[ltp] tpctl --rsx "(error)" meaning?

[Juan Pablo Martinez Sanchez]

On 14 Feb 2003, Thomas Hood wrote:

> On Thu, 2003-02-13 at 19:54, Ross Patterson wrote:
> > Anybody know what the "(error)" below means?  I've read the tpctl source, and
> > it apparently comes from APM, but I'm not about to go read the APM BIOS
> > source :-)
> >
> > 	# tpctl --rsx
> > 	resource state:                        ioaddr irq#   able? mode/power
> > 	   serial port 1:                       0x0   IRQ0 disable (error)
> > 	   serial port 2:                       0x0   IRQ0 disable


I also had this error, all my problems with the serial port in a TP 600X
were solved when i used setpnp to enable/disable the device. Try it.

Juan Pablo Martinez.






> >
>
> It means that the APM firmware reported an error when tpctl
> queried the power status of the serial port #1.  This is usually
> because the port was disabled using PS2.EXE.
>
> What I suggest is that the serial port be enabled using PS2.EXE.
> The port can be disabled using setpnp or tpctl after boot if you
> want to save resources; then you won't get an error code from the
> APM BIOS when you query its status.
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> Thomas Hood <jdthood2@yahoo.co.uk>
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