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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 11:20:32 -0700
From: Nate Williams <nate@sri.MT.net>
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To: garya@dreamchaser.org
Cc: Nate Williams <nate@sri.MT.net>, hardware@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Supra Express 288i PnP modem
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garya@dreamchaser.org writes:
> 
> 
> On Thu, 15 Feb 1996, Nate Williams <nate@sri.MT.net> wrote:
> >> You might want to mention that until FreeBSD supports Plug and Play,
> >> the following modem *will not work* in this environment; it apparently
> >> has no default port addr and irq:
> >> 
> >> Supra Express 288i PnP 
> >
> >Is there any way of setting the port and IRQ via a DOS program?  Most of
> >the 'software selectable' hardware I've gotten has some program to setup
> >the software under DOS.
> 
> Yes, but I don't think its sufficient.
> Here's what I tried:
> 
> I had it properly configured and it worked under win95 at a more or less
> standard place; I can't remember if it was 0x3f8 @ irq4 or 0x2f8 @
> irq3.

Since Win95 support P&P, I don't suspect it actually configured the
modem as I'm speaking of.  As I understand P&P is a 'soft' configuration
vs. a hard configuration.  A hard configuration is required for non P&P
systems.

> >It only works in a PnP environment or with the PnP Utility Install in a Win
> >3.1, 3.11, Win95 or DOS environment.
> 
> I did not go to the trouble of trying to run the utility.

This is the one that will do the 'hard' configuration for you.

> I gave up, decided never to buy another supra modem, and switched it with
> a US Robotics running in another system.

*laugh*  You should give it to your nephew. :)


Nate