From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Sep 14 04:02:03 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 208CD16A4C0 for ; Sun, 14 Sep 2003 04:02:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: from srv1.cosmo-project.de (srv1.cosmo-project.de [213.83.6.106]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 698A743FBF for ; Sun, 14 Sep 2003 04:02:01 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: from cicely5.cicely.de (cicely5.cicely.de [IPv6:3ffe:400:8d0:301:200:92ff:fe9b:20e7]) (authenticated bits=0) by srv1.cosmo-project.de (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h8EB1rQw045888 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=OK); Sun, 14 Sep 2003 13:01:58 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: from cicely12.cicely.de (cicely12.cicely.de [IPv6:3ffe:400:8d0:301::12]) by cicely5.cicely.de (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h8EB1phF024033 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Sun, 14 Sep 2003 13:01:52 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: from cicely12.cicely.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by cicely12.cicely.de (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h8EB1prY068300; Sun, 14 Sep 2003 13:01:51 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: (from ticso@localhost) by cicely12.cicely.de (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h8EB1oYx068299; Sun, 14 Sep 2003 13:01:50 +0200 (CEST) Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003 13:01:50 +0200 From: Bernd Walter To: Claudiu Bichir Message-ID: <20030914110149.GP26878@cicely12.cicely.de> References: <20030911162944.83928.qmail@web41302.mail.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030911162944.83928.qmail@web41302.mail.yahoo.com> X-Operating-System: FreeBSD cicely12.cicely.de 5.1-CURRENT alpha User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: COM ports X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: ticso@cicely.de List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003 11:02:03 -0000 On Thu, Sep 11, 2003 at 09:29:44AM -0700, Claudiu Bichir wrote: > Hy folks ! > I have FreeBSD 5.0 installed on my computer and I wanted to know how can I > enable the COM3 & COM4 ports. The ports are disabled by default in 5.0. > I tried to modify /boot/device.hints but with no hope . > I commented hint.sio.2.disabled="1" and hint.sio.3.disabled="1" out but when I rebooted it said smt like "irq 5 not in bitmap of probed irqs 0 ;port may not be enabled;" the same goes for sio3(but with 9 instead of 5) .I'm just starting so ... don't know what to do anymore. > I already read the handbook and the sio(4) manual page but I haven't found something helpfull yet. > I'm asking all this because I have an Aztech UM9800 external modem which's on COM3(at least that's what Windows shows )and I cannot change its COM port to 1 or 2 . > It is recognized as ugen0 when the system boots. > It is an usb modem but I was told by people on this list that I can use it with FreeBSD. > If I can then I would appreciate any help from you on how to set it up. > Thanks people ! The sio driver is not for usb devices. Build a kernel with umodem/ucom if your modem is really a modem and not one of those softmodem things. In the later case there is almost no hope to get it working - and it's not really worth it IMHO. -- B.Walter BWCT http://www.bwct.de ticso@bwct.de info@bwct.de