Date: Mon, 27 Oct 1997 18:45:54 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: "A.E." <slipry@direct.ca> Cc: questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: sio2 not detected at 0x3e8 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971027184500.13740I-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <34544C98.A7CF7C9@direct.ca>
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On Mon, 27 Oct 1997, A.E. wrote: > sio2 with flags 0x80: > > sio0 at 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 on isa > sio0: type 16550A > sio1 at 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3 on isa > sio1: type 16550A > sio2: probe test 0 failed > sio2: probe test 1 failed > sio2: probe test 2 failed > sio2: probe test 3 failed > sio2: probe test 4 failed > sio2: probe test 6 failed > sio2: probe test 7 failed > sio2: probe test 9 failed > sio2 not found at 0x3e8 > > What do these test for? The tests make sure that the device really is a serial device. Apparently the device at 0x3e8 fails horribly, so it probably isn't a real serial device, or does not properly emulate a serial device. If it's plug&pray, it may need to be initialized. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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