[ltp] serial port toast?

[Thomas Hood]

On Mon, 2002-11-11 at 21:28, David Arthur Wainberg wrote:
> Thanks for the response.
> 
> Firmware is already the latest. Could it help to reinstall it anyway?

Yes.

> # tpctl --rs1=enable --rs1=on
> 
> tpctl: serial port 1 has been enabled
> tpctl: serial port 1 power management is disabled
> resource state:                        ioaddr irq#   able? mode/power
>    serial port 1:                       0x0   IRQ0  enable (error)
> 
> What does that mean? Is that like the port is there, but not really?
> Does it suggest a software/firmware issue rather than a hardware
> problem?

The serial interface chip is there but (probably) the RS232
output drivers are switched off.  Use PS2.EXE SER ON to switch
them on.  (Later, tpctl --rs1=off can be used to switch them
off again if you want to save power.)

--
Thomas

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