[ltp] r50e: ttyS0 is a NS16550A

Dan Jacobson linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sat, 14 Jan 2006 05:29:15 +0800


I've always wanted a serial port on the r50e.
I discovered if I [guess to] disable power saving, one appears?:
# egrep 'Kernel command line|tty' /var/log/kern.log|cut -c 34-
Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=2.6.12-1-686 ro root=301
Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=12NoPowSav ro root=301 noacpi noapic
  acpi=off apm=off
ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 4) is a NS16550A
Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=2.6.12-1-686 ro root=301

(The r50e has no infrared.)
Can I somehow make the parallel port into a serial port?