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Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 10:38:50 -0700 (PDT)
From: Howard Lew <hlew@www2.shoppersnet.com>
To: Tim Ackermann <webmaster@tawd.com>
cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: Help with install
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On Sat, 19 Jul 1997, Tim Ackermann wrote:

> I've been trying for hours to get freebsd to recognize my modem.
> I have a SupraExpress 336.  It is currently set on (according to
> windows95) com3:IRQ5-3e8.  I don't have anything on com2 and my
> mouse(logitech cordless mouseman) is on com1.  
> 
> I look at the boot log and it says something to the affect of 
> sio2 not on 3e8...

Check your kernel configuration in /sys/i386/conf.  Com 3 is really 
sio2.  So do you see something like:
device          sio2    at isa? port "IO_COM3" tty irq 5 vector siointr


> 
> Then when I get to the part of the install where I have to connect to
> the ftp site, I do the following:
> alt-F3
> term
> (now when I type...I can't see anything happen)
> atdt4294339(I was told to type this...atdt(isp #))
> nothing happens
> So I type ~.
> close
> set dial 4294339
> dial
> dial attempt 1 of 1
> dial failed (it times out...and doesn't actually do anything)
> quit
> 
> Reboot and email you guys.
> I would really like to get this up and running.  My friend has linux on
> his box and I'm trying to get this working to compare the two systems.
> 
> Thanks
> Tim Ackermann
> webmaster
> tawd.com
> 




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