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# The new 8250/16550 serial drivers
config SERIAL_8250
- tristate "8250/16550 and compatible serial support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
- depends on EXPERIMENTAL
+ tristate "8250/16550 and compatible serial support"
---help---
This selects whether you want to include the driver for the standard
serial ports. The standard answer is Y. People who might say N
modems and similar devices connecting to the standard serial ports.
config SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE
- bool "Console on 8250/16550 and compatible serial port (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+ bool "Console on 8250/16550 and compatible serial port"
depends on SERIAL_8250=y
---help---
If you say Y here, it will be possible to use a serial port as the
(/dev/tty0) will still be used as the system console by default, but
you can alter that using a kernel command line option such as
"console=ttyS1". (Try "man bootparam" or see the documentation of
- your boot loader (lilo or loadlin) about how to pass options to the
- kernel at boot time.)
+ your boot loader (grub or lilo or loadlin) about how to pass options
+ to the kernel at boot time.)
If you don't have a VGA card installed and you say Y here, the
kernel will automatically use the first serial line, /dev/ttyS0, as