Date: Wed, 15 Oct 1997 16:29:57 +0100 From: Siegfried Kerkow <sk@remsmurr.de> To: Patrick Gardella <patrick@cre8tivegroup.com> Cc: support@FreeBSD.ORG, support@cyclades.com Subject: Re: (2) problems with 8Yo cards Message-ID: <1.1.15101997.162957.67.0.BC.0@mail.remsmurr.de>
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Hello Patrick.
>I had the trouble as well, and the problem was the default
>memory address. From the Cyclades tech support line, they
>suggested I change it to:
>
>(from dmesg)
>cy0 irq 10 maddr 0xd2000 msize 8192 on isa
> ^^^^^^^
>
>This takes a change of the DIP switches on card itself. I don't have
>the manual in front of me to give you those, but its in there!
Ok. But it is not only the "click" on the DIP switches. There must
compile a new kernel with this address. And what address shall I do
to the next card? I have 0xd6000 and it works same with problems like
the 0xd4000!
Your configuration with irq 10 is wondering to me, because all PCs
have something working on this irq and the card wouldn't work
allright.
>They said that the default mem address was often used by the PCI bus.
>The one above is the one they recommend to change to.
I have no PCI bus! This board has an VLB bus. If I had boards with
PCI bus I didn't buy cards with ISA bus. I now compiled a new kernel
with 0xd2000 and 0xd8000 with the same results and problems. If I
check all setting with a new compiled kernel I need days to get all
done. That is NO WAY for a good hardware and I thaught this was one.
Now I put a lot of money out for something for the trash. Is there no
other way to check it? If I take the MS-DOS "cyctest.exe" this means
that all is Ok. I'm a little angry, excuse.
>(Why they don't use this one as a defualt, I don't know.)
>
>I've been running 8 modems 24x7 for 6 months with no problems and
>am looking to go to 32 (24 Ye and current 8Yo).
Fine. I want only to work with 8 and then with 16. ;-)
>There are some Linux guys at Cyclades tech, so if this doesn't
>help, they should be able to.
My only answer is from a very nice boy named "Patrick". ;-)
Thanks.
>Patrick
Regards.
Siegfried Kerkow.
>On 15-Oct-97 Siegfried Kerkow wrote:
>>
>>Hello support.
>>
>>I have an problem. Please help.
>>My own are three cyclom 8Yo cards (rev 5.02).
>>FreeBSD 2.2.2.
>>One mashine should have two cards and the third card is for an other
>>mashine.
>>
>>First I installed one card to test.
>>
>>--- new kernel ---
>>options "COM_MULTIPORT"
>>device cy0 at isa? tty irq 11 iomem 0xd4000 iosiz 0x2000 vector
>>cyintr
>>--- new system start works ---
>>cy0 irq 11 maddr 0xd4000 msize 8192 on isa
>>(This works only if the mashine is rebootet. If the mashine is
>>powered down a while and start new it founds NO cy0! I must boot on
>>MS-DOS and start "cyctest.exe" and then a new boot works found cy0.
>>???)
>>--- /dev/... ---
>>MAKEDEV cuac0 ttyc0
>>(and cuac1 ttyc1 for the second card)
>>Makes all devices for the complete card (cuac0x, ttyc0x ...).
>>--- rc.serial ---
>>There is a sample line for cyclades-8yo and cyclades-16ye. No sample
>>if I have two cyclades-8yo!? Ok, I took the cyclades-8yo line
("modem
>>c c 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7"). A reboot gets errors for rc.serial, but the
>>lines are working!? I changed the line in rc.serial to "modem c0 c0
0
>>1 2 3 4 5 6 7" and there are no more errors. The lines are working.
>>
>>Working is not Ok (with both rc.serial lines the same). Then only
the
>>first 6 lines are working, the last two lines are not working. I
>>checked that the addressing ouput works correct, but the RTS line
>>doesn't work on the last two lines! Why not?
>>
>>Did I something wrong? Have I an mistake by installing? I tested it
>>first on a FreeBSD 2.1.0 with the same problem. I don't think the
>>cards a damaged, because all three have the same problem. The same
to
>>the wires. I tested the wires, all RTS (pin 4) are connected fine to
>>the morepin-connector at the card.
>>
>>I hope you understand my bad english. Excuse.
>>I need a very quick response, because I'm testing a while and I need
>>it very soon. Thanks.
>>
>>Regards.
>>Siegfried Kerkow.
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