Hi, linuxppc-embedded-bounces+martin.krause=tqs.de at ozlabs.org wrote on Thursday, June 29, 2006 11:30 PM: > I have two identical linux boxes connected via a serial link (9600 > bit/s without any handshaking). In both boxes the serial port is > realized by SMC1. One box is receiving and the other transmits a long > stream of bytes. If I start the receiver after the transmitter, it > seems that the transmitter cannot send anymore, even when I start the > receiver. The transmitter has to be restarted to solve the problem.
Are you really sure, you don't use handshaking? You could try to connect your boxes via three signal lines only: RxD, TxD and GND. This should ensure that no (hardware) handshaking is involved. Martin