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From: toreh@bootes.sds.no (Tore Haraldsen)
Subject: 386BSD - 8250 com ports
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Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 12:55:10 GMT
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The com driver (i386/isa/com.c) supplied with 386BSD seems to have
support only for the "modern" chips, 16540 & 16550. The result is, it
locks up my com ports of the "old" kind, 8250. Anyone got a "better"
driver for the com ports?

If so, please mail it to me!

Thanx,

-- Tore Haraldsen