f7100803c0b8394863cf05
labs/android-new-board/android-new-board.tex | 9 +++++++++
labs/sysdev-u-boot/sysdev-u-boot.tex | 9 +++++++++
2 files changed, 18 insertions(+)
diff --git a/labs/android-new-board/android-new-board.tex b/labs/android-new-board/android-new-board.tex
index 4fc2a16..4452c22 100644
--- a/labs/android-new-board/android-new-board.tex
+++ b/labs/android-new-board/android-new-board.tex
@@ -152,6 +152,15 @@ serial communication program, such as \code{picocom}:
sudo apt-get install picocom
\end{verbatim}
+You also need to make your user belong to the \code{dialout} group to be
+allowed to write to the serial console:
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+sudo adduser <user> dialout
+\end{verbatim}
+
+You need to log out and in again for the group change to be effective.
+
Run \code{picocom -b 115200 /dev/ttyUSB0}, to start serial
communication on \code{/dev/ttyUSB0}, with a baudrate of 115200. If
you wish to exit picocom, press \code{[Ctrl][a]} followed by
diff --git a/labs/sysdev-u-boot/sysdev-u-boot.tex b/labs/sysdev-u-boot/sysdev-u-boot.tex
index acc1951..fa2997b 100644
--- a/labs/sysdev-u-boot/sysdev-u-boot.tex
+++ b/labs/sysdev-u-boot/sysdev-u-boot.tex
@@ -223,6 +223,15 @@ serial communication program, such as \code{picocom}:
sudo apt-get install picocom
\end{verbatim}
+You also need to make your user belong to the \code{dialout} group to be
+allowed to write to the serial console:
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+sudo adduser <user> dialout
+\end{verbatim}
+
+You need to log out and in again for the group change to be effective.
+
Run \code{sudo picocom -b 115200 /dev/ttyUSB0}, to start serial
communication on \code{/dev/ttyUSB0}, with a baudrate of 115200. If
you wish to exit picocom, press \code{[Ctrl][a]} followed by
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