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From: Bob Melson <bmelson@phx.mcd.mot.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Network Install Problem
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 1997 09:42:25 -0700
Organization: Motorola Computer Group
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Robert Melson wrote:
>
> Apologies if this topic has been beaten to death here.
>
> I've recently begun attempting to download FreeBSD via my ISP and a ppp
> connection. I've a Complete PC 14.4 TurboModem mounted internally on COM2 -
> it obviously works under DOS/Windows or I wouldn't be posting here. Problem
> is that no matter what I attempt in the installation term window I'm unable to
> either talk to the modem or to convince dial to do anything more than die.
> When I do a "show modem" the outq value shows "ioctl probe failed" on
> /dev/cuaa1, which leads me to think that the modem isn't being detected during
> kernel configuration.
>
> Given the above, does anybody have any words of wisdom (apart from 'Get a
> life!') they might care to share with me?
>
> adv{THANKS}ance.
>
Thanks Brian for your response to the above question. Turns out that I
should have been wearing my dunce's hat when I posted - my modem wasn't
having problems, =I= was having problems and once I woke up and did
things correctly I was able to make the connection to my ISP and do the
download. That's a different story.
Anyway thanks to you and Joerg and (??) Chet for at least bothering to
read and reply.
Bob
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