Configuring Linux For Using Lava Serial Cards


The following was done using Redhat Linux 6.2

- setserial that comes with the package is version 2.15

- download latest version of setserial

- copy the rc.serial that came in the archive into the /etc/ directory (read the readme that comes in the archive)

- by default there are 4 serials ie. /dev/ttyS(x)

- setserial -g /dev/ttyS* shows what devices are are existing

- to add additional ports use the following commands

- mknod -m 666 /dev/ttyS(x) c 4 64  (where x is the port number)

- cd /dev

- ./MAKEDEV ttyS(x)

- if you have an ISA card, use setserial /dev/ttyS(x) port 0x(address) irq (y) uart 16650V2 or 16550A (where y is the interrupt you jumpered the card for, address is the I/O you set the jumper for and 16550A and 16650V2 is the type of uart on the serial card)

- examples for ISA:	setserial /dev/ttyS2 port 0x02f8 irq 10 uart 16650V2 for Com 3

setserial /dev/ttyS3 port 0x02f8 irq 11 uart 16550A for Com 4

* the above example was for a DSerial 550

- if you have a PCI serial card the lspci -v will report what resources the serial card is using

- use the same 'setserial /dev/ttyS(x) port 0x(address) irq (y) uart 16650V2 or 16550A' command to configure the serial device

- examples for PCI:	setserial /dev/ttyS4 port 0x6100 irq 12 uart 16650V2 for Com 5

			setserial /dev/ttyS5 port 0x6200 irq 12 uart 16650V2 for Com 6

	* the above example was for a Lava Port PCI

- the serial ports' configurations can be found in /etc/serial.conf