Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 14 Oct 1998 18:11:59 -0500 (CDT) | From | Chris Zwilling <> | Subject | Re: 921Kbps on Linux: is it possible ?!?! |
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On Wed, 14 Oct 1998, Pavel Machek wrote: > > # I've noticed that in the linux/include/asm/termbits.h there is no > > # definition for a baud rate of 921.6Kbps (it only goes up to 460.8Kbps). > > # Therefore, it's not possible to use setserial to set a serial port to this > > # speed ... is it ?!?! > > > > I've never even been able to get 460K to work correctly. I bought a > > highspeed serial board > > Just a note: modern Winbond/NatSemi serial ports can do this, too, and > I probably have in my thinkpad... That means that even "normal" PC's > could be able to acchieve such speeds. I wonder if it is worth > supporting? >
The original spec on the 16550 was that it could do 1Mbit/s - although I don't know of anyone taking advantage of it.
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