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diff --git a/Documentation/arm/SA1100/serial_UART b/Documentation/arm/SA1100/serial_UART deleted file mode 100644 index a63966f1d083..000000000000 --- a/Documentation/arm/SA1100/serial_UART +++ /dev/null @@ -1,47 +0,0 @@ -The SA1100 serial port had its major/minor numbers officially assigned: - -> Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 21:40:27 -0700 -> From: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@transmeta.com> -> To: Nicolas Pitre <nico@CAM.ORG> -> Cc: Device List Maintainer <device@lanana.org> -> Subject: Re: device -> -> Okay. Note that device numbers 204 and 205 are used for "low density -> serial devices", so you will have a range of minors on those majors (the -> tty device layer handles this just fine, so you don't have to worry about -> doing anything special.) -> -> So your assignments are: -> -> 204 char Low-density serial ports -> 5 = /dev/ttySA0 SA1100 builtin serial port 0 -> 6 = /dev/ttySA1 SA1100 builtin serial port 1 -> 7 = /dev/ttySA2 SA1100 builtin serial port 2 -> -> 205 char Low-density serial ports (alternate device) -> 5 = /dev/cusa0 Callout device for ttySA0 -> 6 = /dev/cusa1 Callout device for ttySA1 -> 7 = /dev/cusa2 Callout device for ttySA2 -> - -You must create those inodes in /dev on the root filesystem used -by your SA1100-based device: - - mknod ttySA0 c 204 5 - mknod ttySA1 c 204 6 - mknod ttySA2 c 204 7 - mknod cusa0 c 205 5 - mknod cusa1 c 205 6 - mknod cusa2 c 205 7 - -In addition to the creation of the appropriate device nodes above, you -must ensure your user space applications make use of the correct device -name. The classic example is the content of the /etc/inittab file where -you might have a getty process started on ttyS0. In this case: - -- replace occurrences of ttyS0 with ttySA0, ttyS1 with ttySA1, etc. - -- don't forget to add 'ttySA0', 'console', or the appropriate tty name - in /etc/securetty for root to be allowed to login as well. - - |