This is probably NOT the problem, but sometimes a file is software
locked by locking the file (including a device) in /var/lock/<file>.
I thought you might want to check there for ttyS1.
That apparently wasn't it, and I'm afraid it's all I had to suggest;
you've already tried all the stuff that looks reasonable to me.
On Wed, 22 Mar 2000, you wrote:
| 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).
| > --
| > I am "Brian, the man from babble-on" (Brian T. Schellenberger).
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