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#! rnews 1859 sserve.cc.adfa.oz.au Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,lists.freebsd-questions Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!news.kei.com!news.mathworks.com!uunet!in1.uu.net!salliemae!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!swrinde!sgigate.sgi.com!wetware!spunky.RedBrick.COM!kaos.RedBrick.COM!duncan From: duncan@kaos.RedBrick.COM (Donald Duncan) Subject: Re: Help: more than 2 com ports Message-ID: <1995Jul17.180614.10901@RedBrick.COM> Sender: usenet@RedBrick.COM (Net News Account) Reply-To: duncan@redbrick.com Organization: RedBrick, Los Gatos CA References: <3tnab5$h54@tpone.telepac.pt> <3tnion$fsf@toads.pgh.pa.us> Date: Mon, 17 Jul 1995 18:06:14 GMT Lines: 26 In article <3tnion$fsf@toads.pgh.pa.us>, durham@w2xo.pgh.pa.us (James C. Durham) writes: |> Tiago Rodrigues Antao (tra@telepac.pt) wrote: |> : Hi! |> |> : I've decided to change from Linux to FreeBSD 2.0.5. Although I've |> : recompiled Linux hundreds of times, its the first time I've compiled |> : FreeBSD kernel. I've a problem: I can't get the kernel to recognise my |> : modem on com3 - /dev/cua2 on Linux - /dev/cuaa3 on FreeBSD (I think), |> |> You will need to put the third and fourth ports on separate |> interrupts, like 10 and 11, then go into the kernel config |> file and put in entries for the 3rd and 4th ports with separate |> interrupts. Read the FAQs. Shared interrupts are only supported for |> certain cards, not the generic com cards. |> Not altogether true. I'm using 4 generic com cards, some with 4 sio's for a total of 12 com ports all on one shared interrupt. Some surgery was required but anyone handy with an exacto knife and a soldering iron should be able to perform the hack. The hack will work with virtually ANY generic serial card. Let me know if you want more info. -- duncan@redbrick.com (Donald Duncan)