Subject: Re: serial-console boot blocks?
To: Michael C. Richardson <mcr@sandelman.ottawa.on.ca>
From: Martin Husemann <martin@rumolt.teuto.de>
List: port-i386
Date: 10/08/1997 07:16:43 
>   My experiences with BIOS COM support is so frustrating that I'd like
> to stay away from it.

If you define DIRECT_SERIAL only the com port settings (the io base address)
is take from the BIOS. The serial communication is done internaly.
I needed this to run my console faster than 9600 bps...


Martin