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Troubleshooting and Common Questions ...............................................12
Error Codes.......................................................................................12
Common Questions ..........................................................................13
Assign Driver...........................................................................................15
Sample /etc/rc.d/rc.serial File ..................................................................17
Related Documentation
The following documents contain information that you might find helpful
as you read this document:
• Linux Serial-Programming-HOWTO by Peter Baumann. You can find
the latest version of this document at the following locations:
ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/Serial-P
rogramming-HOWTO
http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/Serial-Programming
-HOWTO.html
• Linux Serial-HOWTO by David Lawyer. You can find the latest version
of this document at the following locations:
ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/Serial-H
OWTO
http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/Serial-HOWTO.html
Contributions
Thanks to Vern Howie for providing suggestions and examples from his
serial suite. Also, thanks to David Lawyer, Greg Hankins, and Peter
Baumann for providing so much information in their HOWTOs.
Gather What You Need to Get Started
Before you install your PCI serial interface for Linux, make sure you have
the following:
• Linux kernel version 2.2.3 or later. The product has been thoroughly
tested with kernel version 2.2.3; however, the product might work with
earlier kernel versions.
If you do not have kernel version 2.2.3 or later, or if you do not have
the following options already compiled into your kernel, you need to
recompile you kernel. Include the following options when you
configure and recompile the kernel using
make menuconfig.