Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2006 13:57:53 +0000 From: Vince <jhary@unsane.co.uk> To: Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: usb serial lockup Message-ID: <45548561.9040009@unsane.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.1061110232957.12709B-100000@gaia.nimnet.asn.au> References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.1061110232957.12709B-100000@gaia.nimnet.asn.au>
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Ian Smith wrote:
> On Fri, 10 Nov 2006, Vince wrote:
>
> > I have a bit of a wierd problem, My laptop has no serial ports, as is
> > the norm these days, so i have a FTDI based usb serial connector which
> > is very handy and works well. However, what i have found is that freebsd
> > still detects a serial port anyway
> >
> > sio0: configured irq 4 not in bitmap of probed irqs 0
> > sio0: port may not be enabled
> > sio0 at port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 flags 0x10 on isa0
> > sio0: type 8250 or not responding
> > sio1: configured irq 3 not in bitmap of probed irqs 0
> > sio1: port may not be enabled
> >
> > and if i'm careless and type tip com1 ( or use minicom on /dev/{ttyd0,
> > cuad0} as root or as a user I hard lock my laptop, nothing responding
> > and i have to powercycle it. this is 100% reproducable.
>
> add to /boot/loader.conf (ditto for sio.1 wouldn't hurt):
>
> hint.sio.0.disabled=1
>
Yeah that would work. didnt even think to look there.
Doh.
cheers,
Vince
> Ian
>
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