On Mon, 22 Aug 2011, Robert Bonomi wrote:
From: Lars Eighner <[email protected]>
That's why I sprang for the 3Com which WAS supported by sio for years and is
NOT supported by uart since 8.x. Why it is this device could be supported
for so many years, but somehow it is impossible on 8.x?
The answer is "because it *iS*". Whether or not you understand 'why' does't
change that real-world FACT.
The world changed. The old driver -doesn't- work any more. Because of
architectural changes to other parts of the system.
It is only natural for me to resist the conclusion that I have wasted years
of my time and poured trasure down a rat hole.
I'll look at anything, but if I have to buy something, I want to know it is
actually IS working with uart, not that sort of should've.
*sigh*
If it is a USB serial port, it _doesn't_ use the uart driver. And you avoid
any limitations that it might have.
"drop-in repIacement" were the exact words used when I asked about it the
first time I heard sio was being dropped and was assured uart would be a
"drop-in replacement." But it is not, so theoretical "ought to work"s are
not helpful. I'm looking for really actually does work.
You've been told what actually does work. I'm running 8.2 on several
machines -- *with* working serial ports that live directly on the legacy
ISA bus. Using only the standard kernel drivers. And doing PPP over
those ports. I'm not using a modem, just a null-modem cable but I could
swap in a pair of _any_ type of hardware modems.
Well, see, my question was about dialup, not null modem.
--
Lars Eighner
http://www.larseighner.com/index.html
8800 N IH35 APT 1191 AUSTIN TX 78753-5266
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