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Diffstat (limited to 'comms/mwavem/pkg-message')
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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/comms/mwavem/pkg-message b/comms/mwavem/pkg-message index 81a2b09..fe0fefa 100644 --- a/comms/mwavem/pkg-message +++ b/comms/mwavem/pkg-message @@ -1,18 +1,20 @@ ****************************************************************************** * Driver loading information * * * -* This package includes a device driver in a kernel module. While it is * -* installed in $PREFIX/share/mwave, this results in the initial device * +* This package includes a device driver as a kernel module. While it is * +* installed in $PREFIX/share/mwavem, this results in the initial device * * probe not seeing the device and possibly reporting errors for the sio * * device which may be ignored. * * * -* It may also result in the serial device being probed at a 8250 instead of * -* a 16550A as the probe may occur before he device is fully initialized. If * -* this happens you must re-boot to get the modem to work. * -* * -* You can eliminate this problem by copying $PREFIX/share/mwave/mwavedd.ko * -* into /modules. Then add the line 'mwavedd_load="YES"' to /boot/loader.conf.* -* This will load the driver at the start of the bootstrap and it will probe * -* in a normal manner. * +* You may choose to standardize the module loading by copying * +* $PREFIX/share/mwavem/mwave.ko into /modules. Then add the line * +* 'mwave_load="YES"' to /boot/loader.conf. This will load the driver * +* at the start of the bootstrap and it will probe in a normal manner. * +****************************************************************************** +* Known problem! * +* If the sio device connected to the modem probe as an 8250 device, the * +* modem will not work. Make sure that the mwavem process is running and * +* reboot the system. It should probe correctly and the modem should be * +* opertional. * ****************************************************************************** |
