From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 29 17:19:53 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 988F71065686 for ; Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:19:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lars@larseighner.com) Received: from mail.team1internet.com (mail.team1internet.com [216.110.13.10]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 75A668FC0A for ; Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:19:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lars@larseighner.com) Received: by mail.team1internet.com (Postfix, from userid 12346) id 05DDE16B5E2; Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:19:52 -0500 (CDT) Received: from larseighner.com (unknown [216.110.13.95]) by mail.team1internet.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 3305A16B5E1; Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:19:49 -0500 (CDT) Received: by larseighner.com (nbSMTP-1.00) for uid 1001 lars@larseighner.com; Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:14:52 -0500 (CDT) Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:14:50 -0500 (CDT) From: Lars Eighner X-X-Sender: lars@debranded.6dollardialup.com To: Kevin Oberman In-Reply-To: <20090629170230.DA7241CC2E@ptavv.es.net> Message-ID: <20090629120930.C99382@qroenaqrq.6qbyyneqvnyhc.pbz> References: <20090629170230.DA7241CC2E@ptavv.es.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Sanitizer: Anomy and SpamAssassin mail filter - see http://www.6dollardialup.com/support/spaminfo.html Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why is sio.c still broken? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:19:53 -0000 On Mon, 29 Jun 2009, Kevin Oberman wrote: >> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:12:43 -0500 (CDT) >> From: Lars Eighner >> Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@freebsd.org >> >> I was about to trash a modem because the HDLC and buffer overflows were >> grinding it to halt --- or just about. I switch slots, changed the modem >> out with and old 28.8, and so forth. >> >> >> Eventually I discovered some really old stuff about sio.c which >> suggested this: >> >> cp4ticks = speed / 10 / hz * 4; >> >> be changed to this. >> >> cp4ticks = speed / 10 / hz * 40; >> >> and everything worked like a charm >> >> So I am wondering why this hasn't been changed since it seems to be >> necessary for proper operation of just about the only non-winmodem >> available. > > Probably because sio is about to be dropped and no one has given it much > attention of late. > > It's probably best to convert to use of uart which is the new serial > port driver and will be the only one in V8 which is in code freeze and > should be out in two or three months. > > Let the "I coulda had a V8" puns and bad jokes begin! > Any idea where there is info on how to do this? Nothing in man uart is helpful to me, and if it is the handbook, I can't find it. I found a few things about modems and ttys, but I want it for ppp. Since it seems to work now, perhaps I better stop upgrading. After all, umass upgrades may my camera useless (except as a way to panic the system. Some upgrade or another made the scanner and card-reading functions on my printer useless. I can't afford to up to the point that my modem doesn't work.