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Date:	Wed, 22 May 2002 09:00:29 PST7
From:	"Steven Levine" <steve53@earthlink.net >
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In <3CEB3A47.F532BAC1@gte.net>, on 05/21/02
at 10:27 PM, "Benedict G. Archer" said:

>As I read it, an sio2k.cfg file can only specify an address, not an IRQ.
>Somewhere in the SIO2k docs I read something to the effect that it should
>never be necessary to specify an IRQ, and no means are provided as it is
>automatic. I had tried to specify the IO address using the syntax

Yes, that's what I was saying.

>suggested in install.txt, LegacyIsa(IO1,IO2, etc), but this didn't work.

It shouldn't. Use the method I suggested.

>If I remember correctly, the modem would initialize and dial, but hung
>the system when disconnection. I know, the modem isn't an isa card, but
>this seemed to be the syntax for specifying an IO. I started preparing

Who knows, but that might have been part of what was causing the hang.

>an SIO2k.cfg file, but when I saw that there was no way to specify an
>IRQ, I abandoned that and tried standard com.sys. Since it worked, and
>since the author strongly discourages using SIO2k.cfg, I stopped there.
>If you think I should experiment further to investigate a possible bug,
>I will.

Only if you are curious as to exactly why sio2k failed. As you probably
suspect, I prefer to know the why of things.

Steven

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