Re: [PATCH] Bodge up serial support in 2.5.40

> > > > Standard 8250/16550 UART support is broken in 2.5.40, and I needed it,
> > > > so following a bit of advice from Russell King, I've prepared this
> > > > patch.
> > >
> > > Actually, they work fine in 2.5.40. Well, my serial mouse works fine. So
> > > i guess the serial port must work fine too.
> >
> > Hmmm, that's odd, do you not have proc enabled?  I think that it only
> > breaks if you have proc enabled, which I assumed most people do? 
> > Strange...
> 
> No, proc FS is enabled here.

Really weird, I couldn't get it to compile, it kept failing:

http://www.uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0209.3/1906.html

John.