diff --git a/c/src/libchip/serial/README.ns16550 b/c/src/libchip/serial/README.ns16550
index 2956173b1b..9b49d6794b 100644
--- a/c/src/libchip/serial/README.ns16550
+++ b/c/src/libchip/serial/README.ns16550
@@ -2,4 +2,94 @@
 #  $Id$
 #
 
-This driver needs to be debugged before this is written.
+Status
+======
+
+This driver appears to work OK for polled output at this point.  
+
+It needs to be tested for:
+
+  + polled input
+  + interrupt driver output
+  + interrupt driver input
+
+This driver does not support the new style RTEMS interrupt processing
+used on the i386 and some PowerPC models.
+
+Configuration Table Use
+=======================
+
+sDeviceName
+
+   The name of this device.
+
+deviceType
+
+   This field must be SERIAL_NS16550.
+
+pDeviceFns
+
+   The device interface control table.  This may be:
+      + ns16550_fns for interrupt driven IO
+      + ns16550_fns_polled for polled IO
+
+deviceProbe
+
+   This is the address of the routine which probes to see if the device
+   is present.
+
+pDeviceFlow
+
+   This field is ignored as hardware flow control is not currently supported.
+
+ulMargin
+
+    This is currently unused.
+
+ulHysteresis
+
+    This is currently unused.
+
+pDeviceParams
+
+    This is set to the default settings.  At this point, it is the default
+    baud rate cast as a (void *).
+
+ulCtrlPort1
+
+   This field is the base address of this port on the UART.
+
+ulCtrlPort2
+
+   This field is unused for the NS16550.
+
+ulDataPort
+
+   This field is the base address of this port on the UART. 
+
+getRegister
+setRegister
+
+   These follow standard conventions.
+
+getData
+setData
+
+   These are unused since the TX and RX data registers can be accessed
+   as regular registers.
+
+ulClock
+
+   This is the clock constant which is divided by the desired baud
+   to get the value programmed into the part.  The formula for this
+   for 9600 baud is:
+
+      chip_divisor_value = ulClock / 9600.
+
+   NOTE: When ulClock is 0, the correct value for a PC (115,200) is
+   used.
+
+ulIntVector
+
+   This is the interrupt vector number associated with this chip.
+
diff --git a/c/src/libchip/serial/STATUS b/c/src/libchip/serial/STATUS
index 6eb7fa4171..f9874d9a9e 100644
--- a/c/src/libchip/serial/STATUS
+++ b/c/src/libchip/serial/STATUS
@@ -37,12 +37,6 @@ MC68681
 NS16650
 =======
 
-+ Not tested in libchip context.  Based on Radstone PPC2 driver which worked 
-  well.
-
-+ Interrupt code has been reworked to not use ring buffer and may be broken
-  as it has not been tested since this was done.
-
 + ns16550_set-attributes function is untested.
 
 + Hardware flow control included but is currently disabled in ISR.
diff --git a/c/src/libchip/serial/ns16550.c b/c/src/libchip/serial/ns16550.c
index af044eca91..d55bc65b14 100644
--- a/c/src/libchip/serial/ns16550.c
+++ b/c/src/libchip/serial/ns16550.c
@@ -102,7 +102,10 @@ NS16550_STATIC void ns16550_init(int minor)
 
   /* Set the divisor latch and set the baud rate. */
 
-  ulBaudDivisor=NS16550_Baud((unsigned32)Console_Port_Tbl[minor].pDeviceParams);
+  ulBaudDivisor = NS16550_Baud(
+    (unsigned32) Console_Port_Tbl[minor].ulClock,
+    (unsigned32) Console_Port_Tbl[minor].pDeviceParams
+  );
   ucDataByte = SP_LINE_DLAB;
   (*setReg)(pNS16550, NS16550_LINE_CONTROL, ucDataByte);
 
@@ -363,7 +366,10 @@ NS16550_STATIC int ns16550_set_attributes(
   if (!baud_requested)
     baud_requested = B9600;              /* default to 9600 baud */
 
-  ulBaudDivisor = NS16550_Baud(termios_baud_to_number(baud_requested));
+  ulBaudDivisor = NS16550_Baud(
+    (unsigned32) Console_Port_Tbl[minor].ulClock,
+    termios_baud_to_number(baud_requested)
+  );
 
   ucLineControl = 0;
 
diff --git a/c/src/libchip/serial/ns16550_p.h b/c/src/libchip/serial/ns16550_p.h
index 27c3502a0d..6ed71d9c8b 100644
--- a/c/src/libchip/serial/ns16550_p.h
+++ b/c/src/libchip/serial/ns16550_p.h
@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ typedef struct _SP_INTERRUPT_ID {
  * Line speed divisor definition.
  */
 
-#define NS16550_Baud(baud_rate) (115200/baud_rate)
+#define NS16550_Baud(_clock, _baud_rate) \
+  ((((_clock) == 0) ? 115200 : (_clock))/(_baud_rate))
 
 /*
  * Define serial port modem control register structure.