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From: waltje@uwalt.nl.mugnet.org (Fred 'The Rebel' van Kempen)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: [PC] Has someone run serial line w 38400 Baud ?
Message-ID: <910416883@uwalt.nl.mugnet.org>
Date: 16 Apr 91 03:48:57 GMT
References: <650@geyer.UUCP>
Organization: MicroWalt Corporation, for MINIX Software Development
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regn@geyer.UUCP (Robert Regn) wrote:
> A real 386 PC should be able to run the serial lines with 38400
> (or higher ) Baud. But when i try it ( init.c and getty.c are changed!)
> i get only garbage chars. 19200 works. Is the problem in the driver ?
> (i try to log INTO the Minix PC - a HP vectra orig. with 1.5[.10] )

I run my machines at speeds up to 115Kbps - no problem.  
However, for to put less load on the kernel (115Kbps is 11,000
ints per second :-(  ), I installed NS16550 UART's and rewrote
the serial drivers.

Fred.
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