[ltp] r50e: ttyS0 is a NS16550A

[Alex Deucher]

On 1/13/06, Dan Jacobson <jidanni@jidanni.org> wrote:
> I've always wanted a serial port on the r50e.
> I discovered if I [guess to] disable power saving, one appears?:
> # egrep 'Kernel command line|tty' /var/log/kern.log|cut -c 34-
> Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=3D2.6.12-1-686 ro root=3D301
> Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=3D12NoPowSav ro root=3D301 noacpi noapic
>   acpi=3Doff apm=3Doff
> ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq =3D 4) is a NS16550A
> Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=3D2.6.12-1-686 ro root=3D301
>
> (The r50e has no infrared.)
> Can I somehow make the parallel port into a serial port?

the chipset could support one if it were wired up.

Alex