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@@ -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