puc driver -- config problem?

[Peter Risdon]

Peter Risdon wrote in rather too much haste...:

> I just had to do this, for the same reason, but had to edit the puc 
> source code first, then re-make my kernel. The edit was specific to 
> the vendor of the serial card, so you'll have to look up your card. It 
> worked fine.

It was on an i386, though. No idea whether that will make a difference.

PWR

>
> PWR.
>
>
> fbsd_user wrote:
>
>> Device puc is for reading older bios on i386 machines, you are on
>> Alpha. You are sol (shit out of luck).
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
>> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions at freebsd.org]On Behalf Of rk47
>> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 4:32 AM
>> To: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
>> Subject: Re: puc driver -- config problem?
>>
>> Have you tried adding it in the file
>> /usr/src/sys/conf/files
>> Something like
>> dev/puc/puc.c optional puc
>>
>>
>>
>> David Brodbeck wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> I'm sure this is something really simple I'm missing, but after an
>>>
>> hour of
>>
>>
>>> tinkering and doing Google searches I'm at a loss.
>>>
>>> I'm running FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE on an Alpha. I just installed an
>>>
>> NM9835
>>
>>
>>> 2-port PCI serial card. I added 'device puc' to my kernel
>>>
>> configuration
>>
>>
>>> file, as suggested in 'man puc', but when I run config I get this
>>>
>> error:
>>
>>
>>> Warning: device "puc" is unknown
>>>
>>> What am I doing wrong?
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