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Date:      Wed, 1 Mar 2000 20:19:25 -0800
From:      Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net>
To:        jason wray <sonic_jtx@yahoo.com>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: installing
Message-ID:  <20000301201925.A21720@fw.wintelcom.net>
In-Reply-To: <20000302034209.16987.qmail@web3306.mail.yahoo.com>; from sonic_jtx@yahoo.com on Wed, Mar 01, 2000 at 07:42:09PM -0800
References:  <20000302034209.16987.qmail@web3306.mail.yahoo.com>

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* jason wray <sonic_jtx@yahoo.com> [000301 20:13] wrote:
> Hello, I am Jason.  I am wanting to install over ftp,
> but am having difficulty.  The problem is, basically,
> that it won't let me.  I am wanting to use a PPP but
> when you select it(PPP) from the list of two or three
> other options, it says /dev/cuaa0 out beside it.  That
> is the port it thinks my modem is on right?  well, my
> modem is on port2....which would be cuaa1 I beleive..
> what can I do to fix this?  Is there a way to set it
> to look at /dev/cuaa1?  is there a step by step guide
> to installing over ftp?  it's confusing me very much. 
> One part I do not understand is that after giving the
> login and all for the isp and other info, it brings up
> a screen in which you have to enter commands to talk
> to the modem...that part lost me completely.  It says
> to type "term" to dail I beleive then you are suppose
> to go back to the other screen once connected and
> enter ok.  after I hit ok though it tells me it had
> problems working.  Any help would do me some good. 
> Oh, and on the part I was telling that the modem is on
> port 2, is there a way to move it to port 1
> (/dev/cuaa0)..  thank you      

Ok, here's a trick if you can't fix it in sysinstall use
the visual kernel editor (the first black/white menu) and
swap the IO/interrupts for the two ports.

-Alfred


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