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From: mcgovern@world.std.com (Brian J McGovern)
Subject: Bidirectional ports with the standard kernel?
Message-ID: <CLv1sw.5As@world.std.com>
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 1994 02:05:19 GMT
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Quick question for you kernel wizards out there. I'm running FreeBSD 1.0, 
and trying to configure my com ports to be bidirectional (so that I can
operate several modems in both dial in and dial out modes at the same time),
and it appears that the stock kernel does not allow bi-directional com
ports (namely because comcontrol barfs with an error about improper ioctl
functions for this device, and that when I try to use one of my call-out
devices, it claims the device isn't configured).

If I'm wrong, could someone tell me how to get comcontrol to work? And, if
I'm correct that bidirectional com ports is NOT the standard, could someone
tell me where I can get the stock kernel with it compiled in (or someone
be nice enough to compile it for me? :) )... I'd appreciate it, as I'm down
to near 0 free drive space, and it'll be at least two weeks before I can
get a spare drive to plug in.
	Thankx,
	Brian