Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 11:09:39 -0700 From: garya@dreamchaser.org To: Nate Williams <nate@sri.MT.net> Cc: hardware@freebsd.org, doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Supra Express 288i PnP modem Message-ID: <9602151809.AA13228@montana.com >
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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. >From there I shutdown win95 and soft booted freebsd. So the system was never powered off, but did go through a normal boot sequence. The modem was never recognised. I also tried configuring kernels to look at all 8 combinations of the standard port addrs and irq 3 & 4, and the thing never showed up at any of them. Then I got pissed and sent some mail to supra support. My question and their reply: >>I just purchased a Micron system with a SupraExpress 288i PnP modem in it, >>and am trying to configure the system to run FreeBSD, a UNIX system. >>Micron cannot answer my questions, and suggested I contact you. >>I need to know what the default hardware configuration for this modem is, >>since the system does not support PnP. I tried all the standard io addresses >>and irq's and the modem didn't respond. (0x3f8 @ irq3 & irq4, >>0x2f8 @ irq3 & irq4, 0x3e8 @irq3 & irq4, 0x2e8 @ irq3 & irq4) >>Does this device have a default address and irq, or does it only work in a >>PnP environment? >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. I assumed that since I had it properly configured under win95, then did a soft shutdown and boot to freebsd, and I would need to do the soft shutdown and boot regardless, that the utility wouldn't make it behave any differently. I gave up, decided never to buy another supra modem, and switched it with a US Robotics running in another system. Gary Aitken garya@ics.com (business) garya@dreamchaser.org (personal)
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