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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.wildstar.net!cancer.vividnet.com!hunter.premier.net!news-res.gsl.net!news.gsl.net!news.mathworks.com!news.kei.com!news.consultix.com!newsstand.cit.cornell.edu!news.acsu.buffalo.edu!acsu.buffalo.edu!pleung From: pleung@cs.buffalo.edu (Patrick Leung) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Problem using Serial Ports Date: 26 Aug 1996 16:53:43 GMT Organization: University at Buffalo Lines: 18 Message-ID: <4vskqn$t95@prometheus.acsu.buffalo.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: gagarin.cs.buffalo.edu NNTP-Posting-User: pleung X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Hi, I installed both Linux and FreeBSD recently. My serial ports work just fine with Linux, but not on FreeBSD. Each time FreeBSD tries to boot up my computer and detect the serial ports, my computer locks up and lots of dashed lines fly around on my screen. The only way I can get FreeBSD to boot the kernel all the way through to the login prompt is by disabling detection of my serial ports from the kernel config. I configured my kernel to use only the minumum number of drivers necessary: wd0 [harddrive], fd0 [floppy], sc0 [console]. I have also tried FreeBSD on two of my friends computers, and got similar results. Does anyone know the cause of the problem and know the solution? BTW, FreeBSD works fine with my printer [parallel] ports. Please either post or email your replies. thanks, Patrick