Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 21:08:05 -0500 From: "Kevin Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz> To: "Magnus Bein" <ambein@mac.com>, <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Configuring FreeBSD v.2.2.7 with a PCI modem Message-ID: <00d701c2045a$2c9dc4e0$ceec910c@daleco> References: <2057828.1022354291949.JavaMail.ambein@mac.com>
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From: "Magnus Bein" <ambein@mac.com> To: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2002 2:18 PM Subject: Configuring FreeBSD v.2.2.7 with a PCI modem > Hi there, > > I just wanted to know if I am going in the right direction. > > I am trying to get a PCI modem by 3Com working. I have installed FreeBSD version 2.2.7 on an old pentium. I know it isn't recognized by the system because it isn't identified during boot-up and I cannot send command to it through userPPP. > > I haven't found the device's I/O address and IRQ (I have some clues) yet. > > Assuming I find these do I rebuild the kernal with a line for this device and/or do I make a device node for it? How do I feed the hardware info (I/o address and IRQ) into the operating system so PPP can interact with the modem? > > I am a little confused with what device node I should use. Is it sio, cuaa, or pci? > > Thank you, > > Magnus > I'm unclear whether I'm totally correct, but "FBSD doesn't support internal modems" is something I see quite often on these lists. And sometimes stated by those I would consider "in the know." There is a supported hardware list somewhere at www.freebsd.org, so I might start looking there. G'luck. Kevin Kinsey, Missouri To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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