cgd@netbsd.org wrote:
> 

> I seem to recall that some VGA-ish boards use some of the same I/O
> addresses as what dos calls COM4.  because of this, com3 isn't enabled
> by default in the i386 GENERIC kernels.
> 
> You might try disabling it and seeing if the same problem results.

Yes, that fixed it. Thanks!

Gunnar

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