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From: osyjm@cs.montana.edu (Jaye Mathisen)
Subject: Re: [386BSD] I keep getting silo overflow
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In article <1993Feb11.135806.24559@njitgw.njit.edu> elie@sensors.njit.edu (Elie I. Mourad) writes:
>
>I keep getting /386bsd: com0 silo overflow.
>(When I am using rz on com1)
>Any pointers ?
>I am running 0.1 without any patches

You're overrunning your UART.  Try slowing your line speed down, get 
patches, throw out your UART and get a 16550AFN to replace it, and
possibly (haven't messed with the com stuff much) make sure you're
using hardware flow control.
-- 
 Jaye Mathisen, COE Systems Manager                (406) 994-4780
 410 Roberts Hall,Dept. of Computer Science
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