COM port configuration on RTP

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#1

I have to leave my modem’s jumpers set to “PNP” mode due to the
need to boot into Win98. Windows assigns it the resources 3f8, with
IRQ 9.
When I boot into RTP, the mouse works, but the modem does not respond.
If I issue:
pidin ar | grep devc-ser8250
I get:
devc-ser8250 -u1 2f8,3 -u2 3e8,4

This is consistent with the machine’s BIOS settings for its serial
ports.

If I issue:
slay devc-ser8250
devc-ser8250 -u1 2f8,3 -u2 3f8,9

then use qtalk on /dev/ser2, the modem works properly. However, the
mouse is dead.

If I slay the process again and restart it with the original
perameters, the mouse is STILL dead. I’d really like to have both
working at the same time. Is there some kind of “mouse start”
executable or something? It’s a plain-vanilla serial mouse.

Can someone please correct my error? Thanks!

The Herring


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#2

<the_herring@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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I have to leave my modem’s jumpers set to “PNP” mode due to the
need to boot into Win98. Windows assigns it the resources 3f8, with
IRQ 9.
When I boot into RTP, the mouse works, but the modem does not respond.
If I issue:
pidin ar | grep devc-ser8250
I get:
devc-ser8250 -u1 2f8,3 -u2 3e8,4

This is consistent with the machine’s BIOS settings for its serial
ports.

If I issue:
slay devc-ser8250
devc-ser8250 -u1 2f8,3 -u2 3f8,9

then use qtalk on /dev/ser2, the modem works properly. However, the
mouse is dead.

If I slay the process again and restart it with the original
perameters, the mouse is STILL dead. I’d really like to have both
working at the same time. Is there some kind of “mouse start”
executable or something? It’s a plain-vanilla serial mouse.

Can someone please correct my error? Thanks!

The Herring


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#3

<the_herring@my-deja.com> wrote in message
news:8sokd1$crr$1@nnrp1.deja.com…

I have to leave my modem’s jumpers set to “PNP” mode due to the
need to boot into Win98. Windows assigns it the resources 3f8, with
IRQ 9.
When I boot into RTP, the mouse works, but the modem does not respond.
If I issue:
pidin ar | grep devc-ser8250
I get:
devc-ser8250 -u1 2f8,3 -u2 3e8,4

This is consistent with the machine’s BIOS settings for its serial
ports.

If I issue:
slay devc-ser8250
devc-ser8250 -u1 2f8,3 -u2 3f8,9

then use qtalk on /dev/ser2, the modem works properly. However, the
mouse is dead.

If I slay the process again and restart it with the original
perameters, the mouse is STILL dead. I’d really like to have both
working at the same time. Is there some kind of “mouse start”
executable or something? It’s a plain-vanilla serial mouse.

Can someone please correct my error? Thanks!

Oops, sorry about that last one.

Leaving aside any quips about the error being “using W98”:

Why does your modem need to be in PnP mode for W98? My best luck with dual
booting W98 has been to disable PnP anywhere and any way I can. BIOS set to
“NO PnP OS”, so anything I missed gets configured by the BIOS. If possible
install W98 using “setup /p i” to disable detection of PnP BIOS. This seems
to prevent it from going back and reconfiguring your cards and messing
everything up.

An added benefit is W98 itself seems to be more stable this way. Some
features work best disabled…

Dave