From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ralf Baechle DL5RB Subject: Re: [PATCH] baycom_ser_fdx: also allow i/o ports >= 0x1000 and enhanced failure logging Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 18:03:26 +0000 Message-ID: <20070305180326.GA8213@linux-mips.org> References: <20070304213034.GU10782@vanheusden.com> <20070304233052.GA27505@cloud.net.au> <1173102309.20023.25.camel@xbox360> Mime-Version: 1.0 Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1173102309.20023.25.camel@xbox360> Sender: linux-hams-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: Thomas Sailer Cc: Hamish Moffatt , linux-hams@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Mar 05, 2007 at 02:45:09PM +0100, Thomas Sailer wrote: > The baycom modem really doesn't have anything to do with RS232, it just > uses the RS232 port as a PIO port + timer. That's why it needs its own > 16550 driver. A few people asked me if it is possible to drive one of those RS232 abusing modems through a USB-to-RS232 converter but I guess the answer is no? 73 de DL5RB op Ralf -- Loc. JN47BS / CQ 14 / ITU 28 / DOK A21 Packet: DL5RB@DB0FHN.#BAY.DEU.EU