Date: Thu, 26 Mar 1998 09:37:12 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Plamen Petkov <kostap@mbox.digsys.bg>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: My FreeBSD 2.2.2 can't find on-board serial ports sio0 and sio1 Message-ID: <19980326093712.32627@freebie.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <351962F8.EC48E4C6@mbox.digsys.bg>; from Plamen Petkov on Wed, Mar 25, 1998 at 10:03:04PM %2B0200 References: <351962F8.EC48E4C6@mbox.digsys.bg>
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On Wed, 25 March 1998 at 22:03:04 +0200, Plamen Petkov wrote: > Hi, > > I've installed FreeBSD 2.2.2 release... but.. at boot time kernel says >> -+-+- > sio0 not found at 0x3F8 > and > sio1 not found at 0x2F8 >> -+-+- > > YES! They are enabled ( using kernel's boot-time -c option ). > YES! They are enabled (BIOS Setup) > > Everything works fine - disks, floppy, CDROM (TEAC) > > Windows 95 (OSR2) doesn't report ANY problem with serial ports or any > other device. > > ---------- > System Configuration: > > Pentium 166 > 64MB RAM > Primary Master Disk: 3GB Quantum (UDMA): + Windows 95 > Primaty Slave Disk : 3GB Seagate (UDMA): DOS part. + FreeBSD 2.2.2 > (RELEASE) > 24x TEAC CDROM (Secondary Master) > 3.5' Floppy > > HDC/FDC, Paralel Port, 2 Serial Ports (ALL on-board) You've left out the most important piece: what kind of motherboard are you using? There is a known problem with some Intel 430TX-based motherboards, notably those from Iwill. The problem seems to be related to a specific Acer UART. I have a patch on http://www.lemis.com/serial-port-patch.html. Try that and see if it helps. Greg To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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