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From: Dave Boynton <dboynton@clark.net>
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To: hlew@genome.Stanford.EDU
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Subject: Re: internal modem on com4
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> From hlew@genome.stanford.edu Thu Dec 22 02:32 EST 1994
> Date: Wed, 21 Dec 1994 23:22:01 +0000
> From: Howard Lew <hlew@genome.stanford.edu>
> Subject: Re: internal modem on com4 
> To: Dave Boynton <dboynton@clark.net>
> cc: questions@freebsd.org
> 
> On Tue, 20 Dec 1994, Dave Boynton wrote:
> > 
> > I read the Slip faq but I'm still at a loss on setting it up
> > with my internal modem, which is on com4 (0x2e8, irg 3). I've
> > rebuilt the kernel with com4 having those values, and the port
> > is recognized on boot-up, but which /dev/tty* do I use for
> > kermit and/or slip or ppp?  I've tried /dev/tty0-4 but most say
> > "not configured" or "file not found", etc. 
> > 
> 
> I thought it would be easier to flip a jumper to another IRQ (7 I 
> think)... But anyway, do you have a device called /dev/cua03 using your 
> setup?  Take a look in /dev.
> 

I probably would've taken less time, even with it being an internal modem.
Someone should look a the kernel makefile - I shouldn't have to recompile
every object file whenever some minor change is made to the configuration.
Commercial Unix's don't distribute kernel source, and they just as many 
options.

> From my experiences, if not:
> 
> cd /dev
> sh MAKEDEV cua03
> 
> Then instead of choosing /dev/tty* use /dev/cua03 in your 
> communications program (I use minicom), and that should correspond 
> to com4 and all should be well.
> 
> I hope this helps.
> 

Thanks; it did.  Apparently, the Slip FAQ needs updating - I recall it
saying in one place to use /dev/tty01, and using /dev/cua01 as an example
in another. And I would've thought the distributed configuration would've
made all four sio devices, since the kernel had them in the configuration.


Dave Boynton