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[[Category:Fedora ARM Secondary Architecture]]
= Connecting to a Linux device via USB-Serial Console from Windows =
There are two ways to connect to a Linux device via usb-serial console from Windows:
* Using Putty
* Using Cygwin
== Installation and Setup==
Both setup requires the installation of the USB-to-Serial/Virtual COM Port (VCP) Driver in the Windows device.
===Driver===
* Driver for the Windows device was downloaded from [http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm Future Technology Devices International Limited's website]
* Installation process was as easy as clicking the downloaded file
* After the installation the USB-to-Serial adapter's usb part was connected to the Windows device and the serial part in the Linux device.
* Driver for Only difference from the Windows device above instruction was downloaded from [[http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm Future Technology Devices International Limited's website]]* Installation process is straight forward in #8, Bits per second (3-click installBPS)was set to 115200 instead of 9600.
=== Cygwin ===* Windows executable was downloaded from [http://www.cygwin.com/ Cigwin's website]* Cygwin setup was done by following [http://cygwin.com/faq/faq-nochunks.html#faq.setup.setup this].* "Screen" was the additional package that was added beyond the default package set. (section 2.9 in the above link)===Putty===