Hi , Iam try to use minicom as simple com-port, it is connected to embedded system board via RS 232 cable. in minicom ->serial port setup i have set as ttyS3, baud rate 57600 8n1 which in acordance with embedded system. When my embedded systme boots up , there should be some messages displayed on my com port , but unfortunately its not happening. i have verified the same setup in windows using hyperterminal it is working fine. do i need to do any thing more in the setup. Thanks in Advance. Below i have pasted the minicom screen . screen ------------------------> Welcome to minicom 2.00.0 OPTIONS: History Buffer, F-key Macros, Search History Buffer, I18n Compiled on Mar 7 2005, 10:29:09. Press CTRL-A Z for help on special keys CTRL-A Z for help | 57600 8N1 | NOR | Minicom 2.00.0 | VT102 | Offline screen -end-----------------------> Gowri