Re: HELP modem locks (hardware lock) since new linux upgrade

["Peter Tobias" <tobias@server.et-inf.fho-emden.de>]

Oz Dror wrote:
> Now as soon as faxgetty starts. I cannot access the modem.
> if I try dip or minicom I get the same response
> 
> Cannot open /dev/modem. Sorry.
> 
> Even though no software lock a present
> 
> When I type setserial /dev/cua1 (/dev/modem)
> I get
> /dev/cua1: Device or resource busy
> 
> 1. What went wrong, the same faxgetty software before the upgrade did not
> used to lock the modem indefinitely.
> 2. How I can remove this hardware lock.
> 3. Does any one knows how can I isolate the source of the problem.

You shouldn't use /dev/cua1. Use /dev/ttyS1 instead. I changed minicom,
dip, mgetty+sendfax and other programs that use the modem to use
/dev/ttyS1 instead of /dev/cua1 and it works like a charm.


Peter

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