mxvar_sdriver->subtype = SERIAL_TYPE_NORMAL;
        mxvar_sdriver->init_termios = tty_std_termios;
        mxvar_sdriver->init_termios.c_cflag = B9600|CS8|CREAD|HUPCL|CLOCAL;
-       mxvar_sdriver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW;
+       mxvar_sdriver->flags = TTY_DRIVER_REAL_RAW|TTY_DRIVER_DYNAMIC_DEV;
        tty_set_operations(mxvar_sdriver, &mxser_ops);
        mxvar_sdriver->ttys = mxvar_tty;
        mxvar_sdriver->termios = mxvar_termios;
        mxvar_sdriver->termios_locked = mxvar_termios_locked;
 
+       retval = tty_register_driver(mxvar_sdriver);
+       if (retval) {
+               printk(KERN_ERR "Couldn't install MOXA Smartio/Industio family "
+                               "tty driver !\n");
+               goto err_put;
+       }
+
        mxvar_diagflag = 0;
 
        m = 0;
                        if (mxser_initbrd(brd) < 0)
                                continue;
 
+                       for (i = 0; i < brd->nports; i++)
+                               tty_register_device(mxvar_sdriver,
+                                       m * MXSER_PORTS_PER_BOARD + i, NULL);
+
                        m++;
                }
 
                        /* mxser_initbrd will hook ISR. */
                        if (mxser_initbrd(brd) < 0)
                                continue;
+                       for (i = 0; i < brd->nports; i++)
+                               tty_register_device(mxvar_sdriver,
+                                       m * MXSER_PORTS_PER_BOARD + i,
+                                       &pdev->dev);
+
                        m++;
                        /* Keep an extra reference if we succeeded. It will
                           be returned at unload time */
                }
        }
 
-       retval = tty_register_driver(mxvar_sdriver);
-       if (retval) {
-               printk(KERN_ERR "Couldn't install MOXA Smartio/Industio family"
-                               " driver !\n");
-               put_tty_driver(mxvar_sdriver);
-
-               for (i = 0; i < MXSER_BOARDS; i++)
-                       if (mxser_boards[i].board_type != -1)
-                               mxser_release_res(&mxser_boards[i], 1);
-               return retval;
+       if (!m) {
+               retval = -ENODEV;
+               goto err_unr;
        }
 
        pr_debug("Done.\n");
 
+       return 0;
+err_unr:
+       tty_unregister_driver(mxvar_sdriver);
+err_put:
+       put_tty_driver(mxvar_sdriver);
        return retval;
 }
 
 
        pr_debug("Unloading module mxser ...\n");
 
+       for (i = 0; i < MXSER_PORTS; i++)
+               tty_unregister_device(mxvar_sdriver, i);
        tty_unregister_driver(mxvar_sdriver);
        put_tty_driver(mxvar_sdriver);