Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 27 Mar 2006 00:09:51 +0700 | From | Mikado <> | Subject | Re: Virtual Serial Port |
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> guest writes to /dev/ttyS0 > vmware connects its virtual S0 to the host's ttyFakeS0 > minicom on the host to ttyFakeS0 > or even > vmware S0 to host's ttyS0 > other remote machine do minicom to ttyS0 > > The reason for FakeS0 is that vmware does not know about ptys, > unfortunately.
Yes, VMWare doesn't support serial port using host's ttys any more. My idea is:
[host - application] <- read/write -> [virtual serial port /dev/ttyFakeS0] <- read/write over virtual null-modem serial cable -> [host - real serial port /dev/ttyS0] <- read/write -> [VMWare - application]
But today I've just bought an USB-to-Serial converter and made for myself a null-modem serial cable. I use this null-modem cable to connect /dev/ttyS0 (native serial port) to /dev/tts/USB0 (USB-based serial port). My VMWare now can use one of those devices and the host use another one. Now above figure can be re-drawn like this:
[host - application] <- read/write -> [/dev/tts/USB0] <- read/write over physical null-modem cable -> [/dev/ttyS0] <- read/write -> [VMWare - application]
Anyway, later I'll try to write a device drivers act as virtual serial ports and virtual null-modem cables.
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