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Date:      Wed, 5 Aug 2009 19:40:33 -0500
From:      Doug Poland <doug@polands.org>
To:        Tim Judd <tajudd@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Moxa 8-port serial multiplexor, how-to
Message-ID:  <20090806004033.GA83951@polands.org>
In-Reply-To: <ade45ae90908051734o180eebb3k1be48d029f759192@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, Aug 05, 2009 at 06:34:45PM -0600, Tim Judd wrote:
> On 8/5/09, Doug Poland <doug@polands.org> wrote:
> > On Wed, Aug 05, 2009 at 05:54:30PM -0600, Tim Judd wrote:
> >> On 7/29/09, Doug Poland <doug@polands.org> wrote:
> >> > On Wed, July 29, 2009 12:04, WATANABE Kazuhiro wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> At Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:32:52 -0500,
> >> >> Doug Poland wrote:
> >> >>> Hello,
> >> >>>
> >> >>> I'm trying to get a Moxa Technologies C168H/PCI 8-port mux card
> >> >>> working in 7.2-RELEASE(i386).
> >> >>>
> >> >>> I've recompiled a GENERIC kernel with
> >> >>>
> >> >>>   options COM_MULTIPORT
> >> >>>
> >> >>> and loaded the puc(4) module.  I don't have any new ttyd? or cuad?
> >> >>> devices in /dev.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> After reading the handbook(26.2) and man puc(4), sio(4).  man
> >> >>> sio(4) talks about adding /boot/device.hints but not for my
> >> >>> particular hardware.  I'm at a loss on how to continue.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Suggestions, pointers, URLs welcome.
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >> Hi.
> >> >>
> >> >> If you want to load the puc(4) driver as a loadable module, you
> >> >> should load the sio(4) or uart(4) driver module as well.  But
> >> >> these drivers are included in the GENERIC kernel.  So you should
> >> >> to remove sio(4) or uart(4) from the kernel and load it as a
> >> >> loadable module.
> >> >>
> >> >> The other solution is to builtin the puc(4) driver to the
> >> >> kernel. i.e.:
> >> >>
> >> >> 	sio(4)		puc(4)		status
> >> >> 	or uart(4)
> >> >> 	----------------------------------------
> >> >> 	module		module		work
> >> >> 	builtin		builtin		work
> >> >> 	builtin		module		not work <- current choice?
> >> >> 	module		builtin		not work
> >> >> 	----------------------------------------
> >> >> 	(module = loadable module, builtin = kernel builtin)
> >> >>
> >> >> Other modifications will not be needed for PCI multiport cards.
> >> >>
> >> > Watanabe,
> >> >
> >> > I removed devices sio and uart from my kernel, loaded them as
> >> > modules in /boot/loader.conf, and now I have 8 additional cuad?
> >> > devices!
> >> >
> >>
> >> Trying to help a buddy who also has a Moxa multiport serial card.
> >> He followed this thread and isn't seeing the same success
> >>
> >> Doug,
> >> can I get the following in a pastebin or in this thread?
> >>
> >> pciconf -lvvv
> >>
> > Certainly...
> >
> > hostb0@pci0:0:0:0:	class=0x060000 card=0x01511028 chip=0x25708086 rev=0x02
> > hdr=0x00
> >     vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
> >     device     = '82865G/PE/P, 82848P DRAM Controller / Host-Hub Interface'
> >     class      = bridge
> >     subclass   = HOST-PCI
> > vgapci0@pci0:0:2:0:	class=0x030000 card=0x01511028 chip=0x25728086 rev=0x02
> > hdr=0x00
> >     vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
> >     device     = '82865G Integrated Graphics Device'
> >     class      = display
> >     subclass   = VGA
> > uhci0@pci0:0:29:0:	class=0x0c0300 card=0x01511028 chip=0x24d28086 rev=0x02
> > hdr=0x00
> >     vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
> >     device     = '82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Controller'
> >     class      = serial bus
> >     subclass   = USB
> > uhci1@pci0:0:29:1:	class=0x0c0300 card=0x01511028 chip=0x24d48086 rev=0x02
> > hdr=0x00
> >     vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
> >     device     = '82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Controller'
> >     class      = serial bus
> >     subclass   = USB
> > uhci2@pci0:0:29:2:	class=0x0c0300 card=0x01511028 chip=0x24d78086 rev=0x02
> > hdr=0x00
> >     vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
> >     device     = '82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Controller'
> >     class      = serial bus
> >     subclass   = USB
> > uhci3@pci0:0:29:3:	class=0x0c0300 card=0x01511028 chip=0x24de8086 rev=0x02
> > hdr=0x00
> >     vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
> >     device     = '82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Controller'
> >     class      = serial bus
> >     subclass   = USB
> > ehci0@pci0:0:29:7:	class=0x0c0320 card=0x01511028 chip=0x24dd8086 rev=0x02
> > hdr=0x00
> >     vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
> >     device     = '82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB 2.0 EHCI Controller'
> >     class      = serial bus
> >     subclass   = USB
> > pcib1@pci0:0:30:0:	class=0x060400 card=0x00000000 chip=0x244e8086 rev=0xc2
> > hdr=0x01
> >     vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
> >     device     = '82801 Family (ICH2/3/4/4/5/5/6/7/8/9,63xxESB) Hub
> > Interface to PCI Bridge'
> >     class      = bridge
> >     subclass   = PCI-PCI
> > isab0@pci0:0:31:0:	class=0x060100 card=0x00000000 chip=0x24d08086 rev=0x02
> > hdr=0x00
> >     vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
> >     device     = '82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) LPC Interface Bridge'
> >     class      = bridge
> >     subclass   = PCI-ISA
> > atapci0@pci0:0:31:1:	class=0x01018a card=0x01511028 chip=0x24db8086 rev=0x02
> > hdr=0x00
> >     vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
> >     device     = '82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) EIDE Controller'
> >     class      = mass storage
> >     subclass   = ATA
> > atapci1@pci0:0:31:2:	class=0x01018f card=0x01511028 chip=0x24d18086 rev=0x02
> > hdr=0x00
> >     vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
> >     device     = '82801EB (ICH5) SATA Controller'
> >     class      = mass storage
> >     subclass   = ATA
> > none0@pci0:0:31:3:	class=0x0c0500 card=0x01511028 chip=0x24d38086 rev=0x02
> > hdr=0x00
> >     vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
> >     device     = '82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) SMBus Controller'
> >     class      = serial bus
> >     subclass   = SMBus
> > none1@pci0:0:31:5:	class=0x040100 card=0x01511028 chip=0x24d58086 rev=0x02
> > hdr=0x00
> >     vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
> >     device     = '815B104D multimedia audio device (codec AC97) SoundMAX or
> > VIA'
> >     class      = multimedia
> >     subclass   = audio
> > puc0@pci0:1:9:0:	class=0x070080 card=0x00000000 chip=0x16801393 rev=0x02
> > hdr=0x00
> >     vendor     = 'Moxa Technologies Co Ltd'
> >     device     = 'C168H/PCI Smartio'
> >     class      = simple comms
> >     subclass   = UART
> > em0@pci0:1:12:0:	class=0x020000 card=0x01511028 chip=0x100e8086 rev=0x02
> > hdr=0x00
> >     vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
> >     device     = '82540EM Gigabit Ethernet Controller'
> >     class      = network
> >     subclass   = ethernet
> >
> >
> > Also, kernel config just in case you need it:
> >
> > ident		GENERIC-MUX-SIO
> > include		GENERIC
> > options		COM_MULTIPORT
> > nooptions	sio
> > nooptions	uart
> >
> > and /boot/loader.conf:
> > sio_load="YES"
> > puc_load="YES"
> > snd_ich_load="NO"
> >
> >
> > Good luck!
> >
> 
> 
> Thanks Doug!
> 
> He has the PCI device ID 1682, and you have the 1680.  The 1682 is not
> already in the driver.  I've added it to his driver and we're
> recompiling right now.  We'll do a quick test, then write a bug report
> if all looks stable.
> 
> 
> This output was very useful, thank you very much.
> 
Glad I could be the helper, instead of the helpee for once.  And thanks
to Watanabe Kazuhiro.


-- 
Regards,
Doug



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