Re: Modem under Linux 2.0.0

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From: Tony Grimes
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 00:00

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On 9 Oct 1996 21:52:50 +1000, Scott Buckingham <accolade@sydney.DIALix.oz.au> wrote:
>G'day,
>	I've just installed Slackware 3.0 a fresh over the top of my
>previous Slackware 2.3 system.  However, when I try to use Minicom or Seyon
>it won't initialise my modem and I get the message:
>
>	/dev/modem: device XXXXXXX or busy (I foget what XXXXX is)
>
>	I solved the problem before under Slackware 2.3 (the modem is on
>cua0 btw), but that was ages ago and now I forget what I did.  Does 
>anyone have any suggestions
>

Well ... try checking out where the lock-files are stored.
Minicom expects the lockfiles to be in a certain directory ... and if you
have a 'getty' running on the serial port you want to use, the getty may
have it's lock-file in a different place.

We had a similar problem ... but the other sysop fixed it, not me.

If you haven't fixed it try e-mail to abo@minkirri.apana.org.au

Cheers, Tony
[grumpy@minkirri.apana.org.au]

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Date: 1996/10/14
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