Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1996 22:54:29 +1000 (GMT+1000) From: "Francis Percival C. Favoreal" <june@adn.edu.ph> To: Gary Chrysler <tcg@ime.net> Cc: freebsd-questions <questions@freebsd.ORG> Subject: Re: modems connected to BOCA 8-ports not responding Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.91.960826220338.963A-200000@sili.adn.edu.ph> In-Reply-To: <322198C1.76B7@ime.net>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Mon, 26 Aug 1996, Gary Chrysler wrote: > Francis Percival C. Favoreal wrote: > > > > On Sun, 25 Aug 1996, Gary Chrysler wrote: > > > > > Francis Percival C. Favoreal wrote: > > > > > > > > On Sun, 25 Aug 1996, Gary Chrysler wrote: > > > > > > > > > Francis Percival C. Favoreal wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > (Please respond to this address directly.) > > > > > > > > > > > > I have the following lines inserted in the kernel config: > > > > > > > > > > > > options "COM_MULTIPORT" > > > > > > ... > > > > > > device sio4 at isa? port 0x300 tty flags 0xb05 > > > > > > device sio5 at isa? port 0x308 tty flags 0xb05 > > > > > > device sio6 at isa? port 0x310 tty flags 0xb05 > > > > > > device sio7 at isa? port 0x318 tty flags 0xb05 > > > > > > device sio8 at isa? port 0x320 tty flags 0xb05 > > > > > > device sio9 at isa? port 0x328 tty flags 0xb05 > > > > > > device sio10 at isa? port 0x330 tty flags 0xb05 > > > > > > device sio11 at isa? port 0x338 tty flags 0xb05 > > > > > > > > > > > > I recompiled the kernel and rebooted. When the new kernel booted, sio4 > > > > > > upto sio11 were found in their respective ports. > > > > > > > > > > > > Then, I made a sequence of MAKEDEV. Now, I have devices > > > > > > > > > > > > cuaa4 upto cuaab > > > > > > ttyd4 upto ttydb > > > > > > > > > > > > Now, I tried to connect one modem to the BOCA board to test if the modem > > > > > > responds. I typed, > > > > > > > > > > > > echo at > /dev/ttyd4 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Your method of testing will not work. > > > > > > > > > > use: cu -l cuaa? > > > > > Then AT (or as I prefere ATDT), AT should respond with OK, ATDT > > > > > should respond with phone off hook. > > > > > > > > I tried it. I typed, > > > > > > > > # cu -l cuaa4 > > > > Connected. > > > > > > > > After this I notice that the modem does not go off hook. And further > > > > more, when I tried to type AT, I don't see anything displayed on the > > > > screen. I know it's supposed to show 'AT' as I typed it. > > > > > > > > I thought maybe I referenced the wrong port, so I tried it all from cuaa5 > > > > to cuaab but I got same results. > > > > > > > > I hope this piece of info helped. > > > > > > > > Any other test you could recommend? > > > > > > > > > > Welp, it may or may not echo your keystrokes depending on your > > > modems E register. (ATE0 or 1, echo off or on) > > > > > > Although no matter what ATE is, It still should echo OK by > > > entering AT if it's working. > > > Typing ATDT should result in a dial tone if plugged into > > > phone line. As stated earlier, I prefer to use ATDT it can be > > > heard! > > > > > > What do you get when you type: > > > # cu -l cuaa4 > > > Connected. > > > AT <enter> > > > (Should result a: OK ) > > > ATDT <enter> > > > (Should result a: dialtone if pluged to a phone line) > > > Unless of course it's broke. :) > > > > I think it isn't broke, because when I try this to connect this modem to > > COM1 it responds that is if I typed, > > > > # cu -l cuaa0 > > Connected. > > AT <enter> > > OK > > > > If you don't get the same results as above on the Boca ports > then it is broke! > Whats broke is yet to figure out. > > Have you read: man 4 sio > > > I get the results above. So, really there is nothing wrong with the > > modem. It just won't respond when I type AT commands if it was connected > > to one port in the BOCA board. > > > > Never said the *modem* was broke. > I said *it's* broke, Meaning that something isn't right. > > > > > > > Did you make your device files after compiling/installing/re-booting > > > you system?? > > > > To create the devices I used, > > > > # MAKEDEV ttyd4 (upto ttydb) > > # MAKEDEV cuaa4 (upto cuaab) > > > > Is there something I missed ? > > Thats correct, But did you do this AFTER enabling COM_MULTIPORT, > recompiling and rebooting? > ie: After you saw the boot messages saying that sio4-11 are > found?? Yes, sio4 to sio11 were found and were successfully probed. > > I'll run down the steps as I see em from what I've read, I have not > actually done it with a Boca board. > > Add options COM_MULTIPORT, sio4-11 to kernel config as stated in > man 4 sio. Yes, I did this. > > # config YOURKERNEL > # cd ../../compile/YOURKERNEL > # make > # make install > # halt (shutdown now) Yes, this too. > > Power down, Install Properly configured Boca Board. > Power up, boot messages should pick up the sio4-11 > > # cd /dev > # sh MAKEDEV cuaa4 (thru 11) > # sh MAKEDEV ttyd4 (thru 11) Yes, this too. > > (I would reboot here, Although I belive it's not needed, I'm just > that way) > > # cu -l cuaa4 > Connected > AT <enter> > (should result: OK) I hate to say this, but nothing changed. # cu -l cuaa4 Connected. (no response still) > > If not something is broke! and is above what I can do for you. > I personally don't use Boca boards so I know very little about them. > > > > > > > device sio11 at isa? port 0x338 tty flags 0xb05 > > Is this what your sio11 looks like?? Well, I missed some few words in the mail. But, it is there. device sio11 at isa? port 0x338 tty flags 0xb05 irq 12 vector siointr > >From the man 4 sio page it states: > device sio11 at isa? port 0x338 tty flags 0xb05 irq 12 vector siointr > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > That is the MASTER PORT! according to 'flags 0xb05' > Change the IRQ to fit your Boca board of course! I used IRQ 12 Here attached is the result of dmesg and my kernel config file. > > -Enjoy > Gary > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Improve America's Knowledge... Share yours > The Borg... Where minds meet > (207) 929-3848 > [-- Attachment #2 --] Probing for devices on PCI bus 0: chip0 <SiS 85c496> rev 49 on pci0:5 Probing for devices on the ISA bus: sc0 at 0x60-0x6f irq 1 on motherboard sc0: VGA color <16 virtual consoles, flags=0x0> sio0 at 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 on isa sio0: type 16450 sio1 at 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3 on isa sio1: type 16450 sio4 at 0x300-0x307 flags 0xb05 on isa sio4: type 16550A (multiport) sio5 at 0x308-0x30f flags 0xb05 on isa sio5: type 16550A (multiport) sio6 at 0x310-0x317 flags 0xb05 on isa sio6: type 16550A (multiport) sio7 at 0x318-0x31f flags 0xb05 on isa sio7: type 16550A (multiport) sio8 at 0x320-0x327 flags 0xb05 on isa sio8: type 16550A (multiport) sio9 at 0x328-0x32f flags 0xb05 on isa sio9: type 16550A (multiport) sio10 at 0x330-0x337 flags 0xb05 on isa sio10: type 16550A (multiport) sio11 at 0x338-0x33f irq 12 flags 0xb05 on isa sio11: type 16550A (multiport master) fdc0 at 0x3f0-0x3f7 irq 6 drq 2 on isa fdc0: NEC 765 fd0: 1.2MB 5.25in fd1: 1.44MB 3.5in wdc0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7 irq 14 on isa wdc0: unit 0 (wd0): <ST3630A> wd0: 601MB (1232784 sectors), 1223 cyls, 16 heads, 63 S/T, 512 B/S 1 3C5x9 board(s) on ISA found at 0x340 ep0 at 0x340-0x34f irq 10 on isa ep0: aui/utp/bnc[*UTP*] address 00:a0:24:55:36:97 npx0 on motherboard npx0: INT 16 interface new masks: bio c0004040, tty c003141a, net c003141a IP firewall initialized # # GENERIC -- Generic machine with WD/AHx/NCR/BTx family disks # # $Id: GENERIC,v 1.69 1996/05/01 03:26:58 bde Exp $ # machine "i386" #cpu "I386_CPU" cpu "I486_CPU" #cpu "I586_CPU" #cpu "I686_CPU" ident ASIN maxusers 16 options IPFIREWALL options IPFIREWALL_VERBOSE options IPACCT #options MATH_EMULATE #Support for x87 emulation options INET #InterNETworking options FFS #Berkeley Fast Filesystem #options NFS #Network Filesystem options MSDOSFS #MSDOS Filesystem #options "CD9660" #ISO 9660 Filesystem options PROCFS #Process filesystem options "COMPAT_43" #Compatible with BSD 4.3 [KEEP THIS!] #options SCSI_DELAY=15 #Be pessimistic about Joe SCSI device options BOUNCE_BUFFERS #include support for DMA bounce buffers #options UCONSOLE #Allow users to grab the console options FAILSAFE #Be conservative options COM_MULTIPORT #Multiport Cards config kernel root on wd0 controller isa0 controller eisa0 controller pci0 controller fdc0 at isa? port "IO_FD1" bio irq 6 drq 2 vector fdintr disk fd0 at fdc0 drive 0 disk fd1 at fdc0 drive 1 #tape ft0 at fdc0 drive 2 controller wdc0 at isa? port "IO_WD1" bio irq 14 vector wdintr disk wd0 at wdc0 drive 0 disk wd1 at wdc0 drive 1 #controller wdc1 at isa? port "IO_WD2" bio irq 15 vector wdintr #disk wd2 at wdc1 drive 0 #disk wd3 at wdc1 drive 1 options ATAPI #Enable ATAPI support for IDE bus options ATAPI_STATIC #Don't do it as an LKM #device wcd0 #IDE CD-ROM # A single entry for any of these controllers (ncr, ahb, ahc) is sufficient # for any number of installed devices. #controller ncr0 #controller ahb0 #controller ahc0 #controller bt0 at isa? port "IO_BT0" bio irq ? vector bt_isa_intr #controller uha0 at isa? port "IO_UHA0" bio irq ? drq 5 vector uhaintr #controller aha0 at isa? port "IO_AHA0" bio irq ? drq 5 vector ahaintr #controller aic0 at isa? port 0x340 bio irq 11 vector aicintr #controller nca0 at isa? port 0x1f88 bio irq 10 vector ncaintr #controller nca1 at isa? port 0x350 bio irq 5 vector ncaintr #controller sea0 at isa? bio irq 5 iomem 0xc8000 iosiz 0x2000 vector seaintr #controller scbus0 #device sd0 #device od0 #device st0 #device cd0 #Only need one of these, the code dynamically grows #device wt0 at isa? port 0x300 bio irq 5 drq 1 vector wtintr #device mcd0 at isa? port 0x300 bio irq 10 vector mcdintr #device mcd1 at isa? port 0x340 bio irq 11 vector mcdintr #controller matcd0 at isa? port 0x230 bio #device scd0 at isa? port 0x230 bio # syscons is the default console driver, resembling an SCO console device sc0 at isa? port "IO_KBD" tty irq 1 vector scintr # Enable this and PCVT_FREEBSD for pcvt vt220 compatible console driver #device vt0 at isa? port "IO_KBD" tty irq 1 vector pcrint #options PCVT_FREEBSD=210 # pcvt running on FreeBSD >= 2.0.5 #options XSERVER # include code for XFree86 #options FAT_CURSOR # start with block cursor # If you have a ThinkPAD, uncomment this along with the rest of the PCVT lines #options PCVT_SCANSET=2 # IBM keyboards are non-std # Mandatory, don't remove device npx0 at isa? port "IO_NPX" irq 13 vector npxintr # # Laptop support (see LINT for more options) # #device apm0 at isa? disable # Advanced Power Management #options APM_BROKEN_STATCLOCK # Workaround some buggy APM BIOS device sio0 at isa? port "IO_COM1" tty irq 4 vector siointr device sio1 at isa? port "IO_COM2" tty irq 9 vector siointr #device sio2 at isa? port "IO_COM3" tty irq 5 vector siointr #device sio3 at isa? disable port "IO_COM4" tty irq 9 vector siointr #device cy0 at isa? tty irq 10 iomem 0xd4000 iosiz 0x2000 vector cyintr #device cyb0 at isa? tty irq 15 iomem 0xd8000 iosiz 8192 vector cybintr device sio4 at isa? port 0x300 tty flags 0xb05 device sio5 at isa? port 0x308 tty flags 0xb05 device sio6 at isa? port 0x310 tty flags 0xb05 device sio7 at isa? port 0x318 tty flags 0xb05 device sio8 at isa? port 0x320 tty flags 0xb05 device sio9 at isa? port 0x328 tty flags 0xb05 device sio10 at isa? port 0x330 tty flags 0xb05 device sio11 at isa? port 0x338 tty flags 0xb05 irq 12 vector siointr #device lpt0 at isa? port? tty irq 7 vector lptintr #device lpt1 at isa? port? tty #device lpt2 at isa? port? tty #device mse0 at isa? port 0x23c tty irq 5 vector mseintr #device psm0 at isa? disable port "IO_KBD" conflicts tty irq 12 vector psmintr # Order is important here due to intrusive probes, do *not* alphabetize # this list of network interfaces until the probes have been fixed. # Right now it appears that the ie0 must be probed before ep0. See # revision 1.20 of this file. #device de0 #device fxp0 #device vx0 #device ed0 at isa? port 0x280 net irq 5 iomem 0xd8000 vector edintr #device ed1 at isa? port 0x300 net irq 5 iomem 0xd8000 vector edintr #device ie0 at isa? port 0x360 net irq 7 iomem 0xd0000 vector ieintr device ep0 at isa? port 0x340 net irq 10 vector epintr #device fe0 at isa? port 0x300 net irq ? vector feintr #device ix0 at isa? port 0x300 net irq 10 iomem 0xd0000 iosiz 32768 vector ixintr #device le0 at isa? port 0x300 net irq 5 iomem 0xd0000 vector le_intr #device lnc0 at isa? port 0x280 net irq 10 drq 0 vector lncintr #device lnc1 at isa? port 0x300 net irq 10 drq 0 vector lncintr #device ze0 at isa? port 0x300 net irq 5 iomem 0xd8000 vector zeintr #device zp0 at isa? port 0x300 net irq 10 iomem 0xd8000 vector zpintr pseudo-device loop pseudo-device ether pseudo-device log pseudo-device sl 9 # ijppp uses tun instead of ppp device pseudo-device ppp 2 pseudo-device tun 1 pseudo-device pty 8 # keep this if you want to be able to continue to use /stand/sysinstall pseudo-device gzip # Exec gzipped a.out's pseudo-device bpfilter 2
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