Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 18:18:18 +1000 From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> To: danny@panda.hilink.com.au, gurney_j@resnet.uoregon.edu Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, sdudley@byterunner.com Subject: Re: TC-800 hi speed 8-port serial card Message-ID: <199706230818.SAA00991@godzilla.zeta.org.au>
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>> The ByteRunner web site has a link to the serial ports section of the >> FreeBSD handbook (2.1.0 version!!!) rather than explicit instructions for >> installing with FreeBSD. I already have AST/4 clones running happily on >> my system. I configured a kernel with COM_MULTIPORT and 8 ports tied >> together as for the AST/4. I added the "verbose" bit to the flags. None >> of the sio devices was recognised, and the probe failed at "test 3", >> which looks like the IRQ test in sio.c. > >there is a bit that tells FreeBSD to ignore the results of test3... Only in -current. You don't want to ignore it for testing new hardware. >> page does not seem to handle this other than by saying "only AST/4 >> control registers are handled." > >actually.. AST/4 irq status registers aren't even supported yet... I'm >about finished with support 'em... This is why it says "only _control_ registers are supported" :-). Bruce
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