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Date:      Fri, 9 Jan 1998 17:15:01 +1000
From:      "Keith Spencer" <keith@smmcroute.smmc.qld.edu.au>
To:        Norman C Rice <nrice@emu.sourcee.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: It won't probe extra com ports 3,4
Message-ID:  <199801090533.PAA00221@smmcroute.smmc.qld.edu.au>

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Hi Norman
> > I am trying to upgrade my system from scratch with an extra i/o board 
> > an a bigger drive installed so I have coms1-4. The techie has 
> > installed it OK and run test software and cmos recognises 3 & 4 the 
> > newies. 
> Did you enable the devices in the kernel configuration file and
> rebuild the kernel? I think they are disabled and commented in the
> GENERIC kernel. Ensure you set the interrupts/irqs correctly.
> 
> # device  sio2  at isa? disable port "IO_COM3" tty irq 5 vector siointr
> # device  sio3  at isa? disable port "IO_COM4" tty irq 9 vector siointr
> ^                       ^^^^^^^
> Remove to enable.
 
OOPS !
thanks for that
keith
....................
Keith Spencer
kspencer@smmc.qld.edu.au
I.T. coordinator - St Margaret Marys College
http://www.ultra.net.au/~smmc/smcframz.htm



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