Sending Linux commands over serial connection to an Android device












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I have a question about being able to send Linux commands over a serial connection to an Android device.



I have heard of PuTTY and tried to use it, but I am ultimately lost with it.



I was in the Linux shell of the Android device and could type, reboot and the device would reboot. The Android device has a virtual serial connection, and I have been able to connect to it using PuTTY, but I don't know where to go after that.



Also, I cannot use ADB because the phone will not fully boot, and the ADB setting is on.










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  • "I don't know where to go after that." -- Seems like you have a working serial link to the console. The next step is you need to learn shell commands. Try typing help or busybox. Putty is a terminal emulation program; it's the program that is running on the PC side of the link so that you can use the serial port + keyboard + monitor as a "terminal" or console.

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I have a question about being able to send Linux commands over a serial connection to an Android device.



I have heard of PuTTY and tried to use it, but I am ultimately lost with it.



I was in the Linux shell of the Android device and could type, reboot and the device would reboot. The Android device has a virtual serial connection, and I have been able to connect to it using PuTTY, but I don't know where to go after that.



Also, I cannot use ADB because the phone will not fully boot, and the ADB setting is on.










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  • "I don't know where to go after that." -- Seems like you have a working serial link to the console. The next step is you need to learn shell commands. Try typing help or busybox. Putty is a terminal emulation program; it's the program that is running on the PC side of the link so that you can use the serial port + keyboard + monitor as a "terminal" or console.

    – sawdust
    Dec 23 '13 at 9:52














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I have a question about being able to send Linux commands over a serial connection to an Android device.



I have heard of PuTTY and tried to use it, but I am ultimately lost with it.



I was in the Linux shell of the Android device and could type, reboot and the device would reboot. The Android device has a virtual serial connection, and I have been able to connect to it using PuTTY, but I don't know where to go after that.



Also, I cannot use ADB because the phone will not fully boot, and the ADB setting is on.










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I have a question about being able to send Linux commands over a serial connection to an Android device.



I have heard of PuTTY and tried to use it, but I am ultimately lost with it.



I was in the Linux shell of the Android device and could type, reboot and the device would reboot. The Android device has a virtual serial connection, and I have been able to connect to it using PuTTY, but I don't know where to go after that.



Also, I cannot use ADB because the phone will not fully boot, and the ADB setting is on.







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  • "I don't know where to go after that." -- Seems like you have a working serial link to the console. The next step is you need to learn shell commands. Try typing help or busybox. Putty is a terminal emulation program; it's the program that is running on the PC side of the link so that you can use the serial port + keyboard + monitor as a "terminal" or console.

    – sawdust
    Dec 23 '13 at 9:52



















  • "I don't know where to go after that." -- Seems like you have a working serial link to the console. The next step is you need to learn shell commands. Try typing help or busybox. Putty is a terminal emulation program; it's the program that is running on the PC side of the link so that you can use the serial port + keyboard + monitor as a "terminal" or console.

    – sawdust
    Dec 23 '13 at 9:52

















"I don't know where to go after that." -- Seems like you have a working serial link to the console. The next step is you need to learn shell commands. Try typing help or busybox. Putty is a terminal emulation program; it's the program that is running on the PC side of the link so that you can use the serial port + keyboard + monitor as a "terminal" or console.

– sawdust
Dec 23 '13 at 9:52





"I don't know where to go after that." -- Seems like you have a working serial link to the console. The next step is you need to learn shell commands. Try typing help or busybox. Putty is a terminal emulation program; it's the program that is running on the PC side of the link so that you can use the serial port + keyboard + monitor as a "terminal" or console.

– sawdust
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If you are communicating over a serial connection I think you would use AT commands rather than 'linux commands.'



This post discusses something similar if my understanding is correct.






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  • AT commands are for controlling a phone modem or a communications device that emulates a phone modem because it has a data (or transparent) mode and a command mode. A simple serial link like what the OP has does not have a modem. Hence there is no device to process any AT commands.

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Turns out that the connection I had was for the phone modem, not to the system. There seems to be (on many qualcomm phones) a modem connection and then the adb connection for the android system.



So it ended up being a dead end.






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    If you are communicating over a serial connection I think you would use AT commands rather than 'linux commands.'



    This post discusses something similar if my understanding is correct.






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    • AT commands are for controlling a phone modem or a communications device that emulates a phone modem because it has a data (or transparent) mode and a command mode. A simple serial link like what the OP has does not have a modem. Hence there is no device to process any AT commands.

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    If you are communicating over a serial connection I think you would use AT commands rather than 'linux commands.'



    This post discusses something similar if my understanding is correct.






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    • AT commands are for controlling a phone modem or a communications device that emulates a phone modem because it has a data (or transparent) mode and a command mode. A simple serial link like what the OP has does not have a modem. Hence there is no device to process any AT commands.

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    If you are communicating over a serial connection I think you would use AT commands rather than 'linux commands.'



    This post discusses something similar if my understanding is correct.






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    If you are communicating over a serial connection I think you would use AT commands rather than 'linux commands.'



    This post discusses something similar if my understanding is correct.







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    • AT commands are for controlling a phone modem or a communications device that emulates a phone modem because it has a data (or transparent) mode and a command mode. A simple serial link like what the OP has does not have a modem. Hence there is no device to process any AT commands.

      – sawdust
      Dec 23 '13 at 9:41



















    • AT commands are for controlling a phone modem or a communications device that emulates a phone modem because it has a data (or transparent) mode and a command mode. A simple serial link like what the OP has does not have a modem. Hence there is no device to process any AT commands.

      – sawdust
      Dec 23 '13 at 9:41

















    AT commands are for controlling a phone modem or a communications device that emulates a phone modem because it has a data (or transparent) mode and a command mode. A simple serial link like what the OP has does not have a modem. Hence there is no device to process any AT commands.

    – sawdust
    Dec 23 '13 at 9:41





    AT commands are for controlling a phone modem or a communications device that emulates a phone modem because it has a data (or transparent) mode and a command mode. A simple serial link like what the OP has does not have a modem. Hence there is no device to process any AT commands.

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    Turns out that the connection I had was for the phone modem, not to the system. There seems to be (on many qualcomm phones) a modem connection and then the adb connection for the android system.



    So it ended up being a dead end.






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      Turns out that the connection I had was for the phone modem, not to the system. There seems to be (on many qualcomm phones) a modem connection and then the adb connection for the android system.



      So it ended up being a dead end.






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        Turns out that the connection I had was for the phone modem, not to the system. There seems to be (on many qualcomm phones) a modem connection and then the adb connection for the android system.



        So it ended up being a dead end.






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        Turns out that the connection I had was for the phone modem, not to the system. There seems to be (on many qualcomm phones) a modem connection and then the adb connection for the android system.



        So it ended up being a dead end.







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