Re: Fixed! (Re: mgetty isn't answering the phone (ioctl problem))
Pete Harlan (harlan@mymenus.com) wrote:
: > In my experience, I've had to turn MGETTY OFF when I wanted to make an
: > outbound PPP call. Dunno exactly why. I can dial out when I have MGETTY
: > running, if I dial out with something like Minicom.
:
: This is because they're not putting their lockfiles in the same
: directory. Look at the compilation options for both of them and make
: sure that they're each using, e.g., "/var/lock/LCK..ttyS0" for the
: lockfile, and that they write their pid in the file in ASCII format
: (not binary). (This is from the Linux FSSTND.)
:
: Kermit, Minicom, pppd, any modem software you write, mgetty, etc.,
: must agree on all of the above, and then it works like a dream.
The debian packages agree on those locations and should work without a problem. If a package
uses a different location then its a bug which should be reported.
I am using the exact configuration mentioned above. Running mgetty on my modem and pppd does outbound
connections like the one I am working from now.
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