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If we're messing up the baud rate when we<br />> > change the master clock, then just make it change the divisor<br />> > accordingly at the same time. We don't seem to store the active<br />> > parameters of the serial console anywhere useful; we can do it just by<br />> > reading back the divisor and multiplying by eight though...<br />> > <br />> > Tom, does this also mean you don't need the 'ifndef ppc'?<br />> <br />> I don't recall the problem well enough right now, but I'll go toss this<br />> into a current git tree and let you know.<br /><br />Dropping the 'ifndef ppc' is fine on my Motorola Sandpoint which I do<br />believe exhibited the problem previously. 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