Re: [gentoo-user] Re: where is /dev/ttyS* ?

[maxim wexler <blissfix@yahoo.com>]

> 
> To check for serial port support in your kernel, do:
> cd /usr/src/linux
> make menuconfig
> go to Device Drivers -> Character Devices -> Serial
> Drivers
> Then make sure that "8250/16550 and compatible
> serial support" has
> either a * or an M
> 
> If it doesn't, then go ahead and add it in,
> recompile, reboot, and see
> if your problem is fixed.

LOL! I've reconfig'd the kernel three times already
without finding it 'til now. 

Now the thing calls my isp when it boots! An easy fix.
Thanks all!

A question(at least one!) remains: /dev/ttyS0 on
<2.6.16 kernels is a sym-link like so

heathen@sarawak ~ $ ls -l /dev/ttyS0
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root 5 Apr 25 14:21 /dev/ttyS0 ->
tts/0

On the 2.6.16 box /dev/ttyS* are actual devices. 

How is this better than before? Wait, I just
remembered , on the 2.6.16 box I chose
CONFIG_8250_ACPI and on the 2.6.12/15 boxen that's
turned off. That have something to do with it?

-mw

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