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From: jmc@cis.ksu.edu (James M Chacon)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Problem with serial ports in NetBSD-current
Date: 6 Apr 94 21:14:20 GMT
Organization: Kansas State University
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Message-ID: <jmc.765667107@draconis.cis.ksu.edu.cis.ksu.edu>
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I just upgraded to the current binary snapshot that was on iastate, and
while I love the shared libs and the speed increases, I am having one
problem.

I have a serial port that gets recognized as an 16450 with no fifo. Hooking
an external modem to it refuses to work. I can see on the modem that something
raised DTR, but the device open never occurs properly. If I reboot into DOS
however, the modem and serial port work fine, so I know it isn't a setup or
cable problem. I've tried using tip and kermit to access it, and neither
can get it opened correctly. Any suggestions, or pointers to other com
drivers would be appreciated. 

Thanks

James