is ser16550 genuine

hi,
i want to test a generic serial driver,is SER16550 is genuine,which one
in oak/drivers/serial should be selected,since i am a beginner,i expect that
my questions will get its own importance and it won't be neglected....
thanks

Steve
Mon Sep 27 07:05:55 CDT 2004

You are going to need to provide some more details of what you are planning
to do. What exactly does "genuine" mean in this context?

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charlz
Mon Sep 27 15:43:19 CDT 2004

I am guessing that the original question is an English translation that did
not translate too clearly.

I think "genuine" probably means "it really works well enough to use".
If so, YES is the answer... or Steve can correct me :^)

Also, the 16550 is the driver to use if your chip is a 16550 UART or
follows the 16550 hardware programming protocol, which I also guess it does.

sonu
Tue Sep 28 05:37:05 CDT 2004



Actually i meant to ask what is the diffference b/t
890_serial,com_card,com_mdd,com_mdd2,com16550,isr16550,ser_card,ser_card2,ser16550 in the oak/drivers/serial/ folder...