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From: "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@futuresouth.com>
To: James Ness <jness@mail.vt.edu>
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Subject: Re: Probably very familiar modem problem (installation)
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On Sun, 9 Nov 1997, James Ness wrote:

> I'm trying to install FreeBSD using FTP and PPP.  The problem, as I'm
> sure several people can guess, is that I can't get the kernel to
> detect my internal modem.  Currently it is on sio1(COM2), IRQ 3.  It
> works well with Win95 (well, as well as things run under windows)),
> but during the hardware search of the FreeBSD installation- kernel, it
> does not detect anything where the modem is.  No matter where I move
> it to, no matter what the IRQ, it still doesn't find it.  Any other
> serial ports are fine.
Check to I/O adress.  Mine is:
sio1 at 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3 on isa
If it's different, either reconfig the modem or edit the settings in the
kernel device onfig menu that comes up when you boot.

> 
> Thank you for listening.
> -James
> 

That's what we're here for.

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