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From: Giuliano Pochini <pochini@denise.shiny.it>
To: DeRobertis <derobert@erols.com>
Cc: linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org
Subject: Re: External clocking a serial port?
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 20:51:41 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <38F2771D.11CE9CE@denise.shiny.it> (raw)
In-Reply-To: l03130303b51671946984@[216.164.128.178]


DeRobertis wrote:
>
> To run a Mac serial port at 1.8Mbps like the Epson Stylus Color 740's
> docs say it can, you need external clocking.
>
> I'm guessing the Stylus Color 740 is sending out the proper clock to do
> so -- and no doubt that would take out Linux using the crtscts option !

Hmm, It's possible...

> The clock input and remote side ready just happen to occupy the same
> pin. That would explain it flapping the ready so many times per second.
>
> How do I turn on external clocking under linux?

You have to hack the driver:

[macserial.h]

#define EXTSYNC         0x30    /* External Sync Mode */

and

/* Write Register 11 (Clock Mode control) */


Bye.


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Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2000-04-09 17:45 External clocking a serial port? DeRobertis
2000-04-11  0:51 ` Giuliano Pochini [this message]

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