Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 00:10:45 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <marko@uk.radan.com> To: "Marius M.Rex" <MariusRex@netscape.net> Cc: freeBSD-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: modem on sio4? Message-ID: <19990421001045.G252@marder-1> In-Reply-To: <19990420224937.3262.qmail@ww185.netaddress.usa.net>; from Marius M.Rex on Tue, Apr 20, 1999 at 06:49:37PM -0400 References: <19990420224937.3262.qmail@ww185.netaddress.usa.net>
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On Tue, Apr 20, 1999 at 06:49:37PM -0400, Marius M.Rex wrote: > I am definitely making progress on this. I am trying to get my PnP modem > to work under 3.1-Release. O.K. we have recompiled the kernel with > "controller pnp0" the pnp id is in sio.c ...and the modem does actually show > up in my dmesg when I boot up. (Dance of joy!) > Now the modem shows up at sio4. I technically only have 2 serial ports > (which MS-Windows would call com 1-4), and I do not have any funky multi-port > cards or anything. Have you added sio4 to your kernel config file? It only has sio[0-3] by default. > Now the modem takes up the irq and the memory access address of sio1 > (irq 3, starting at 02f8) I have sio1 disabled via /boot/kernel.config, > so I don't even probe for it. (it is not disabled in the kernel itself - but > I could do that if it would help.) It would help if you posted the boot messages (use dmesg(8)) > My question is, can I just "./MAKEDEV cua5" and leave the modem at sio4, It would be cuaa4 (note the double "a"!), not 5, both sio and cuaa are numbered from 0. I would guess that if it was found as sio4 at boot then cuaa4 should work, won't harm to try. > or do I have to do something more complicated to get the modem to show up on > another, more nominal, serial port? And if I have to mess with the settings > on the pnp modem, how would I go about that? (It would have to be a software > solution, as there is no way to change the serial port settings on the > hardware device itself.) > I am hoping that I can just make new device entries, but I am a Un*x > newbie and am timid about running super user functions, as I might screw > things up. I am a good little do-bee and read my docs, but I am unsure about > this one. Please guide. > > > Marius > All life is a dance; > I just wish I wasn't so clumsy. > > ____________________________________________________________________ > Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com. > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > -- FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org My Webpage http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~markov _______________________________________________________________ Mark Ovens, CNC Apps Engineer, Radan Computational Ltd. Bath UK CAD/CAM solutions for Sheetmetal Working Industry mailto:marko@uk.radan.com http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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