On Mon, 20 Dec 1999, John Starkey wrote about, Re: Minicom.....:
> > On Mon, 20 Dec 1999, John Starkey wrote about, Minicom.....:
> > > I just opened minicom and it came up with an "initializing modem"
> > > message.
> > >
> > > Does that mean it sees it or that it's looking for it????
> >
> > Not at all, it means its sending communication strings down the device that
> > is defined in its configuration file.
> > If it cant be found you will be told, if it is found then minico will start
> > and you will be able to send commands to the modem.
>
> It hangs after the "initializing modem" message disappears and it goes to what
> appears to be the terminal. I give it about 5-10 minutes and I have to reboot.
I would normaly say rubbish, however all you need to do is kil the process
from another terminal.
Yesterday i said;
Like i have said many times, the need to reboot a linux machine is 100/1
The need to reinstall linux is 1000/1
The need to pray is 1/1
Your answer is minicom -s
then configure the proper port so minicom can find the modem.
> >
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Regards Richard
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Merry Xmas.
