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Date:      Wed, 8 Apr 1998 08:29:52 -0400 (EDT)
From:      "Viren R. Shah" <viren@rstcorp.com>
To:        Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
Cc:        Dave Marquardt <marquard@zilker.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Modems.
Message-ID:  <199804081229.IAA06597@rstcorp.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980407235732.27673I-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
References:  <85hg45c7ev.fsf@localhost.zilker.net> <Pine.BSF.3.96.980407235732.27673I-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>

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>>>>> "Doug" == Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> writes:

 >> pnpinfo and pnp and dset man pages are okay, but if you're not all
 >> that familiar with Plug n Play stuff, they don't quite tell you what
 >> to do.

 Doug> The only documentation you really _need_ is how to enable it --
 Doug> compile ``controller pnp0'' into your kernel.  Hey, it's
 Doug> Plug&Pray, it's supposed to Just Work, right? :-)

You're kidding, right? While I did get my modem working with PnP, I
still don't understand it well enough. Dave is right in that the man
pages do not tell you how to use the PnP stuff. But, this is free
software, and I should probably write up something myself if I want it
done. :-)

 Doug> Doug White                              | University of Oregon  

Viren
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 Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun the frumious Bandersnatch!'
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