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7Press <e> and set the Bps/Par/Bits option to 57600 8N1.

8Press <f> and set Hardware Flow Control to Yes and set Software Flow Control to No.

9To exit the Serial Port Setup menu, press <Enter>.

10Select Modem and Dialing and press <Enter>.

11In the Modem Dialing and Parameter Setup menu, press <Backspace> to clear the init, reset, connect, and hangup settings so that they are blank.

12Press <Enter> to save each blank value.

13When all specified fields are clear, press <Enter> to exit the Modem Dialing and Parameter Setup menu.

14Select Save setup as config_name and press <Enter>.

15Select Exit From Minicom and press <Enter>.

16At the command shell prompt, type minicom <Minicom config file name>.

17To expand the Minicom window to 80 x 25, drag the corner of the window.

18Press <Ctrl+a>, <z>, <x> to exit Minicom.

NOTE: If you are using Minicom for serial text Virtual Console to configure the managed system BIOS, it is recommended to turn on color in Minicom. To turn on color, type the following command: minicom -c on

Ensure that the Minicom window displays a command prompt. When the command prompt is displayed, your connection is successful and you are ready to connect to the managed system console using the connect serial command.

Required Minicom Settings for Serial Console Emulation

Use Table 5-6 to configure any version of Minicom.

Table 5-6. Minicom Settings for Serial Console Emulation

Setting Description	Required Setting
Bps/Par/Bits	57600 8N1
Hardware flow control	Yes
Software flow control	No

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