PCI serial?

[Zachary Kline]

Hello,
    Is it possible to configure the board to do this sort of thing?  I'm no 
hardware expert, at all, and it just seems as if I'm at a serious 
disadvantage here.  I can't install Linux without using Speakup, and I can't 
use Speakup without a serial port, and I can't, well, you get the idea.  I 
know there are probably many technical reasons for this situation.  However, 
i'm just honestly at a loss for what to try.  Actually, my computer doesn't 
even seem to boot live CDs correctly.  But there is another problem, eh?
Thanks for your help, guys.
All the best,
Zack.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Luke Yelavich" <themuso at themuso.com>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 11:42 PM
Subject: Re: PCI serial?


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> On Sat, Jul 28, 2007 at 04:24:08PM EST, Zachary Kline wrote:
>> Hiya,
>
>> I've finally decided to quit monkeying around in virtual machines
>> and go out and look for a PCI serial I/O card with ports.  I want
>> to know beforehand if this will work with speakup,
>
> PCI serial cards do not work, unless they use the standard IO range and
> IRQs for serial ports, which will be highly unlikely.
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> Luke Yelavich
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