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- From: tcscs!zeta@src.honeywell.com (Gregory Youngblood)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Re: Making OS/2 recognize COM3 and COM4 (Please read!)
- Message-ID: <kyNcwB4w165w@tcscs.UUCP>
- Date: Fri, 25 Dec 92 13:02:19 CST
- References: <1992Dec25.105652.21041@actrix.gen.nz>
- Reply-To: zeta%tcscs@src.honeywell.com
- Organization: TCS Consulting Services
- Lines: 44
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- Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz writes:
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- > In article <2PJBwB1w165w@tcscs.UUCP> zeta%tcscs@src.honeywell.com writes:
- > > I am in the process of setting up COM3 and COM4 to work on my OS/2 system.
- > >
- > > Here is the configuration :
- > >
- > > COM1 IRQ4 *
- > > COM2 IRQ3 *
- > > COM3 IRQ5
- > > COM4 IRQ2
- > > LPT1 IRQ7
- > >
- > > * I may have these reversed, these are set to whatever is default.
- > >
- > > I want OS/2 to recognize all four com ports and to have the mouse run off
- > > com port 3 (IRQ5). Can someone help me do this?
- >
- > Do you have:
- >
- > DEVICE=C:\OS2\COM.SYS (3,3e8,5) (4,2e8,2)
- > DEVICE=C:\OS2\MDOS\VCOM.SYS (3,3e8,5) (4,2e8,2)
- >
- > in your config.sys? OS/2 doesn't recognise COM3 or 4 unless you add these
- > parameters. This is in the FAQ.
- >
- > I believe these parms will also work with the (very good!) SIO.SYS and
- > VSIO.SYS third-party comms drivers - currently at version 0.15, I hear.
- >
- I'll be digging around and will pick up SIO from hobbes today then.
-
- I'll also pikc up the FAQ.
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- Any idea on the sharing of IRQ7 for LPT1 and LPT2?
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- Thanks again!
-
- Greg
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