Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2000 00:52:33 -0400 From: "Crist J. Clark" <cjc@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com> To: Andy Coates <webmaster@friends-tv.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Modem Problems Message-ID: <20000424005233.A72760@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com> In-Reply-To: <040001bfada8$2cd571c0$0100a8c0@blade>; from webmaster@friends-tv.net on Mon, Apr 24, 2000 at 05:47:17AM %2B0100 References: <03f501bfada5$33b3be50$0100a8c0@blade> <20000424003240.J70371@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com> <040001bfada8$2cd571c0$0100a8c0@blade>
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On Mon, Apr 24, 2000 at 05:47:17AM +0100, Andy Coates wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Crist J. Clark" <cjc@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com> > To: "Andy Coates" <webmaster@friends-tv.net> > Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > Sent: Monday, April 24, 2000 5:32 AM > Subject: Re: Modem Problems > > > > On Mon, Apr 24, 2000 at 05:26:00AM +0100, Andy Coates wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I've been trying to get my modem to work (internal ISA) and had loads of > > > problems so far. > > > > > > Basically I thought it was on COM3, but the only /dev/cuaaX i can use is > 1 > > > (COM2). When I do use this, nothing happens when I try to dial. I > downloaded > > > minicom just to test the dialing, and entered a manual number, but it > just > > > sat there syaing it was dialing and the time counting down. This manual > > > number was my mobile phone, and it didn't ring. I also have a phone > attached > > > to the line - picking that up had dialing effort from the modem either. > > > > > > It seems to initialise properly, but when I try open the port and dial > > > nothing seems to happen. Any got any ideas what I might be doing wrong? > > > > What does, > > > > % grep ^sio /var/run/dmesg.boot > > > > Say? That will tell us "where" your modem is. It could very well be > > sio2. Can you not use cuaa2 because you have not created the > > associated devices in /dev? > > % grep ^sio /var/run/dmesg.boot > > sio0 at 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 flags 0x10 on isa > sio0: type 16550A > sio1 at 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3 on isa > sio1: type 16550A > > and > crw-rw---- 1 uucp dialer 28, 128 Apr 24 05:44 /dev/cuaa0 > crw-rw---- 1 uucp dialer 28, 129 Apr 24 05:44 /dev/cuaa1 > crw-rw---- 1 uucp dialer 28, 130 Apr 24 05:44 /dev/cuaa2 > crw-rw---- 1 uucp dialer 28, 131 Apr 24 05:44 /dev/cuaa3 > > I've tried each cuaaX and still only cuaa1 will even let minicom startup. > With it being an internal modem I can normally hear it "click" as it opens > the port for dialing, but I don't hear anything. > > Have I missed setting something up? Looks like you have the right devices in /dev. Do you actually have two serial ports on your machine? If so, then your modem is not being detected by the kernel. Have you configured your kernel for the modem and built a custom kernel? Or are you trying to use GENERIC? -- Crist J. Clark cjclark@home.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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