Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 06:23:45 -0800 (PST) From: marcelo cardoso martinelli <marcelocm70-lists@yahoo.com> To: freebsd questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: ppp setup Message-ID: <20031212142345.91504.qmail@web41012.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGEEGBFAAA.fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com>
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--- fbsd_user <fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com> wrote: > You are making an assumption that FBSD and windows look at the > modem the same way, and you are wrong in that assumption. FBSD and > windows are 2 very different OS and I no way handle PCI devices and > IRQ's the same way. > > I beat I know your problem. Since your PC is first window box you > bought winmodem for it because they are so cheap. The reason > winmodems are so cheap is because they are missing onboard > controllers and DPC chips. You have to load special modems software > drivers which perform those function in software. FBSD does not work > with winmodems and if you look in /var/run/dmesg.boot you will see > an message for pci device (unknown) thats your winmodem. > There is nothing wrong with user ppp yet it has not really been able > to do any thing because the device you told it to use was never > found at boot time. > > -----Original Message----- > From: marcelo cardoso martinelli > [mailto:marcelocm70-lists@yahoo.com] > Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 12:35 PM > To: fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com > Subject: RE: ppp setup > > > --- fbsd_user <fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com> wrote: > > How do you know that your modem is connected to com4? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of marcelo > > cardoso martinelli > > Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 10:09 AM > > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > Subject: ppp setup > > > > i made a clean install of freebsd 5.0-release in my home machine > and > > i > > am having trouble setting up my box for dial-up access to the > > internet. > > > > my modem is connected to com4 but my dmesg entry shows that the > > kernel > > is only tracking up to com2. i tried looking at my kernel > > configuration > > file but it is only showing one line for serial devices (device > > sio). > > how can i get around this? > > > > i remember that setting it up in the 4.x series was much easier. > > > > TIA. > > because my system is a dual-boot setup (freebsd and winxp) and i was > able to extract the information from winxp. > > BTW, i only have a dual-boot box because my wife can't handle bsd > and i > don't have the time to teach her. if it was up to me i'd be using > freebsd only. > two things: first, no my modem is not a winmodem, and i would think that both OSes would access the modem using the same com port. i had never observed that one os - be it linux, freebsd or windows - would access the same piece of hardware differently. either way, but my modem doesn't exist in /dev/cuaa0 or /dev/cuaa1, that's for sure. i haven't been able to work on my home box over the past couple days but one hint i got was to edit /boot/device.hints which may solve the problem. one piece of advice, please remember to include Cc the mailing list when you reply to a post. i don't think the idea of a mailing list is to start private conversations. thanks for the help.
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