[ltp] r50e: ttyS0 is a NS16550A
James Knott
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sat, 14 Jan 2006 20:16:25 -0500
Noah Dain wrote:
> if you go the usb->rs232 adaptor route, get a keyspan. they support
> linux, and are generally known to work where other usb->rs232 adaptors
> fail.
>
> http://www.keyspan.com/
>
> once i got a keyspan, all the weirdness I had with other usb adaptors vanished.
The first adapter I tried didn't work with Linux. It didn't work with
Windows either. ;-)
I even tried a few examples of that one brand in the store and none of
them worked.
The 2nd brand I tried worked fine in both Linux and Windows.