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- From: frampton@vicuna.ocunix.on.ca (Steve Frampton)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc,comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Have I been hosed?
- Message-ID: <FuXsVB1w165w@vicuna.ocunix.on.ca>
- Date: 15 Dec 92 02:23:50 GMT
- Reply-To: frampton@vicuna.ocunix.on.ca
- Followup-To: comp.os.os2.misc
- Organization: Vicuna Systems, Kingston, ON (613) 547-5066
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- Hi everyone:
-
- I recently spent $40 for a serial upgrade chip (yes, I know I was over-
- priced, and I made a point of mentioning this to the retailer. He made
- it quite clear that he could care less -- oh well, I'll never shop at
- Altair again). I specifically asked for the 16550AFN chip (3 times), I
- was given the 16550AN chip.
-
- Not one to argue with such a highly skilled technician ;-) , I assumed
- that the chip was one and the same and installed it in my system.
-
- I am having a couple problems, however. I am trying to take advantage of
- this chip under OS/2, yet when I use the MODE command on it, as in:
-
- MODE COM1:19200,N,8,1,,TO=OFF [...] BUFFER=ON (or BUFFER=AUTO)
-
- My system responds, "BUFFER parameter not supported by this serial
- device". Strange. Why!?
-
- Another thing is that I ran the OS/2 tweaked version of Ray Gwinn's
- X00 Fossil driver -- and in the loading message it displayed something
- to the effect of "It is an 8250 or 16450 chip."
-
- SO -- have I been hosed for an upgrade chip that isn't an upgrade chip?
- Why does everyone talk about the AFN chip but I've never seen the AN
- chip mentioned?
-
- Why can't I get the BUFFER parameter to work! :-(
-
- Thanks in advance...
-
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