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From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb@kryten.Atinc.COM>
Subject: Re: installation
To: James Ryan <jryan@vt.edu>
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On Tue, 22 Aug 1995, James Ryan wrote:

> my modem is on com4 and cannot be put on com1 or 2.  How can I set
> up freebsd with the boot disk?  I can't put much on my dos side because I have
> most of my drive set up for freebsd.  

	boot with '-c' option

	at the 'config>' prompt type:

		port sio0 0x2e8
		irq  sio0 <irq number>		must not be shared with 
						another device
		quit

	your modem with com4 settings should appear as sio0 in the boot messages.


> 
> Thanks for the insight to what is probably an easy question..
> 
> Jay 
> 
> 

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