From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Mar 15 05:59:42 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id FAA24037 for questions-outgoing; Sat, 15 Mar 1997 05:59:42 -0800 (PST) Received: from nero.in-design.com (root@nero.in-design.com [204.157.146.146]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id FAA24031 for ; Sat, 15 Mar 1997 05:59:39 -0800 (PST) Received: (from archive@localhost) by nero.in-design.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id JAA09187; Sat, 15 Mar 1997 09:00:04 -0500 (EST) Date: Sat, 15 Mar 1997 09:00:04 -0500 (EST) From: Intuitive Design Archive To: Doug White cc: Pedro Vapi , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: My dear sio1 (COM2) In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Fri, 14 Mar 1997, Doug White wrote: > On Fri, 14 Mar 1997, Pedro Vapi wrote: > > > > YES! They conflict! Either change the modem or the BIOS to use another > > > port. > > > > > > > I have removed the modem, but it still says it doesn't exists... > > > > > > Have you checked your BIOS settings? > > > > Yes... and you know what? I have an option for Serial Port 2. The option > > for that is, Auto, disable, [...], 2F8,[...] > > When i remember to see my bios (after send my mail) i noticed that that > > option was DISABLE!!!! > > So I changed it to 2F8h > > You know what happen?? When I started FreeBSD or DOS and don't use sio1, > > no trouble happen, and BIOS keeps unchanged. When i used my sio1 (i tried > > to put my mouse there) THE BIOS CHANGE!!!! It automatically changes to > > DISABLE!!! I suspect that it is the marvelous PnP... > > Doug: thx for ur sugestion but, pleazzzzz, does you have any other > > sugestion??? > > Hm, another cranky Phoenix bios I bet. :( I am really beginning to hate > that bios, and PnP in general. > > These are the IBM PC settings for the first two serial ports, COM1 and > COM2. > > sio0 at 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 on isa > sio0: type 16550A > sio1 at 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3 on isa > sio1: type 16550A > > SO here's how I understand how you want to connect things using DOS > terminology, since that's what this stuff is built for. > > COM1: modem > COM2: mouse > > I guess you should set your BIOS as follows: > > Serial Port 1: 2f8, irq 3 > Serial Port 2: Disabled > > Plug your mouse into the external port marked Serial Port 1. > > Save your changes, then quit. Make sure you save them, otherwise they'll > have no effect. > > > Damn... i can't believe i have to change my board... > > Maybe not, we'll play with it a bit... I have a delema along the same lines. I joined this thread late. But here is the set up that I have: COM1 : External Modem COM2 : Logiteck serial mouse I am trying to figure out two things. First, I put in an internal Zoltrix modem (non-PNP) version, and have no way of finding out what it's settings are what so ever. I tried alot of things. Maybe is there is a port checker out there that I can use to tell me what is what? Second I have a psm0 device showing up at IRQ 12. However it conflicts with IO_KBD 0X60 memory block. SO I Am wondering if that is the modem. Is there anything out there that can check some of these settings for me? MSD doesn't seam to have any info. Also can I have both com ports working and the internal modem, or does one of the internal ports have to be closed? The motherboard that I have is an OptiViper with a cyrix 166+. Two more odd things, or questions: Is there anyway to use the 586 optamization in the kernel with the cyrix 166+ ? and my Logiteck mouse only works with the following setting: Section "Pointer" Protocol "GlidePoint" Device "/dev/cuaa1" BaudRate 1200 EndSection Which is very odd indeed... But since it works fine, I am just cureous rather then worried. Thanks alot all for the great help Tamer Ziady Intuitive Design Archive http://www.in-design.com archive@in-design.com