Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 10:09:40 -0400 From: Stephen Fitzhugh <fitzhugh@connix.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Intel 810 and PCI modems Message-ID: <398588A4.760BD47@connix.com>
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Can anyone provide me with a status update on FreeBSD 4.0 support for the on-board video (Intel i810 chipset) and supprot for PCI modems? I have searched FreeBSD site for information on both topics, and the XFree86 site for information on the video problem. I have downloaded XFree86 3.3.6 from XFree86.org since it was dated 12/99, whereas the date on the XFree86 on the FreeBSD distribution CDROM was dated 1/99. I can work in command line mode in FreeBSD since the Xserver fails to start. As for the modem problem, the machine hangs everytime I try to communicate with the PCI modem. It is a USRobotics (3Com) 56k PCI internal Faxmodem (model 3CP5610) -- it is NOT a WinModem. FreeBSD reports that it has the 8250 chipset, which surprises me, but give the nature of hardware design these days, I tend to believe FreeBSD. I have not yet pulled the board to verify yet. I understand that there is a lack of updated hardware drivers for PCI peripherals, particularly modem. Then new computer that I bought take PCI cards ONLY. And since I have purchased a new modem, I would rather not go out and buy an external modem. I appreciate all of the help I can get. I have had some experience with FreeBSD since 3.0, but am by no stretch of the imagination well versed. Steve Fitzhugh To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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