http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11811
--- Comment #52 from Graham Inggs graham@nerve.org.za 2011-11-18 04:43:31 CST --- I have just tested one of the other applications affected by this bug, HyperTerminal Private Edition 6.3, in a clean WINEPREFIX in Wine 1.3.32 and the problem still exists.
I created a symbolic link for COM1, documented here: http://www.winehq.org/docs/wineusr-guide/misc-things-to-configure ln -s /dev/ttyS0 ~/.wine/dosdevices/com1
HyperTerminal does not list any COM ports, only a TCP/IP (Winsock) connection is available.
I then created a registry entry for the serial port, as suggested in this bug report: http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4282 Add the following lines to .wine/system.reg [Hardware\Devicemap\SerialComm] "Serial0"="COM1"
HyperTerminal now shows COM1 and TCP/IP (Winsock)as available connections.
What is the status of Andrew Hurst's patch, was it ever included in Wine?
HyperTerminal Private Edition 6.3 is available for download here: http://www.hilgraeve.com/htpe/support/htpe63.exe