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>Using Minicom to give commands to
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a modem</TITLE
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TITLE="Modem configuration"
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>Remote Serial Console HOWTO</TH
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>Prev</A
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WIDTH="80%"
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>Chapter 12. Modem configuration</TD
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CLASS="SECTION"
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NAME="MODEM-MINICOM"
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>12.1. Using <SPAN
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CLASS="PRODUCTNAME"
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>Minicom</SPAN
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> to give commands to
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a modem</H1
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><SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Minicom</SPAN
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> is a full-screen serial
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terminal emulation package, very much like the classic
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<SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Telix</SPAN
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> terminal emulator for
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<SPAN
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CLASS="PRODUCTNAME"
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>MS-DOS</SPAN
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>.</P
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><P
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>Firstly, start <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Minicom</SPAN
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> in
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configuration mode with the command:</P
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CLASS="INFORMALFIGURE"
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NAME="AEN2872"
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><PRE
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CLASS="SCREEN"
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><TT
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CLASS="PROMPT"
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>bash#</TT
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> <B
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CLASS="COMMAND"
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>minicom -o -s</B
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></PRE
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></FONT
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><P
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></P
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><P
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>The following menu appears:</P
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CLASS="INFORMALFIGURE"
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><A
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NAME="AEN2877"
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></A
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CLASS="SCREEN"
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><SPAN
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CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
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>Filenames and paths</SPAN
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>
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<SPAN
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CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
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>File transfer protocols</SPAN
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<SPAN
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CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
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>Serial port setup</SPAN
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<SPAN
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CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
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>Modem and dialing</SPAN
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<SPAN
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CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
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>Screen and keyboard</SPAN
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<SPAN
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CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
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>Save setup as dfl</SPAN
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<SPAN
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CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
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>Save setup as..</SPAN
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>
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<SPAN
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CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
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>Exit</SPAN
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>
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<SPAN
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CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
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>Exit from Minicom</SPAN
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></PRE
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></FONT
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><P
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></P
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><P
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>Select <SPAN
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CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
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>Serial port setup</SPAN
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> and
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set</P
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CLASS="INFORMALFIGURE"
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COLOR="#000000"
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><PRE
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CLASS="SCREEN"
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><SPAN
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CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
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>A - Serial Device:</SPAN
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> <TT
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CLASS="USERINPUT"
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><B
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>/dev/ttyS0</B
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></TT
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CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
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>B - Lockfile Location:</SPAN
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> <TT
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CLASS="USERINPUT"
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><B
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>/var/lock</B
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></TT
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CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
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>C - Callin Program:</SPAN
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CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
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>D - Callout Program:</SPAN
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>
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<SPAN
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CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
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>E - Bps/Par/Bits:</SPAN
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> <TT
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CLASS="USERINPUT"
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><B
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>9600 8N1</B
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></TT
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CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
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>F - Hardware Flow Control:</SPAN
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> <TT
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CLASS="USERINPUT"
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>Yes</B
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></TT
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<SPAN
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CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
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>G - Software Flow Control:</SPAN
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> <TT
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CLASS="USERINPUT"
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>No</B
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></TT
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>Now save the configuration</P
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NAME="AEN2905"
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></A
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><FONT
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COLOR="#000000"
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><PRE
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CLASS="SCREEN"
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><SPAN
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CLASS="GUILABEL"
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>Give name to save this configuration?</SPAN
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>
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<TT
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CLASS="PROMPT"
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>></TT
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> <TT
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CLASS="USERINPUT"
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><B
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>console</B
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></TT
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></PRE
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></FONT
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><P
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></P
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><P
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>and exit <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Minicom</SPAN
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>.</P
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><P
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>To configure a modem use the command <B
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CLASS="COMMAND"
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>minicom -o
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console</B
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> to start Minicom without sending an
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initialization string to the modem. Now issue the
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<TT
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CLASS="LITERAL"
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>AT</TT
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> commands to configure the modem.</P
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><P
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>When finished use the <SPAN
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CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
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>Quit</SPAN
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> option
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to leave <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Minicom</SPAN
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> without sending a reset
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string to the modem; this option is
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<B
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CLASS="KEYCAP"
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>Alt</B
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>-<B
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CLASS="KEYCAP"
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>Q</B
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>.</P
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><P
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>Sometimes <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Minicom</SPAN
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> will use
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<B
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CLASS="KEYCAP"
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>Ctrl</B
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>-<B
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CLASS="KEYCAP"
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>A</B
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> rather
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than <B
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CLASS="KEYCAP"
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>Alt</B
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> to access the menu system, look for a
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hint in <SPAN
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CLASS="APPLICATION"
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>Minicom</SPAN
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>'s start up
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message:</P
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><DIV
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CLASS="INFORMALFIGURE"
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NAME="MODEM-MINICOM-STARTUP"
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></A
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></P
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>Press ALT-Z for help on special keys</PRE
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><PRE
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>Press CTRL-A Z for help on special keys</PRE
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