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| author | bnewbold <bnewbold@robocracy.org> | 2015-05-28 21:33:51 -0700 |
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| committer | bnewbold <bnewbold@robocracy.org> | 2015-05-28 21:34:18 -0700 |
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quickstart-board: screen permissions instructions
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diff --git a/quickstart-board.rst b/quickstart-board.rst index ce00a87..e0cdb72 100644 --- a/quickstart-board.rst +++ b/quickstart-board.rst @@ -51,7 +51,20 @@ line program:: # Should be a blank screen until the Novena boots. # Type "Ctrl-A" then "k" to quit when you are done. -Or you could use minicom or GtkTerm or whatever your favorite is.. +Or you could use minicom or GtkTerm or whatever your favorite is. If you get +access errors, you might need to add yourself to ``dialout`` or ``plugdev`` or +a group like that, then completely log out and log back in:: + + $ ls -l /dev/ttyUSB0 + crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 188, 0 May 28 21:10 /dev/ttyUSB0 + $ groups + SOMEBODY cdrom floppy audio dip video plugdev netdev + $ sudo usermod SOMEBODY -a -G dialout + $ groups + SOMEBODY cdrom floppy audio dip video plugdev netdev + $ # Still need to logout and back in, then: + $ groups + SOMEBODY dialout cdrom floppy audio dip video plugdev netdev Finally, connect power to the Novena board's DC barrel jack. You should see u-boot and then kernel boot messages stream out the console. |