Fix a couple of misuses of <acronym> to wrap COM[0-9] device names and
add <devicename> tags around the remaining untagged instances of the same. PR: docs/69221 Submitted by: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
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@ -1124,7 +1124,7 @@ exit 0</programlisting>
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<para>We run &os; 4 on a couple of &i386; PCs for various peripheral
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uses. &os; usually uses a screen and keyboard for the
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console, but can be configured to use a serial port (usually the
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first serial port known as COM1 in DOS/&windows; or
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first serial port known as <devicename>COM1</devicename> in DOS/&windows; or
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<devicename>ttyd0</devicename> in &unix;).</para>
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<para>The cabling for these servers depends on the PC harware. If
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@ -1296,7 +1296,7 @@ exit 0</programlisting>
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<para>Check that the kernel configuration file has
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<literal>flags 0x10</literal> in the config line for the
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<devicename>sio0</devicename> device. This signals this device (known
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as <literal>COM1</literal> in DOS/&windows; or
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as <devicename>COM1</devicename> in DOS/&windows; or
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<devicename>/dev/ttyd0</devicename> in &os;) can be used as a
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console. This flag is set on the <filename>GENERIC</filename> and
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<filename>LINT</filename> sample configs, so is likely to be set in
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<para>The 8250/16450/16550 UART occupies eight contiguous I/O
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port addresses. In the IBM PC, there are two defined
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locations for these eight ports and they are known
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collectively as COM1 and COM2. The makers of PC-clones and
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add-on cards have created two additional areas known as COM3
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and COM4, but these extra COM ports conflict with other
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collectively as <devicename>COM1</devicename> and <devicename>COM2</devicename>. The makers of PC-clones and
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add-on cards have created two additional areas known as <devicename>COM3</devicename>
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and <devicename>COM4</devicename>, but these extra COM ports conflict with other
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hardware on some systems. The most common conflict is with
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video adapters that provide IBM 8514 emulation.</para>
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<para>COM1 is located from 0x3f8 to 0x3ff and normally uses
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IRQ 4 COM2 is located from 0x2f8 to 0x2ff and normally uses
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IRQ 3 COM3 is located from 0x3e8 to 0x3ef and has no
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standardized IRQ COM4 is located from 0x2e8 to 0x2ef and has
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<para><devicename>COM1</devicename> is located from 0x3f8 to 0x3ff and normally uses
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IRQ 4. <devicename>COM2</devicename> is located from 0x2f8 to 0x2ff and normally uses
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IRQ 3. <devicename>COM3</devicename> is located from 0x3e8 to 0x3ef and has no
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standardized IRQ. <devicename>COM4</devicename> is located from 0x2e8 to 0x2ef and has
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no standardized IRQ.</para>
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<para>A description of the I/O ports of the 8250/16450/16550
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@ -10391,7 +10391,7 @@ sio1: type 16550A</programlisting>
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<answer>
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<para>The third serial port, <devicename>sio2</devicename>
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(see &man.sio.4;, known as COM3 in DOS), is on
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(see &man.sio.4;, known as <devicename>COM3</devicename> in DOS), is on
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<devicename>/dev/cuaa2</devicename> for dial-out devices,
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and on <devicename>/dev/ttyd2</devicename> for dial-in
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devices. What is the difference between these two classes
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@ -1124,12 +1124,12 @@ device sio1 at isa? port IO_COM2 irq 3
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device sio2 at isa? disable port IO_COM3 irq 5
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device sio3 at isa? disable port IO_COM4 irq 9</programlisting>
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<para>These are the four serial ports referred to as COM1 through COM4
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<para>These are the four serial ports referred to as <devicename>COM1</devicename> through <devicename>COM4</devicename>
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in the &ms-dos/&windows; world.</para>
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<note>
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<para>If you have an internal modem on COM4 and a serial port at
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COM2, you will have to change the IRQ of the modem to 2 (for
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<para>If you have an internal modem on <devicename>COM4</devicename> and a serial port at
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<devicename>COM2</devicename>, you will have to change the IRQ of the modem to 2 (for
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obscure technical reasons, IRQ2 = IRQ 9) in order to access it
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from &os;. If you have a multiport serial card, check the
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manual page for &man.sio.4; for more information on the proper
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@ -1137,11 +1137,11 @@ device sio3 at isa? disable port IO_COM4 irq 9</programlisting>
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S3 chips) use IO addresses in the form of
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<literal>0x*2e8</literal>, and since many cheap serial cards do
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not fully decode the 16-bit IO address space, they clash with
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these cards making the COM4 port practically unavailable.</para>
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these cards making the <devicename>COM4</devicename> port practically unavailable.</para>
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<para>Each serial port is required to have a unique IRQ (unless you
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are using one of the multiport cards where shared interrupts are
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supported), so the default IRQs for COM3 and COM4 cannot be
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supported), so the default IRQs for <devicename>COM3</devicename> and <devicename>COM4</devicename> cannot be
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used.</para>
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</note>
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<devicename>sio</devicename> devices. These are the COM
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ports we need. If your modem acts like a standard serial
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port then you should see it listed on
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<devicename>sio1</devicename>, or COM2. If so, you are not
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<devicename>sio1</devicename>, or <devicename>COM2</devicename>. If so, you are not
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required to rebuild the kernel, you just need to make the
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serial device. You can do this by changing your directory
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to <filename>/dev</filename> and running the
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<para>which will create the serial devices for your system.
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When matching up sio modem is on <devicename>sio1</devicename> or
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<acronym>COM2</acronym> if you are in DOS, then your
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<devicename>COM2</devicename> if you are in DOS, then your
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modem device would be <devicename>/dev/cuaa1</devicename>.</para>
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</sect2>
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<step>
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<para>Connect the serial port. The serial console will be
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on COM1.</para>
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on <devicename>COM1</devicename>.</para>
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</step>
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<step>
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