[ltp] Serial Port

Paul Timmins linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
27 Sep 2002 08:04:26 -0400


Yes, it is.
Windows 2000 enables it when it uses it. Linux does not have a facility
to enable a serial port automatically built into the kernel.
I don't understand why a majority of thinkpads I see nowadays ship with
the comports turned off. It's such a pain.
-Paul


On Fri, 2002-09-27 at 07:51, Isaque Galdino de Araujo wrote:
> On Fri, 27 Sep 2002 09:07:55 +1200
> David Grindrod <dkgrindrod@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > See if it has been turned on in the BIOS.
> 
> But is that really necessary, because my com1 port is working with Windows 2000!
> 
> Isaque.

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