Nothing is /var/lock that stood out. Say more about /var/lock.
Thanks
Tom
"Brian T. Schellenberger" wrote:
>
> You might want to check out /var/lock just for grins . . .
>
> On Tue, 21 Mar 2000, you wrote:
> | DD
> |
> |
> | As root try this command:
> |
> | /bin/setserial /dev/ttyS1 auto_irq skip_test autoconfig
> |
> | If it works then put in your /etc/rc.d/rc.serial. Also change ttyS1 to
> | the serial port that your modem is on (0 is #1, 1 is #2, etc). Make the
> | file executable if you created an rc.serial, do not worry about anything
> | else. The startup script will run this during boot if it exists.
> |
> | If it does not work then change the irq to something that is not
> | assigned and then back the irq for the serial port (irq 4 or irq 3). For
> | my laptop I use irq 6. You cannot put this in a startup script. I do not
> | know why and have not hacked thru it to find out. I just know that it
> | works for my laptop pcmcia modem.
> |
> |
> | Tom
> |
> | Dennis Davis wrote:
> | >
> | > Hello
> | > I have been using Slackware for some time now, got a Mandrake 6.1 dist
>with
> | > a programming book (GNU C++ for Linux, by Tom Swan). It looked pretty good
> | > so I tried it,
> | > all was well until I tried to use sound and modem. They are both pnp. I've
> | > set them up before
> | > without problem, but now if I try to use them I get a busy notice. I've
> | > checked /proc and made
> | > sure that the io and irq's are not used, and I've tried using minicom with
> | > the modem to make sure
> | > it wasn't an X problem. But minicom just tells me that I'm online already
> | > (I'm not) and
> | > kppp says that the modem is busy? All I can think of is that it must be in
> | > the startup
> | > scripts somewhere and since I came from slackware, Mandrake's startup stuff
> | > is different and I
> | > haven't figured it out yet. I did managed to screw-up my ptys though, system
> | > says it cannot open master side of pty. I really would like to keep this
> | > dist on as it has many more featuers
> | > than the slackware 4.0 that I have. Can anyone help with this?
> | > Thanks Dennis
> | >
> | > P.S I used to use configuration manager for pnp. Its a kernel patch that
> | > puts a dir in proc /proc/cm. I could then enable my pnp modem for instance
> | > by putting a simple
> | > line in my rc.local script ie. echo d serial,gvc1601 a 2 >/proc/cm/conf .
> | > This patch
> | > was by David Howells I belive. I haven't been able to find it again and all
> | > I have left in a
> | > diskette with a 2.0 something kernel on it. It boots nicely but still
> | > getthat device busy with mandrake installed!
> | > Does anyone know where I can find the current patch? It used to be
> | > ??.helmet.???.???, Please don't respond with the pnp stuff included with the
> | > kernel source(it sucks).
> --
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