[ltp] r50e: ttyS0 is a NS16550A

Christopher Sawtell linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sat, 14 Jan 2006 11:23:53 +1300


On Saturday 14 January 2006 10:29, Dan Jacobson wrote:
> I've always wanted a serial port on the r50e.
You could buy a USB<->RS232 adaptor using this kind of part.
http://www.ftdichip.com/Products/FT232R.htm

I used one with great success to connect a R50x T/P to an external modem.
It uses the CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_FTDI_SIO kernel config option, which loads 
this driver:-
http://ftdi-usb-sio.sourceforge.net/
Works perfectly.

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CS