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diff --git a/Documentation/ia64/serial.txt b/Documentation/ia64/serial.txt index f51eb4bc2ff..040b9773209 100644 --- a/Documentation/ia64/serial.txt +++ b/Documentation/ia64/serial.txt @@ -124,6 +124,13 @@ TROUBLESHOOTING SERIAL CONSOLE PROBLEMS - Add entry to /etc/securetty for console tty. + No ACPI serial devices found in 2.6.17 or later: + + - Turn on CONFIG_PNP and CONFIG_PNPACPI. Prior to 2.6.17, ACPI + serial devices were discovered by 8250_acpi. In 2.6.17, + 8250_acpi was replaced by the combination of 8250_pnp and + CONFIG_PNPACPI. + [1] http://www.dig64.org/specifications/DIG64_PCDPv20.pdf |