Re: Troubleshooting Tips for ttyS0 problem
Pete wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I need to get some troubleshooting tips for finding out what is causing
> my serial port not to function in Sarge.
>
> If I plug a modem in, boot off an old DOS 6.22 floppy, and run Modem Dr,
> it verifies that it can communicate successfully with the modem with not
> one single error.
>
> However, if I boot into Sarge, and try to talk to it with Minicom, it
> always stays offline and I never receive any responses from the modem.
>
> I need to get this functioning so I can get my UPS running as this is my
> mail server which runs 24x7.
>
> I have tried purging and reinstalling setserial, but this didn't help.
>
> I'm running a custom 2.4.27 kernel and have also tried the standard
> 2.4.27 and 2.6.8.1 kernels with the same results.
>
> As far as hardware goes, it's a Via EPIA V10000 mainboard and the UPS
> I'm trying to communicate with is a Sola 330, which used to work fine on
> my old mail server with the same cable and same software (NUT).
>
> The modem is a Spirit 33.6K.
>
> What else can I do to narrow down what's interfering with the serial
> port?
what output do you get from setserial /dev/ttyS0 -a ?
>
> Any tips would be very greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Pete
>
>
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