Samsung command question

[jaypikay]

Hi,

I wonder if there a command to dump the different Modules of the maintenance cylinder configuration (SAMSUNG SP2504C), as binary module through the serial console. I know how to read them the normal way, but I like to view at them with my hexeditor. It is just easier to look at when you have a hex and ascii view of the data you are analysing. If you don't want to post it in the public, please feel free to send me a message.

Thanks in advance!

EDIT #1: Oh, and I noticed that many Samsung related threads are missing when I try to access them through the search result page

[fzabkar]

I don't get it.

If you've dumped the modules the "normal" way, why should they look any different when you dump them via the serial console?

[guru]

exactly it makes no sense

[jaypikay]

I dumped the modules to the terminal output, so the output is the "asciified" hexdump. instead of printing

Code:

foobar

the terminal prints:

Code:

W:005000  666f 6f62 6172 0a

and so it makes sense, in the matter of comfort. I want to upload the dump to my host system as real binary and not as hex string. It would make it much easier to analyse. The above is a simplefied example. Just image you have only the output of what the programm xxd gave you, but you want the binary which was used to produce the binary.

[BlackST]

Still makes ABSOLUTELY no sense and most of all NO USE to me too .

[fzabkar]

and so it makes sense, in the matter of comfort. I want to upload the dump to my host system as real binary and not as hex string.

OK, that makes perfect sense to me. However, I don't know how to help you. No doubt you have already written some simple software to massage the data ...

[jaypikay]

Currently I use minicom to enter the commands, and copy the output in a little python script to convert the first bytes of the module. just to get some kind of table of contents, but it will be a pain in the a** when it comes to reading sections like the raw SMART data. So, for now I have to stick around with the RM command.

[guru]

You wont find anything OTS to do what you want. As Frank said, a simple com sw would do the trick :O)

[jaypikay]

Thanks, than I will write something to parse the logs I can produce with minicom.

[guru]

The beauty of Linux.....

http://minicom.sourcearchive.com/


Source code. Now you can write some functions within minicom to do what you need.