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From: deanr@lakesys.lakesys.com (Dean Roth)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: SCO UNIX & Mylex CPU
Keywords: Serial port mess
Message-ID: <1729@lakesys.lakesys.com>
Date: 5 Mar 90 02:21:13 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Lake Systems - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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The problem:
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I have a Mylex 386 25MHz CPU with ESDI disk
and SCO UNIX 3.2.  The OS insists the system 
has an Arnet 8 port serial board on COM1 & COM2.
This is no Arnet controller in it, never has been.
I've even removed the serial port board (COM1 & COM2),
but the kernel insists the Arnet boards are there.
This makes COM1 & 2 unuseable, and I really wanted to
get the Trailblazer hooked up today.

I've reread the documents 10 times, pulled out the
serial port hardware, and tried everything else
I can think of.

Given that I am doing this on Sunday,
SCO and Mylex support is unavailable so
I thought I'd give the net a try.

According to SCO's documents, support for Arnet's board
is built into the kernel.  Fine, but why does it think
a board is installed when none is present?

Dean
deanr@lakesys.lakesys.com