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Re: getty vs minicom



Andrew:

I believe that this is exactly how lock files are supposed to work.  When
getty is active, it is using the serial port, and no other application should
be able to access it.

Unless I misunderstand something...

Marc

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>>> Andrew MacIntyre <andrew.macintyre@aba.gov.au> 07/14 10:51 PM 

> If I deactivate the getty, minicom is quite happy to talk to the 
> modem, which lead me to check minicom's port lock file 
> settings.



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