[ltp] problem with 9-pins serial connector ?

[Maureen Lecuona]

I use the external serial port with my scanner, ISDN TA, and switch it
around all the time without problems.  I have a 770Z

Fabrice Bellet wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> This is the second time my 770Z needs to be repaired due to a
> hardware problem (error 188 and 189). I suspect this may be caused
> by a problem with the rear serial port, because in both cases, I was
> using this serial port under Linux (the first time with an external
> modem and the 2nd time with a palm pilot). The connection through
> the serial port was running fine during the whole session. linux
> was running cleanly without crashing nor warning me. But the laptop
> simply refused to start again at next boot time. No diagnosis
> was available in the bios after the msg number were printed.
> 
> I have been very careful on the way I connect the external devices.
> I plug in the serial port always when the laptop is off.
> So I'm perplex about what could have caused this problem. My IBM dealer
> didn't give me explanation about the probable cause. Did you already
> experience such problem ? And do you have any suggestion to avoid
> it to happen again ? Thanks for your experience.
> 
> Best regards,
> Fabrice
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