serial comms package, very simple?

[wedgetail]

I would welcome suggestions as to what serial comms program would be a suitable simple, agreeable and sheer pleasure to use instead of win Hyperterminal, this and I simple do not agree, I can not explain about hyperterminal but I have to get it out of my system.  (Easy now, I may have to use it until cd drive is fixed and more suitable OS can be installed, so this final destination pc will in the meantime have quiet corner to rest while experiments take place)

I have in the past used ProComm, Kermit and Screens ( which is in synaptic or was some time ago)

The idea from another pc run something that can talk to the serial port and then a dial up modem etc, I know I should know and a quick search failed too to trigger my memory.  

What do others use as favorites ??    

[wedgetail]

I am diving into {screen} but come to a bit of a hold:

[root@localhost gert]# screen -list
You are not the owner of /home/gert/tmp.

[root@localhost gert]# ls -l /home/gert/tmp
total 20
prwx------ 1 gert gert    0 Jun 18 16:38 4834.pts-6.localhost|
drwx------ 2 gert gert 4096 Jun 18 10:37 akonadi-gert.qprZzF/
drwx------ 3 gert gert 4096 Jun 18 10:37 kde-gert/
drwx------ 2 gert gert 4096 Jun 18 14:07 ksocket-gert/
drwx------ 2 gert gert 4096 May 26 01:45 pulse-7VI5uG1yhc3u/
drwx------ 2 gert gert 4096 May 26 09:29 pulse-avuaOb9vyJcX/
[root@localhost gert]#

This was supposed to be one of the easiest and safe starting check for me.

The last line was owned by root but I hastily chown to me.

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[root@localhost gert]# chown gert:gert /home/gert/tmp/pulse-avuaOb9vyJcX/
[root@localhost gert]# ls -l /home/gert/tmp
Ah, yes I have just tried adding option -vR same result

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[root@localhost gert]# screen -list
You are not the owner of /home/gert/tmp.
[root@localhost gert]# exit
exit
[gert@localhost ~]$ screen -list
There is a screen on:
        4834.pts-6.localhost    (Attached)
1 Socket in /home/gert/tmp.

[gert@localhost ~]$


 

[AS]

I would welcome suggestions as to what serial comms program would be a suitable simple, agreeable and sheer pleasure to use instead of win Hyperterminal, this and I simple do not agree, I can not explain about hyperterminal but I have to get it out of my system.  (Easy now, I may have to use it until cd drive is fixed and more suitable OS can be installed, so this final destination pc will in the meantime have quiet corner to rest while experiments take place)

I have in the past used ProComm, Kermit and Screens ( which is in synaptic or was some time ago)

The idea from another pc run something that can talk to the serial port and then a dial up modem etc, I know I should know and a quick search failed too to trigger my memory.  

What do others use as favorites ??    

depends on what your are trying to do, for terminal emulation in windows I liked very much Tera Term:
original author page:
http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA002416/teraterm.html
current development page:
http://ttssh2.sourceforge.jp/

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[wedgetail]

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Thanks I will have a look of curiosity.  However I have better stick with a Linux version, this why I am reviving whatever memory I have of {screen}  which I came to know about very early on when playing with Mepis 6, I have found out that it is not much I remember.

Right now I am having a look at gtkterm, that is simple more to my level but missing some logging feature I think