On Mon, Aug 29, 2005 at 12:08:49PM -0400, Mike wrote: > > > > This doesn't seem to be a linux related issue since the extra lights are > > on right from power-on. This weird situation also happens on two > > different machines, and doesn't appear on the third. > > > > The kernel dmesg reports ttyS0 and ttyS1 are both 16550A and they're at > > 0x3f8 and 0x2f8 respectively. > > Are you using the same cable with the laptop and desktop? Yes. > Is another process using the serial port? No, as I said the lights are messed up right from power-on. > Perhaps you have console echoed to serial? Don't think so. > I've been working with Dell customers lately so I have to ask > Are you sure it's the serial port and not the parallel quite sure. They're a different gender..and size. I should try getting serial console to work to those machines, just to prove to myself that the serial port is actually working. Still pretty weird though. mh -- Martin Hicks || mort [ at ] bork [ dot ] org || PGP/GnuPG: 0x4C7F2BEE