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Date:      Mon, 29 Jan 1996 11:39:17 +1030 (CST)
From:      Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
To:        smp@csn.net (Steve Passe)
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: pcemu & COM ports
Message-ID:  <199601290109.LAA08781@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
In-Reply-To: <199601260026.RAA25136@clem.systemsix.com> from "Steve Passe" at Jan 25, 96 05:26:02 pm

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Steve Passe stands accused of saying:
> 
> Am I correct in believing that pcemu has no way of emulating
> a COM[1234] port via attachment to a /dev/ttydxxx port?

Yes.

> Has anyone found a solution to this problem?

Yes, add to the sources.  Hint: This is not easy; you will have to pull
off at least a reasonable emulation of the 8250, and the BIOS-level services
that sit on top of it.

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