> 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.
>
