From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 14 13:37:24 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4885116A448 for ; Tue, 14 Mar 2006 13:37:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from antennex@hotmail.com) Received: from hotmail.com (bay106-f13.bay106.hotmail.com [65.54.161.23]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 600CB43DE8 for ; Tue, 14 Mar 2006 13:36:09 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from antennex@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 14 Mar 2006 05:36:05 -0800 Message-ID: Received: from 65.54.161.200 by by106fd.bay106.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Tue, 14 Mar 2006 13:36:04 GMT X-Originating-IP: [65.68.247.73] X-Originating-Email: [antennex@hotmail.com] X-Sender: antennex@hotmail.com In-Reply-To: <20060313192128.75570.qmail@web60015.mail.yahoo.com> From: "Jack Stone" To: petermatulis@yahoo.ca, ertr1013@student.uu.se Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 07:36:04 -0600 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 14 Mar 2006 13:36:05.0637 (UTC) FILETIME=[3E728350:01C6476C] Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: no serial port: "configured irq 3 not in bitmap of probed irqs" X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 13:37:24 -0000 >From: Peter >To: Erik Trulsson >CC: freebsd-questions >Subject: Re: no serial port: "configured irq 3 not in bitmap of probed >irqs" >Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 14:21:28 -0500 (EST) > > >--- Erik Trulsson wrote: > > > On Mon, Mar 13, 2006 at 01:15:57PM -0500, Peter wrote: > > > I cannot get FreeBSD 6.0 to recognize my serial port. I am using > > the > > > ASUS K8V-X SE motherboard[1]. It only has serial port but dmesg > > > suggests there are two: > > > > > > sio0: configured irq 4 not in bitmap of probed irqs 0 > > > sio0: port may not be enabled > > > sio0: <16550A-compatible COM port> port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 flags > > 0x10 on > > > acpi0 > > > sio0: type 16550A > > > sio1: configured irq 3 not in bitmap of probed irqs 0 > > > sio1: port may not be enabled > > > > It looks like FreeBSD found one serial port (si0) and looked for > > another > > (sio1) but didn't find it (which is not surprising if it is not > > there). > > > > > > > > In the end I have no port: > > > > > > $ ls -lh /dev/cua* > > > crw-rw---- 1 uucp dialer 0, 42 Mar 13 03:59 /dev/cuad0 > > > crw-rw---- 1 uucp dialer 0, 43 Mar 13 03:59 /dev/cuad0.init > > > crw-rw---- 1 uucp dialer 0, 44 Mar 13 03:59 /dev/cuad0.lock > > > > And one port (the one detected as sio0) appears in /dev also > > according to > > the above. > > > > There is one serial port and FreeBSD finds it. > > > > I don't see the problem. > >Ok thank you. My conclusion was based on the combination of the >error-like messages ("port may not be enabled") and my experience with >FreeBSD (that it assigns /dev/cuaa{0,1} to its serial devices). > I'm having the same problem with new SATA Abit MBs. No matter what I do to tweak the BIOS, I get your identical message. There is no active serial port, even though I added a serial port card. Really need it too as my APC UPSes need that serial port. I've seen this problem posted before and wonder if anyone finally found a solution? Regards, Jack _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/