Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:24:57 +0000
From: Alan <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: akennedy@techmoninc.com
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Serial console issues.
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On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 16:11:14 -0700
akennedy@techmoninc.com wrote:

> In a previous post I incorrectly stated that my serial port is a
> TI16750, as this is what /proc/tty/... revealed to me.  After
> re-reading the product manual, I see that this is actually a 16550. 
> Since Linux is seeing this port as a 16750, could that explain why I'm
> seeing missing characters in the transmission.  After doing some
> research, I found that the 16750 has a 64-byte buffer, whereas I know
> this to only have a 16-byte buffer.

The autodetect is pretty solid so you may well find the chip is 16750
compatible, 16550A is what is usually listed because it is what people
look for.

> If my assumptions are correct and Linux is detecting this serial port
> incorrectly, how can I force the serial driver to see this a 16550?

man setserial
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