Re: jessie: need help with serial port
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On 29/05/15 08:55, D. R. Evans wrote:
> Re-send, with the correct subject line. I keep getting wheezy and
> jessie mixed up. Sorry.
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> Prior to installing debian, I have used several releases of *buntu
> on a machine on which /dev/ttyS4 is used; *buntu always detected
> and allowed me to use the port automagically.
>
> Jessie, however, sees only ttyS0, S1, S2 and S3. As far as I have
> been able to determine, none of these is associated with the
> physical port that I need to use (so it's not a case of the ports
> being numbered differently under wheezy).
>
> How do I create an entry for /dev/ttyS4 and associate it with the
> correct physical port?
Is this on a PCI serial card or some such? Perhaps the card needs a
firmware blob or special driver?
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Stuart Longland (aka Redhatter, VK4MSL)
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