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From: rooij@mozart.cft.philips.nl (G. van Rooij)
Subject: Re: [386bsd] Need help with multiport driver
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dave@telco-nac.com (David Cornejo) writes:

>Has anyone using cgd's com-multiport driver used it with a Kouwell
>KW-531A?  When I compile my kernel with COM_MULTIPORT defined
>cu/tip'ing to these ports causes a hang. If I comment out the top two
>ports and compile without COM_MULTIPORT the two remaining ports work
>fine. My board is configured for the default DOS configuration, i.e.
>two ports are at the standard COM1 & COM2 addresses and interrupts
>and the other two are at non-standard I/O addresses (I forget them
>right now) and share INT 3. The documentation with the driver mentions
>this board, but gives no details.

>Any help or suggestions would be most appreciated.

>(BTW Despite my ineptitude in setting up the config, my serial ports
>work much nicer, thanks Chris!)

>--
>Dave Cornejo, Telco Systems NAC                      voice 510.490.3111
>4305 Cushing Parkway                                       ext 5158
>Fremont, CA 94538                                      FAX 510.490.9396


Lookm at your boards spec. Maybe the interrups per uart need not
to be disabled as is done by the driver for each port that
shares interrups..

-Guido