Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 09:02:39 -0500 (EST) From: Mark Yeck <y3k@gti.net> To: Kevin Oberman <oberman@es.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Can't use COM1 port Message-ID: <XFMail.010328090239.y3k@gti.net> In-Reply-To: <200103272224.f2RMOHc18749@ptavv.es.net>
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On 27-Mar-01 Kevin Oberman wrote: > When I attempt to access the COM1 port on my IBM 600E, the system > locks up. The mouse is dead and CTRL-ALT-BS and CTRL-ALT-DEL do > nothing. > > I have tried both minicom and kermit with similar results. I have also > looked at the dmesg and see disturbing things: > sio0: configured irq 4 not in bitmap of probed irqs 0 > sio0 at port 0x3f8-ox3ff irq4 flags 0x10 on isa0 > sio0: type 8250 > sio1: configured irq 3 not in bitmap of probed irqs 0 > > I have confirmed the IRQ and address for sio0 are the same as windows > uses on this system. Any idea how I might get this working? With a > rock-solid hang, it's pretty tough to get pointers to the problem. I've actually experienced something like this recently. Changing the BIOS setting for the com port fixed it. Unfortunately I dont remember what I changed it from or to. That was on an Intel motherboard running 4.1.1-R` -mark To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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