Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 7 Mar 2003 18:48:01 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 7 Mar 2003 18:47:37 -0500 Received: from adsl-67-120-62-187.dsl.lsan03.pacbell.net ([67.120.62.187]:21265 "EHLO exchange.macrolink.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 7 Mar 2003 18:47:21 -0500 Message-ID: <11E89240C407D311958800A0C9ACF7D1A33DD5@EXCHANGE> From: Ed Vance To: "'Theodore Ts'o'" Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org, Bryan Whitehead Subject: RE: devfs + PCI serial card = no extra serial ports Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2003 15:57:56 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1367 Lines: 31 On Fri, Mar 07, 2003 at 3:39 PM, Theodore Ts'o wrote: > On Fri, Mar 07, 2003 at 02:51:45PM -0800, Bryan Whitehead wrote: > > It seems devfsd has an annoying "feature". I bought a PCI > > card to get a couple (2) more serial ports. The kernel doesn't > > seem to set up the serial ports at boot, so devfs never > > creates an entry. However, post boot, since there is no > > entries, I cannot configure the serial ports with setserial. > > So basically devfsd = no PCI based serial add on? > > Yep. This I pointed this out as a flaw to devfs a long, long time > (years!) ago, but Richard chose not to listen to me. Personally, I > solve this (and other) problems by simply refusing to use devfs. Ted, Will Bryan get the proper devfs entries if he patches serial.c to recognize his card at kernel initialization, or is there more weirdness expected? Best regards, Ed ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ed Vance edv (at) macrolink (dot) com Macrolink, Inc. 1500 N. Kellogg Dr Anaheim, CA 92807 ---------------------------------------------------------------- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/