[ltp] TP600 and serial port

[Amuche Chukudebelu]

ok,
now is this the same for all thinkpads? i have a
thinkpad t20 coming in a few days and i'm trying to
anticipate all problems before installation: (serial)
port enabling, xconfig, etc. any help/suggestions
would be appreciated. thanks.
  --Amuche

--- "ye, wei" <yw@alabanza.net> wrote:
> Prabhakar Chaganti wrote:
> 
> > Hi:
> >
> > Can anyone tell me how to enable the serial port
> on TP600 from linux? I tried using tpctl but have so
> far been unsuccessful. Has anyone successfully used
> tpctl to enable their serial port? Any pointers
> truly appreciated.
> 
> I  had the same problem on my laptop(600X) 4 months
> ago, tpctl cound't enable the serial port.
> 
> I fixed it by using PS2.EXE, which can be downloaded
> it from IBM website(search keywork 'PS2.EXE').
> PS2.EXE is a program in a utility package. The
> package is not document
> well, I just went ahead to
> download it, unpack them into a floppy,  run
> A> PS ? SERA
> to show serial status, it's "DISABLED"
> Then I ran:
> A> PS SERA Enable
> 
> 
> 
> >
> >
> > thanks
> > prabhakar
> >
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> 
> --
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Ye, Wei
> 
> 
> 
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