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Re: lowmem install



On Sat, Jan 16, 1999 at 08:11:12PM +0000, wtb@partyline.org wrote:
>     Now my next problem is getting the ppp software to recognize com 7 as 
> a valid com port.   Com 7 is 3E8 IRQ5.

Err, no that's COM3 in DOS nomenclature; the IRQ is irrelevant.
Edit /etc/rc.boot/0setserial to set the IRQs or set auto-IRQ detection
for COM3 and higher.

Actually I seem to remember the old DSZ program did have things like COM3
= IRQ 4, IO 3E8 while COM7 = IRQ 5, IO 3E8. Yuck.


Hamish
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