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From: Mark Hounschell <markh@compro.net>
Subject: Re: Serial port slow on Linux dosemu
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:48:04 -0500
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On 01/09/2012 04:58 PM, Mark Hounschell wrote:
> I've scanned the archives and tried everything I have read but my serial
> ports are still very slow. I'm running some CableEye software and
> connected to a cable tester via ttyS0. I've migrated an old p3 box to a
> newer (still old but) Dual P4 2.2GZ processor. Everything works but the
> serial port is too slow. The old p3 would test a cable in a second. Now
> in the emulator it takes 8 seconds to test the same cable.
>
> I have tried these 2 combos with no luck
>
> $_ports = " device /dev/null range 0x3f8 0x3ff fast"
> # $_com1 = "/dev/ttyS0"
>
> and
>
> #$_ports = " device /dev/null range 0x3f8 0x3ff fast"
> $_com1 = "/dev/ttyS0"
>
> They act the same. How can I get this thing to sing?
>

I guess I could have provided more info. I'm using the SuSE-12.1 dist 
and the dosemu revision is dosemu-1.4.0.1-75.1.3.i586

Thanks
Mark