Re: Outgoing Modem Configuration

[dwarf@symnet.net (Dale Scheetz)]

>
>I started with minicom. first as root, then after having added the required
>user to the 'dialout' group in /etc/groups as a user. 

This isn't clear to me. I assume you mean /etc/group, but it's not clear to
me how you "add the required user" to this file.

>See what `serserial -a /dev/cua*' says about your serial lines. How do they
>get recognised at boot time?

I have no serserial command on my machine? What is it? Where do I find it?

>
>If it is so slow under minicom, you may be using some interrupts twice. Try
>'cat /proc/interrupts'. Maybe you have to disable a CD or so temporarily to
>get this sorted out.

>-- 
>Dirk.Eddelbuettel@qed.econ.queensu.ca

The following is a copy of my inttab file and /proc/interrupts. As you can
see there are no interrupts declaired for the modem, and there are no getty
entries for ttySx. ????? I'm still floundering!

# /etc/inittab: init(8) configuration.
# $Id: inittab,v 1.1 1995/02/19 20:42:28 imurdock Exp $

# The default runlevel.
id:2:initdefault:

# Boot-time system configuration/initialization script.
si::sysinit:/etc/init.d/boot

# /etc/init.d executes the S and K scripts upon change
# of runlevel.
#
# Runlevel 0 is halt.
# Runlevel 1 is single-user.
# Runlevels 2-5 are multi-user.
# Runlevel 6 is reboot.

l0:0:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 0
l1:1:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 1
l2:2:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 2
l3:3:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 3
l4:4:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 4
l5:5:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 5
l6:6:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 6

# What to do when CTRL-ALT-DEL is pressed.
ca::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t1 -r now

# Action on special keypress (ALT-UpArrow).
kb::kbrequest:/bin/echo "Keyboard Request--edit /etc/inittab to let this work."

# What to do when the power fails/returns.
pf::powerwait:/etc/init.d/powerfail start
pn::powerfailnow:/etc/init.d/powerfail now
po::powerokwait:/etc/init.d/powerfail stop

# /sbin/getty invocations for the runlevels.
#
# The "id" field MUST be the same as the last
# characters of the device (after "tty").
#
# Format:
#  <id>:<runlevels>:<action>:<process>
1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 9600 tty1
2:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 9600 tty2
3:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 9600 tty3
4:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 9600 tty4
5:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 9600 tty5
6:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 9600 tty6

*******************************************************
/proc/interrupts

 0:   141006   timer
 1:      558   keyboard
 2:        0 + cascade
11:       14   aha1542
13:        1   math error
14:    48412 + ide0
15:       77 + ide1



So, what do we try next?

YHS, Dale