[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> don't try to use the same IO base and/or IRQ for the
> modem as any in use by the builtin serial ports if any
> (these are often settable by BIOS setup to 3f8/3e8/disabled
> IRQ 4 and 2f8/2e8/disabled IRQ 3). If 2 normal UART's try
> to occupy the same IO address or IRQ, neither one is
> likely to work right, and it can be nasty to debug.
No problem here. My modem is on com3/irq4 and my com1
(still connected) is also on irq4. It's been like this
for a couple of years with no problems. Of course, my
mouse is on com2/irq3.
-------------------------
/dev/modem -> /dev/ttyS2
/dev/mouse -> /dev/ttyS1
-------------------------
(setserial not used)
Cheers,
Steven
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