minicom requires lrzsz to do x/y/z-modem. If you try to do a file upload via minicom on a system that doesn't have lrzsz, it doesn't say something like "no handler for this protocol" or "install lrzsz", it prints out a dot every few seconds, JUST LIKE ONE MIGHT EXPECT A REAL UPLOAD TO DO! This is incredibly perverse and confusing, enough to count as a real bug not a misfeature IMV.
read important info after emerge einfo "Minicom relies on the net-misc/lrzsz package to transfer" einfo "files using the XMODEM, YMODEM and ZMODEM protocols." echo einfo "If you need the capability of using the above protocols," einfo "make sure to install net-misc/lrsz." echo closing this as ALREADY fixed
