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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 09:20:03 -0400
From: Gary Chrysler <tcg@ime.net>
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Gary Chrysler wrote:
> 
> Andreas Terzis wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I recently upgraded my machine from 2.1.0R to 2.1.5R and I have the following
> > problem: My modem is not detected !!!
> > I have an internal modem in COM4 (sio3) which worked in 2.10R and works in
> > Win95. I don't have a COM2 serial port so there mustn' be any problem with
> > IRQ 3.
> > Do you have any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Andreas Terzis
> >
> > P.S: here is a piece of my config file and what i get during start-up
> >
> > MYKERNEL
> > device          sio0    at isa? port "IO_COM1" tty irq 4 vector siointr
> > device          sio1    at isa? port "IO_COM2" tty irq 3 vector siointr
> > #device         sio2    at isa? port "IO_COM3" tty irq 4 vector siointr
> > device          sio3    at isa? port "IO_COM4" tty irq 3 vector siointr
> >
> > /var/log/messages
> >
> > Sep 17 17:06:33 themis /kernel: sio0 at 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 on isa
> > Sep 17 17:06:33 themis /kernel: sio0: type 16550A
> > Sep 17 17:06:33 themis /kernel: sio1 not found at 0x2f8
> > Sep 17 17:06:33 themis /kernel: sio3 not found at 0x2e8
> 
> Do to some conflicts with other hardware the GENERIC kernel does not
> support com3 or com4 you need to compile a custom kernel.
> But if you don't have com2 in use why don't you re-configure your
> modem to use com2, IMHO you would be better off!
> 

Whoops! I deserve the flames I'll get on this one.. :(
Didn't read it in full.

-Enjoy
Gary
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