From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2000 17:39:20 +0000 From: David Riley Subject: Re: serial module in 2.3.x? To: toa@pop.agri.ch Cc: Dev-Linux Reply-to: happyoscar42@usa.net Message-id: <38C3ED41.A0B4D9E4@usa.net> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii References: <38C3BE97.3DE053C9@pop.agri.ch> <38C42E7D.B537A3F0@pop.agri.ch> Sender: owner-linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org List-Id: Andreas Tobler wrote: > > Some follow up, > > I hang in the procedure autoconfig from serial.c, I get out the msg. > 'Testing ttysx'. > this happens on a wallstreet & on a pm7200. > It takes a lot of time to find out where, since each freeze needs about > 10' to reboot (fsck) > > Thanks for any hint!! > > Andreas Tobler wrote: > > > > Hi, > > has anybody seen the same? I'd like to include the serial.o module into > > recent kernels (2.3.x). No luck, I always get a machine check. I'm not > > sure where it is. > > This happens up to 2.3.50-pre2. I suppose it has to do with the > > SHARE_IRQ etc. > > Any ideas? > > Andreas Isn't serial.c for the Intel-compatible serial ports (like the 16550's on most PC's)? I think you might want macserial.c. Back in my early Linux days, I used to try to include "dumb" serial ports, but it always crashed because I should have done "Powermac serial ports". Did they try to merge sources? -- "Your mouse has been moved. Windows 95 must be restarted for change to take effect." ** Sent via the linuxppc-dev mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/