This is the Linux Serial HOWTO. All about how to set up modems and terminals under Linux, some serial tips, and troubleshooting. This HOWTO addresses Linux running on x86 hardware, although it might work for other architectures.
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coordinator, at
gregh@sunsite.unc.edu via email.
New versions of the Serial HOWTO will be available at
ftp://sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/Serial-HOWTO
and mirror sites. There are other formats, such as PostScript and DVI
versions in the other-formats directory. The Serial HOWTO is also
available at
http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/Serial-HOWTO.html
and will be posted to
comp.os.linux.answers monthly.
Please send me any questions, comments, suggestions, or additional
material. I'm always eager to hear about what you think about the
HOWTO. I'm also always on the lookout for improvements! Tell me
exactly what you don't understand, or what could be clearer. You can
reach me at
greg.hankins@cc.gatech.edu via email. All email will be
answered, although it may take me a week or so depending on how busy
I am. I get a lot of email from root and misconfigured sites.
Please send me email as a real person, and make sure that your email
system is working so that I will be able to reply to you. If you don't
hear back from me within two weeks, please try sending your email again.
I can also be reached at:
Greg Hankins
College of Computing
801 Atlantic Drive
Atlanta, GA 30332-0280
via snail mail, and at
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/staff/h/Greg.Hankins/.
Please include the version number of the Serial HOWTO when writing, this is version 1.10.
Your mileage may vary. The answers given may not work for all systems and all setup combinations.