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From: newton@cleese.apana.org.au (Mark Newton)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: 1.1GAMMA and AST-comp. 4-port
Date: 28 Apr 1994 06:45:42 +0930
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In article <1994Apr25.155247.12912@martha.utcc.utk.edu>, frank segner (frank@martha.utcc.utk.edu) wrote:

 > But I have a problem with my 4-port-serial card (AST-compatible):
 > I recompiled the kernel with multi-port and bi-directonal option enabled
 > and everthing seemed to work (the boot-up check detects the 4 ports),
 > I'm also able to connect to my modem, but something goes wrong with the
 > transmission; namely every character gets delayed bye one keystroke ?!
 > (nothing wrong with the modem setting, my vt220 gets confused as well and
 > everything worked with 1.0.2)

Sounds like classic "incorrect IRQ" behaviour.

Check the irq in your kernel config file to make sure it matches the
card.

   - mark
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I tried an internal modem,                newton@cleese.apana.org.au
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