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Date: Sun, 25 Aug 1996 08:21:18 -0400
From: Gary Chrysler <tcg@ime.net>
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To: "Francis Percival C. Favoreal" <june@adn.edu.ph>
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Subject: Re: modems connected to BOCA 8-ports not responding
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Francis Percival C. Favoreal wrote:
> 
> (Please respond to this address directly.)
> 
> I have the following lines inserted in the kernel config:
> 
> options "COM_MULTIPORT"
> ...
> device sio4 at isa? port 0x300 tty flags 0xb05
> device sio5 at isa? port 0x308 tty flags 0xb05
> device sio6 at isa? port 0x310 tty flags 0xb05
> device sio7 at isa? port 0x318 tty flags 0xb05
> device sio8 at isa? port 0x320 tty flags 0xb05
> device sio9 at isa? port 0x328 tty flags 0xb05
> device sio10 at isa? port 0x330 tty flags 0xb05
> device sio11 at isa? port 0x338 tty flags 0xb05
> 
> I recompiled the kernel and rebooted. When the new kernel booted, sio4
> upto sio11 were found in their respective ports.
> 
> Then, I made a sequence of MAKEDEV. Now, I have devices
> 
>         cuaa4 upto cuaab
>         ttyd4 upto ttydb
> 
> Now, I tried to connect one modem to the BOCA board to test if the modem
> responds. I typed,
> 
>         echo at > /dev/ttyd4
> 

Your method of testing will not work.

use: cu -l cuaa?
Then AT (or as I prefere ATDT), AT should respond with OK, ATDT
should respond with phone off hook.

To exit cu, use '~.', (ignore the '', So yes thats TildeDot)

-Enjoy
Gary
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