[rescue] can any use a Perle 8-port serial PCI card?

[Patrick Giagnocavo]

On 9/7/2010 6:31 PM, Joshua Boyd wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 07, 2010 at 06:23:59PM -0400, Patrick Giagnocavo wrote:
>> I have one of these:
>>
>> http://www.perle.com/products/IO8-PCI-Serial-Card.shtml
>>
>> However it has the notch needed to make it "universal" so it should fit
>> in any PCI slot.
>>
>> Can anyone use it for say $15 shipped CONUS ?
> 
> Have you tried it under a reasonably recent Linux?
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I have not, they have a patch for 2.6.9 etc. kernels on their site.  I
don't know if this patch was incorporated into later kernels or not.

--Patrick