Re: serial line

Matthias Andree (mandree@sx1.HRZ.Uni-Dortmund.DE)
Thu, 15 Oct 1998 11:22:08 +0200


On Tue, Oct 13, 1998 at 08:15:24PM +0200, Koblinger Egmont wrote:
> I've just tried 2.1.125 after 2.0.36pre13.
> I have my mouse at ttyS0, nothing at ttyS1 and an internal modem at ttyS3.
> Though in 2.0.* they work fine, in 2.1.125 I cannnot open both ttyS1 and
> ttyS3, trying to open the second one I get Device or resource busy.
> (I didn't compile plug-n-pray, nor support for >4 serial lines.)
>
> Boot message is the same at the two kernels:
> Serial driver version 4.xx with no serial options enabled
> ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
> ttyS01 at 0x02f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A
> ttyS03 at 0x02e8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A

You need to enable "support for sharing serial interrupts" (enable
"extended dumb serial driver options" to show that menu item)

-- 
Matthias Andree

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