Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 01:02:19 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <marko@freebsd.org> To: Antoine Beaupre <beaupran@IRO.UMontreal.CA> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PnP modem not recognized at boot, but by pnpinfo(8) Message-ID: <20000915010219.E272@parish> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0009141945440.6927-100000@phobos.IRO.UMontreal.CA>; from beaupran@IRO.UMontreal.CA on Thu, Sep 14, 2000 at 07:55:31PM -0400 References: <20000915000911.B272@parish> <Pine.LNX.4.21.0009141945440.6927-100000@phobos.IRO.UMontreal.CA>
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On Thu, Sep 14, 2000 at 07:55:31PM -0400, Antoine Beaupre wrote: > On Fri, 15 Sep 2000, Mark Ovens wrote: > > > On Thu, Sep 14, 2000 at 04:35:01PM -0400, Antoine Beaupre wrote: > > > On Thu, 14 Sep 2000, Mark Ovens wrote: > > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 14, 2000 at 12:15:02PM -0400, Antoine Beaupre wrote: > [...] > > > > > Extract from dmesg output: > > > > > > > > > > sio2: configured irq 5 not in bitmap of probed irqs 0 > > > > > [...] > > > > > > > > Is sio2 in your kernel config file? > > > > > > Yes. > > > > > > > If so, try commenting it out and re-building your kernel. > > > > > > Tried it. Not working: > > > > > > sio1 at port 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3 on isa0 > > > sio1: type 16550A > > > [...no sio2...] > > > unknown: <CIRRUS LOGIC PnP V34 MODEM> can't assign resources > > > > > > > The message above means, IIRC, that your modem is using IRQ5 but the sio > > > > probe is using another IRQ for that port. > > > > > > Weird. What IRQ would the probe use then??? It is more likely to be the > > > opposite. The modem being on irq 10 and the probe trying irq 5... I will > > > try to setup a kernel with sio on irq 10. (?) > > > > Maybe that is it; I got it the wrong way round. Looking at GENERIC the > > IRQ probed for by sio2 is IRQ5 so I guess that it is probing for IRQ5 > > when the modem is using another IRQ (disclaimer: I did say "IIRC" in > > my original message, obviously I didn't RC :) ) > > > > It would be worth trying IRQ10 (anyone know if you can omit the ``IRQ > > X'' from the line in the config file, or use ``IRQ ?'' instead?). > > I don't think so. But I might be able to fiddle with it in the boot-up > userconfig... I'll try that. > > The big problem is that the 'pnp' userconfig command is gone. So I don't > know on which irq the modem is setup. In 2.x and 3.x, I could setup the > irq and port settings and then setup the sio2 probe appropriatly, but now, > I'm out of resources... > > > The only other thing is: It's not a bloody Winmodem is it? > > :) It shouldn't. I mean, I used it as a non-winmodem for a good while on > FBSD and it worked, that should be proof enough. How can I tell? > The fact that it worked on previous versions of FreeBSD proves it isn't a Winmodem. > > One other point: Don't take too much notice of what IRQ and address > > Windows uses, it changes things to suit itself, and I believe it can > > update the BIOS settings to use it's (Windows) choice of settings for > > future reboots. This modem of mine used to be on IRQ11 until I had to > > re-install Win95 (although FreeBSD still found it without any > > changes). > > Yeah... It can do some pretty weird stuff. One time, it started "detecting > new hardware" but detected that stuff like... er... "Main board" and > "Central processing Unit" were _removed_. Ah! It removed all the drivers > for all the devices I had on my machine. Quite funny. I once ended up with 5 serial ports in Device Manager :-/ > > Reinstall. :) The joy of Windows :) > > > > Latest dmesg (25th build! :): > > > > You are now appointed as our resident kernel building expert :) > > yay! > > I'll try to probe different IRQs from userconfig and see what it gives... > Let me know how you get on. > A. > > Si l'image donne l'illusion de savoir > C'est que l'adage pretend que pour croire, > L'important ne serait que de voir > > Lofofora > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- 4.4 - The number of the Beastie ________________________________________________________________ 51.44°N FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org 2.057°W My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark mailto:marko@freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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