Re: (solved) Serial Problem in 2.2.0-pres
Matthias Andree (mandree@sx1.HRZ.Uni-Dortmund.DE)
Thu, 21 Jan 1999 01:53:53 +0100
On Wed, Jan 20, 1999 at 03:37:14AM -0500, Shannon Aldinger wrote:
> Apparently, the recent 2.1.x kernels, and the 2.2.0-pres are less tolerent
> of serial ports using the same irq. After checking my inittab, and
> commenting out the getty that was sitting on ttyS3, all was well with
> ttyS1 again. All the 2.0.x kernels had no problems accessing ttyS1, with
> the getty running on ttyS3.
>
> My serial setup is as follows, ttyS3 has had no cable attached since I
> burnt out the vt320 that was attached to it. I had even forgot the getty
> was there. So if you having serial problems in the 2.2.0-pres, and not in
> 2.0.x check your inittab, especially if you have a similar setup.
People should rather check their kernel settings and re-try with
"support for sharing serial irq" enabled (whatever the exact name of
that option is). Change your config, re-compile and install the kernel,
then re-try.
--
Matthias Andree
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