Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 20:04:56 -0700 From: Kent Stewart <kstewart@3-cities.com> To: Rick Hamell <hamellr@dsinw.com> Cc: Gene Bomgardner <glbj@bellatlantic.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Device Definitions, PCI devices Message-ID: <379FC4D8.B516E704@3-cities.com> References: <Pine.WNT.3.95.990728164515.-245067E-100000@akane>
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Rick Hamell wrote: > > > I've just removed the old ISA bus modem from my system and > > replaced it with a new one that lives on the PCI bus. No problem if I > > crank up windows (which reports that it uses IRQ 11, IO range > > DC00-DC3F, and calls it COM3). However, when trying to set up > > user PPP, it does not seem to be /dev/cuaa2. Help ... what am I > > missing here? thanks.... > > You're missing an ISA modem. Unluckily, most PCI modems are > technically 'WinModems.' There are some cases of certain modems working > but have not been duplicated. Case in point, I've a Jaton V.everything PCI > modem that was working fine under a 2.2.6 system. After upgrading to ISDN > I sold it. I recently found the need for it, and can not get it to work > anymore. It's highly suggested you spend the extra money and get something > external, you'll be a lot happier in the long run. Check out your modem at http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html This is really a list for Linux but they have the same problem with PCI modem's that we do. Not in all cases because some manufacturers are starting to write drivers for them :-(. Kent > > Rick > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA mailto:kstewart@3-cities.com http://www.3-cities.com/~kstewart/index.html To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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