Subject: Re: Serial port / LW NT (fwd)
To: RiscBSD <port-arm32@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Patrick Welche <prlw1@cam.ac.uk>
List: port-arm32
Date: 03/07/1997 18:52:28
Mike Pumford wrote:
> > > The story so far:
> > >
> > > baud: 9600
> Two questions. Can you change the baud rate to something other than 9600?
I will certainly try!
> How current is the kernel that you are using?
It is the most recent non SA precompiled voyager kernel.
> A bug that was and maybe still is in the i386 and therfore the arm32 com
> driver means that unless a speed of other than 9600 baud is set the
> serial port is set the port is not initialised properly as this is the
> default speed that is configured inside the driver.
>
> A quick examination of the 'current' com.c suggests that it does not have
> this problem but I'll try it at home tonight.
Thanks!
Patrick