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Subject: Re: puc driver -- config problem?
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I just had to do this, for the same reason, but had to edit the puc 
source code first, then re-make my kernel. The edit was specific to the 
vendor of the serial card, so you'll have to look up your card. It 
worked fine.

PWR.


fbsd_user wrote:

> Device puc is for reading older bios on i386 machines, you are on
>Alpha. You are sol (shit out of luck).
>
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>[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of rk47
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>Subject: Re: puc driver -- config problem?
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>Have you tried adding it in the file
>/usr/src/sys/conf/files
>Something like
>dev/puc/puc.c optional puc
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>David Brodbeck wrote:
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>>I'm sure this is something really simple I'm missing, but after an
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>hour of
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>>tinkering and doing Google searches I'm at a loss.
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>>I'm running FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE on an Alpha.  I just installed an
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>NM9835
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>>2-port PCI serial card.  I added 'device puc' to my kernel
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>configuration
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>>file, as suggested in 'man puc', but when I run config I get this
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>error:
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>>Warning: device "puc" is unknown
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>>What am I doing wrong?
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