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From: jmward@elbert.uccs.edu (Joel M. Ward)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: cant' use COM4 already recompiled kernel
Date: 16 Apr 1993 04:31:23 GMT
Organization: University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
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I finally got my system to recognze COM4 after rebuilding the
kernel. But whwn i look in /dev. i ssee com1 & com2, but no com4!!
I tried running MAKEDEV com4, but it makes com04...
Here's the story in more detail:
I started with the system sources patched up to 0.2.2 (the ones at
bsd386.first.gmd.de)
I added a line in isa.h that said #define IO_COM4 0x2e8 (whick i know
is the right address)
I then copied GENERIC_ISA to XERXES (the name of my system) and added
a new line for com4 that was exactly like the others except it uses irq 2
(this is also the right irq, & i changed it to avoid irq comfilcts)
Then i ran 'config XERXES'
Then i ran 'make depend'
Then i ran 'make'
Then i copied 386bsd to /
Then i rebooted
So now, when it boots up, it recognizes com4! I was so happy until i
tried to use it :) I can't figure out how, since there is no /dev/com4!
What's going on? am i being totally stupid??
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++Joel;