Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 14:47:03 -0600 From: Kenny Hanson <khanson@pdspc.com> To: "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: FW: Modem not Talking Message-ID: <91DD7FDA88E4D011BED00000C0DD87E7173161@pds-gateway.pdspc.com>
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Wild thought... does /dev/cua2 default to COM3/IRQ4? Would this gentleman need to create a new device to reflect COM3/IRQ12? > -----Original Message----- > From: Grum Ketema [SMTP:grum@trumpet.MIT.EDU] > Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 1997 2:14 PM > To: khanson@pdspc.com > Subject: Re:Modem not Talking > > > Hello Kenny > > Thank you for your prompt response. > > You said look for the modem on COM1 or COM2. Does that mean, even > though the > modem is physically located on COM3 (at least that is what Windows 95 > says). > I should go ahead and assume it is on COM1 or COM2 (I have a serial > port on > COM2) on FreeBSD. Is that how it works for Plug and Play systems the > port is > also assigned dynamically. I though it was just the IRQ. > Sorry, I am a little confused. > Thanks > Grum > > >It kind of looks like the modem is PnP... 95 is assigning it the > first > >available > >interrupt (12 in your case). I'd try looking for the modem on COM1 > IRQ4 > >or COM2 IRQ3 (/dev/cua0 and /dev/cua1, respectively) to see if it > >defaults > >to one of those settings. If not, then you may check to see if the > >modem can > >be jumpered for one of those positions and just reassign it in 95. > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Grum Ketema [SMTP:grum@trumpet.MIT.EDU] > >> Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 1997 1:11 PM > >> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > >> Subject: Modem not Talking > >> > >> Hello Sir > >> > >> I just loaded FreeBSD 2.2.2(From Walnut Creek distribution CD) on > my > >> PC. > >> I have to hard disk drives. FreeBSD is on the second drive with > Linux. > >> I have > >> Windows 95 on the first drive. The system boots and is okay. The > >> problem I > >> am running into is FreeBSD does not read the port my modem is > located > >> on. > >> > >> I read the following configuration Info from Windows 95 > >> > >> COM1 I/O 03F8 - 03FF IRQ 4 not Used > >> COM2 I/O 02F8 - 02FF IRQ 3 Serial mouse > >> COM3 I/O 03E8 - 03EF IRQ 12 Modem > >> > >> I use the same configuration in FreeBSD. It gets COM1 and COM2 > >> correctly > >> and fails to get COM3. > >> > >> I get sio2 not found at 03E8. I suspect it is the IRQ setting. What > >> should I do. Please Help > >> > >> I thank you for your time > >> With Best regards > >> Grum
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