Subject: Re: installing a isa modem
To: None <netbsd-help@netbsd.org>
From: Jeff Woolley <jwoolley@scc.net>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 09/19/1999 16:59:54
>>I have recently installed netbsd 1.4.1 and I would like to install a =
>>modem. I have an IBM ISA PnP 56K modem to use. I have not been able to =
>>find any documentation on installing a modem at netbsd.org. Could anyone =
>>point me to some documentation to get started?
>
>The key to understanding this is that we don't know anything about modems;
>all we see is serial ports.  (Note:  If it's a "winmodem", we can't do
>anything with it.)
>
>If your modem is a "real" modem, it will just show up as another "com port";
>these are probed during boot as 'com0', 'com1', and so on.  Normally, 'com0'
>and 'com1' are the built-in serial ports, and 'com2' or higher would be
>plug-in things like modems.
>
>Once you've figured out which port it is, just treat it like an external 
>modem
>attached to a serial port.

Here is the relevant information from the dmesg. What is this telling me 
and where do I go from here? Any suggestions?

Thanks - Chad 

com0 at isa0 port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4: ns8250 or ns16450, no fifo

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isapnp0 at isa0 port 0x279: ISA Plug 'n Play device support

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isapnp0: read port 0x203
isapnp0: No current device for tag, card 1
isapnp0: <IBM ISA Modem for Windows 56K D, IBM3791, , > port 0x110/8 irq 
3 not c onfigured