[ltp] serial port stays quiet on TP600

Tod Harter linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
Thu, 1 Nov 2001 14:33:57 -0500


I had what sounds like basically the same problem on my 380D. Never could 
solve it. Linux simply refused to see the UART. Happens sometimes :(. 

n Thursday 01 November 2001 13:55, you wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm stumped by my serial port not responding.  I'm trying to use
> pilot-xfer to backup my palm but only get 'pi_bind: Invalid argument'.
>
> I enabled COM1 with tpctl and verified ports (0x3f8) and irq (4).  But
> 'setserial /dev/ttyS0 autoconfig auto_irq' fails to recognize the
> port, the UART is still unknown! The hardware is OK as verified with
> W98.
>
> Any ideas, suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
>   -tom
>
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