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From: jkh@violet.berkeley.edu (Jordan K. Hubbard)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: Modem not detected on FreeBSD bootup
Date: 23 Aug 1994 11:02:11 GMT
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
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>OK FAQ maintainers: _why_ is this not in the FAQ???
>
>The kernel by default is looking for sio3 at IRQ9, of all places.
>You'll have to either reconfigure your card or build yourself
>a new kernel with things at the right places.

Well, it's looking for those ports at the other IRQs since COM1/COM2
tend to clash IRQs with COM3/COM4 otherwise..  But you're right,
it should be in the FAQ, though I also have to say that this is the
first time I've heard the question asked!  Not very frequent.. :)

					Jordan