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From: brian@shift.utell.net (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: FreeBSD 2.2.1 unable to find sio2
Date: 23 Jun 1997 16:25:20 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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In article <5oktmo$o51@news.azstarnet.com>,
coldfire@azstarnet.com (Coldfire) writes:
> I just installed 2.2.1 from a Walnut Creek CDROM and am having trouble
> getting my modem to work. Specifically, sio2 is not found at boot time
> I know that the hardware is functioning properly because Win95 finds it
> just fine. I have tried changing the port setting in the boot config
> but am still having no luck. Any hints, suggestions, or solutions
> would be greatly appreciated!
>
> Thanks!
Has the port got its own IRQ ? Win95 & such expect COM3 to have IRQ4
for some infinitely dumb reason. This is fine all the way up until
you try to load a driver on top of both ports.
In short, make sure your IRQ is unique.
> -Bill Swingle
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> Bill Swingle
> Starnet Network Operations bswingle@azstarnet.com
> Webmaster
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
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Brian <brian@awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.org>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !