To check a serial port in Linux, you need to use a terminal emulator like PuTTY or minicom. Once you have a terminal emulator open, you can use the following commands to check the status of your serial port:
ls /dev/ttyUSB : This command will list all of the USB serial ports that are connected to your computer. dmesg | grep ttyUSB : This command will show you any messages that have been logged about your serial port. stty -F /dev/ttyUSB : This command will show you the current settings for your serial port.