> >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. >-- >[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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
