* Connect the JTAG module to the SheevaPlug (be careful; connecting it the wrong way will fry it! See the warning sticker on the plug, and the photo on the box for proper connection), and connect the USB side to your computer (can be Windows, Linux or Mac).
* On Windows: install a driver (disc that came with plug), and [http://plugcomputer.org/plugwiki/index.php/SerialTerminal/Windows/PuTTY use PuTTY (serial)].
* On Linux, execute the following command, and use [http://sourceforge.net/projects/gtkterm/ gtkterm]: use 2 stop bits & 115200 bps speed when creating the profile; keep the defaults for the rest.Instead of gtkterm, you can also use the simpler screen: ''yum -y install screen; screen /dev/ttyUSB1 115200'' cat > /etc/udev/rules.d/85-sheevaplug.rules <<'EOF' # if no driver has claimed the interface yet, load ftdi_sio ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_interface", \ ATTRS{idVendor}=="1c0c", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0102", \ DRIVER=="", \ RUN+="/sbin/modprobe -b ftdi_sio" # add the sheevaplug VID and PID to the list of devices supported by ftdi_sio ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="drivers", \ ENV{DEVPATH}=="/bus/usb-serial/drivers/ftdi_sio", \ ATTR{new_id}="1c0c 0102" # optionally create a convenience symlink for the console device ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="ttyUSB*", \ ATTRS{interface}=="SheevaPlug JTAGKey FT2232D B", \ ATTRS{bInterfaceNumber}=="01", \ SYMLINK+="sheevaplug" EOF
* On Mac, Install the [http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP/MacOSX/FTDIUSBSerialDriver_v2_2_14.dmg FTDI driver], download [http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3022105/Amahi/sheeva/Info.plist.patch Info.plist.patch] to your desktop, then run the following commands to connect to the SheevaPlug console:
sudo patch -p0 < ~/Desktop/Info.plist.patch