From: "Klaus Schneider" <UK0Q@DKAUNI2.BITNET> Subject: Re: SLS 0.99 MSMouse (serial) and X386 Date: 29 Jan 1993 11:47:22 +0100
> Subject: SLS 0.99 MSMouse (serial) and X386
> Message-ID: <1993Jan26.131302.9580@parc.xerox.com>
> Date: 26 Jan 93 13:13:02 GMT
> Sender: news@parc.xerox.com
>
> I still can't get a serial mouse to work on /dev/ttyS0 or /dev/ttyS0 , it work
> fine on ttys1...... any ideas anyone?
>
> I recompiled the kernel to disable the setting of IRQ lines on startup. That
> didn't help. I'm going to probably just start using a bus mouse. But I'd like
> know what the hell is going on.
>
> --Ian
Hi, I am sorry not to have an answer to that problem, but I can tell
you, that you're not the only one having that problem.
In fact, on my system, the serial i/o ttyS0 doesn't work at all.
Whenever you try to use it, like copying a file into that device, the
whole system crashes. That won't happen with ttyS2 or '3, although
these ports dont't even exist.
My system is an old '486 with 25 MHz Clock and AMI-Bios, the portcard
is no-name with 16450-Chip. I certainly did recompile the cernel as
well, but without effect.
Under MS-Windows both COM-ports work fine, so the hardware is probably
ok.
Klaus