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Date:      Sun, 25 Aug 1996 20:19:19 -0400
From:      Gary Chrysler <tcg@ime.net>
To:        "Francis Percival C. Favoreal" <june@adn.edu.ph>
Cc:        freebsd-questions <questions@freebsd.ORG>
Subject:   Re: modems connected to BOCA 8-ports not responding
Message-ID:  <3220ED87.57F7@ime.net>
References:  <Pine.LNX.3.91.960825215923.152B-100000@sili.adn.edu.ph>

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Francis Percival C. Favoreal wrote:
> 
> On Sun, 25 Aug 1996, Gary Chrysler wrote:
> 
> > Francis Percival C. Favoreal wrote:
> > >
> > > (Please respond to this address directly.)
> > >
> > > I have the following lines inserted in the kernel config:
> > >
> > > options "COM_MULTIPORT"
> > > ...
> > > device sio4 at isa? port 0x300 tty flags 0xb05
> > > device sio5 at isa? port 0x308 tty flags 0xb05
> > > device sio6 at isa? port 0x310 tty flags 0xb05
> > > device sio7 at isa? port 0x318 tty flags 0xb05
> > > device sio8 at isa? port 0x320 tty flags 0xb05
> > > device sio9 at isa? port 0x328 tty flags 0xb05
> > > device sio10 at isa? port 0x330 tty flags 0xb05
> > > device sio11 at isa? port 0x338 tty flags 0xb05
> > >
> > > I recompiled the kernel and rebooted. When the new kernel booted, sio4
> > > upto sio11 were found in their respective ports.
> > >
> > > Then, I made a sequence of MAKEDEV. Now, I have devices
> > >
> > >         cuaa4 upto cuaab
> > >         ttyd4 upto ttydb
> > >
> > > Now, I tried to connect one modem to the BOCA board to test if the modem
> > > responds. I typed,
> > >
> > >         echo at > /dev/ttyd4
> > >
> >
> > Your method of testing will not work.
> >
> > use: cu -l cuaa?
> > Then AT (or as I prefere ATDT), AT should respond with OK, ATDT
> > should respond with phone off hook.
> 
> I tried it. I typed,
> 
>         # cu -l cuaa4
>         Connected.
> 
> After this I notice that the modem does not go off hook. And further
> more, when I tried to type AT, I don't see anything displayed on the
> screen. I know it's supposed to show 'AT' as I typed it.
> 
> I thought maybe I referenced the wrong port, so I tried it all from cuaa5
> to cuaab but I got same results.
> 
> I hope this piece of info helped.
> 
> Any other test you could recommend?
> 

Welp, it may or may not echo your keystrokes depending on your
modems E register. (ATE0 or 1, echo off or on)

Although no matter what ATE is,  It still should echo OK by
entering AT if it's working.
Typing ATDT should result in a dial tone if plugged into
phone line. As stated earlier, I prefer to use ATDT it can be
heard!

What do you get when you type:
	# cu -l cuaa4
	Connected.
	AT <enter>
	(Should result a: OK )
	ATDT <enter>
	(Should result a: dialtone if pluged to a phone line)
Unless of course it's broke. :)

Did you make your device files after compiling/installing/re-booting
you system??

-Enjoy
Gary
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