Date: Sun, 13 May 2001 09:13:46 CDT From: dave <dleimbac@earthlink.net> To: "Robert L Sowders" <rsowders@usgs.gov>, Patrick Klee <drwho@futureks.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Trying DESPEATELY to instal some kind of FreeBSD Message-ID: <200105131411.HAA04710@falcon.mail.pas.earthlink.net>
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Also if its PCI it may be a winmodem and you may be out of luck. There IS a Lucent Chipset winmodem driver that may work for you but you would have to find someone who knows where it is or check the archives to find it for sure. I have used the Linux version of this driver with a great deal of success under 2.2.12 <note that I had to have a very specific kernel in order to use the driver in linux> Dave On Sun, 13 May 2001, Robert L Sowders wrote: > Date: Sun, 13 May 2001 03:34:35 -0700 > To: Patrick Klee <drwho@futureks.net> > From: "Robert L Sowders" <rsowders@usgs.gov> > Subject: Re: Trying DESPEATELY to instal some kind of FreeBSD > > What kind of modem is it? External or internal? PCI or IDE? Most IDE > modems had com port jumpers on the card. Most PCI modems com ports are > decided by the bios or the OS. You can try moving your modem to another > open slot and then in the bios resetting the ESCD. You can also turn off > > the bios feature that asks if you have a Plug and Play OS and set the IRQ > > yourself. Don't forget to reset the ESCD when you do. > > Pay attention to the display when you first boot the CD and look for the > modem line. Write down what it says and get back to us. > > I'll take the Witchblade comics, she's hot. > > > > > > Patrick Klee <drwho@futureks.net> > Sent by: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > 05/12/2001 06:13 PM > > > To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> > cc: > Subject: Trying DESPEATELY to instal some kind of FreeBSD > > Hi, Here's the situation: > > I have a copy of FreeBSD 3.2 on a 4 CD set from Walnut Creek and a > 4.2 > CD from a friend. The 4.2 CD is not working, and locks up in the middle > of > an install. I went back to 3.2 and it works great. I want to upgrade, > but > I don't know how to get the modem to work. I have a choice of COM5 and > my > modem is on COM2. No matter where I put it it is ALWAYS on COM2. > > Next, if I can figure out how to tell BSD 3.2 to find my US Robotics 56k > modem. Then I need to know what tools ar availible to upgrade to 4.3 > maybe > even an unstable version if I am feeling ballsy. > > If ANYONE can answer my two questons, I would happily send some > Witchblade > comics and/or Mountain Dew. > > I am at wits end, if someone could recommend an IRC server and channel > for > help with FreeBSD, I would appriciate that as well. > > > Best regards, > Patrick AKA MistrP on IRC > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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