Re: com.sys and vcom.sys parameters?

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From: Michael D Kretzer
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 02:24

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From article <xfwjq4f.rcain@netcom.com>, by rcain@netcom.com (Robert Cain):
> How do you tell com.sys and vcom.sys that there is a com3 on irq7 at
> address 3e8?

Add the following to the COM driver lines in your CONFIG.SYS.  IRQ 7 
might cause problems because OS/2 uses IRQ 7 for the LPT1 port (be sure
not to use COM3 when printing, or vice-versa):

DEVICE=C:\OS2\COM.SYS (3,3E8,7)
DEVICE=C:\OS2\MDOS\VCOM.SYS (3,3E8,7)

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Subject: Re: com.sys and vcom.sys parameters?
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