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Date:      Tue, 31 Jan 1995 18:53:04 -0800 (PST)
From:      Howard Lew <hlew@genome.Stanford.EDU>
To:        Bill Allison <wallison@ifc.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Configuring modem 1.1.5.1 help!
Message-ID:  <Pine.SUN.3.91.950131184726.29147B-100000@vegemite.Stanford.EDU>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.3.87.9501311634.A803-0100000@ifc.com>

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On Tue, 31 Jan 1995, Bill Allison wrote:

> I am running FreeBSD 1.1.5.1, and recently got a US Robotics Sportster 
> 28.8 modem.  I have attached it to the serial port, and have added a line 
> in the ttys file for ttyd0, for the modem.
> 
> I am at a loss as to how to communicate w/ the modem, and get a "Device 
> not configured" error all the time from getty.  I have kermit installed & 
> I am sure that there is some basic configuration stuff I am not doing.
> 
> Can someone shed some light on this?
> 
> Thanks, 
> Bill
> 

I don't think you need to edit /etc/ttys if you are using the modem to 
dialout.  Is it on the DOS equivalent of com4?  If so, then I think it is 
/dev/cua03.  Is the sio port recognized on bootup?

If you don't have a /dev/cua03, try:

cd /dev
sh MAKEDEV cua03




Hope this helps.


-= Howard =-



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