From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Jan 7 20:24:50 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id UAA26318 for questions-outgoing; Wed, 7 Jan 1998 20:24:50 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from ultra.ultra.net.au (root@ultra.ultra.net.au [203.20.237.5]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id UAA26267 for ; Wed, 7 Jan 1998 20:24:23 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from bsd@smmc.qld.edu.au) Received: from staff1.smmc.qld.edu.au (hydrogen.elemental.ultra.net.au [203.20.237.21]) by ultra.ultra.net.au (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id OAA21856 for ; Thu, 8 Jan 1998 14:27:18 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: <199801080427.OAA21856@ultra.ultra.net.au> Comments: Authenticated sender is From: kspencer@smmc.qld.edu.au To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Date: Thu, 8 Jan 1998 14:29:26 +0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: It won't probe extra com ports 3,4 Priority: normal X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v2.53/R1) Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Hi all, 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. Problem is ( and PS I have the old small drive working as a router box for my LAN beautifully so I know the hardware in general is OK with FBSD) now I am installing FBSD (CD install) with the 2 i/o boards (originally only one) and during install it doesn't seem to find the coms 3&4. I haven't got as far as a reboot on install completion yet but I would perhaps have thought FBSD might look for any hardware configured in the visual mode install thing? It finds a new netcard OK....why not the 2 extra coms? Thanks in advance... Signed confused! Keith Spencer Townsville Australia