Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07:31:50 -0500 (CDT) From: Lars Eighner <luvbeastie@larseighner.com> To: Robert Bonomi <bonomi@mail.r-bonomi.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What dialup modem WILL work with 8.x and uart? Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1108230731390.21204@abbf.6qbyyneqvnyhc.pbz> In-Reply-To: <201108222333.p7MNXhbh096674@mail.r-bonomi.com> References: <201108222333.p7MNXhbh096674@mail.r-bonomi.com>
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On Mon, 22 Aug 2011, Robert Bonomi wrote: >> From: Lars Eighner <luvbeastie@larseighner.com> >> That's why I sprang for the 3Com which WAS supported by sio for years and is >> NOT supported by uart since 8.x. Why it is this device could be supported >> for so many years, but somehow it is impossible on 8.x? > > The answer is "because it *iS*". Whether or not you understand 'why' does't > change that real-world FACT. > > The world changed. The old driver -doesn't- work any more. Because of > architectural changes to other parts of the system. It is only natural for me to resist the conclusion that I have wasted years of my time and poured trasure down a rat hole. >> I'll look at anything, but if I have to buy something, I want to know it is >> actually IS working with uart, not that sort of should've. > > *sigh* > > If it is a USB serial port, it _doesn't_ use the uart driver. And you avoid > any limitations that it might have. > >> "drop-in repIacement" were the exact words used when I asked about it the >> first time I heard sio was being dropped and was assured uart would be a >> "drop-in replacement." But it is not, so theoretical "ought to work"s are >> not helpful. I'm looking for really actually does work. > > You've been told what actually does work. I'm running 8.2 on several > machines -- *with* working serial ports that live directly on the legacy > ISA bus. Using only the standard kernel drivers. And doing PPP over > those ports. I'm not using a modem, just a null-modem cable but I could > swap in a pair of _any_ type of hardware modems. Well, see, my question was about dialup, not null modem. -- Lars Eighner http://www.larseighner.com/index.html 8800 N IH35 APT 1191 AUSTIN TX 78753-5266
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