Mgetty not answering
Zheng Wang (zwang@hinkley.baruch.cuny.edu)
Sun, 4 Jan 1998 19:30:45 -0500
Dear Gert,
I tried again and get the following message from
/var/log/mgetty.log.ttyS3. Actually, I don't quite understand the first
part in your email. It goes: "run mgetty from /etc/inittab, use a
higher debug level,"
01/04 18:48:28 yS3 mgetty: experimental test release 1.1.14-Apr02
01/04 18:48:28 yS3 check for lockfiles
01/04 18:48:28 yS3 locking the line
01/04 18:48:29 yS3 WARNING: DSR is off - modem turned off or bad cable?
01/04 18:48:29 yS3 lowering DTR to reset Modem
01/04 18:48:29 yS3 send: \dATQ0V1H0[0d]
01/04 18:48:30 yS3 waiting for ``OK''
01/04 18:48:50 yS3 timeout in chat script, waiting for `OK'
01/04 18:48:50 yS3 init chat timed out, trying force-init-chat
01/04 18:48:50 yS3 send: \d[10][03]\d\d\d+++\d\d\d[0d]\dATQ0V1H0[0d]
01/04 18:48:54 yS3 waiting for ``OK''
01/04 18:49:14 yS3 timeout in chat script, waiting for `OK'
01/04 18:49:14 yS3 init chat failed, exiting...: Interrupted system call
01/04 18:49:14 ##### failed in mg_init_data, dev=ttyS3, pid=5347
_________________________
Zheng Wang, Ph. D
Statistics and Computer Information Systems
Zicklin School of Business
Baruch College, CUNY
Tel: 212-802-6276
Fax: 212-802-6253
WWW: http://hinkley.baruch.cuny.edu
On Fri, 25 Dec 1998, Gert Doering wrote:
> Hi,
>
> run mgetty from /etc/inittab, use a higher debug level, and then send a
> log file showing ONE call (just ONE, not all of them) to the mgetty
> mailing list (mgetty@muc.de).
>
> gert
>
> On Thu, Dec 24, 1998 at 04:43:56PM -0500, Zheng Wang wrote:
> > Dear Gert,
> > I am trying to install a ppp server with mgetty. I followed several howtos
> > but failed to make it work. I just read the archive and found the same
> > question as I have. I look at the logs under the /var/log/ and got the
> > following result.
> >
> > I have Redhat 5.2 installed. It has mgetty1.1.14 and pppd2.3.5. I use rpm
> > install mgetty. My modem is usr 56k faxmodem. I installed after I ran
> > redhad for couple of weeks. My computer is Dell 610MT.
> > The login.configure reads:
> > #/AutoPPP/ - a_ppp /usr/sbin/pppd auth -chap +pap login kdebug 7
> > debug
> > /AutoPPP/ - ppp /usr/sbin/pppd auth -chap +pap login kdebug 7
> > debug
> > the /etc/ppp/options looks like
> > [root@hinkley ppp]# more options
> > #lock
> > asyncmap 0
> > netmask 255.255.254.0
> > proxyarp
> > lock
> > crtscts
> > modem
> >
> > [root@hinkley log]# ls mg*
> > mgetty.log...-dev-modem mgetty.log.modem mgetty.log.unknown
> > [root@hinkley log]# more mgetty.log.modem
> >
> > --
> > 12/23 21:25:32 dem mgetty: experimental test release 1.1.14-Apr02
> > 12/23 21:25:32 dem check for lockfiles
> > 12/23 21:25:37 ##### failed dev=modem, pid=1015, got signal 2, exiting
> >
> > --
> > 12/23 21:26:22 dem mgetty: experimental test release 1.1.14-Apr02
> > 12/23 21:26:22 dem check for lockfiles
> > 12/23 21:26:54 ##### failed dev=modem, pid=1021, got signal 2, exiting
> > [root@hinkley log]# more mgetty.log...-dev-modem
> >
> > --
> > 12/23 21:25:47 dem mgetty: experimental test release 1.1.14-Apr02
> > 12/23 21:25:47 dem check for lockfiles
> > 12/23 21:25:50 ##### failed dev=../dev/modem, pid=1016, got signal 2,
> > exiting
> > [root@hinkley log]# more mgetty.log.unknown
> >
> > --
> > 12/23 19:25:20 no line given: Success
> > 12/23 19:25:20 Usage: mgetty [-x debug] [-s speed] [-r] line: Success
> > --
> > 12/23 19:25:34 no line given: Success
> > 12/23 19:25:34 Usage: mgetty [-x debug] [-s speed] [-r] line: Success
> > --
> > 12/24 15:30:09 no line given: Success
> > 12/24 15:30:09 Usage: mgetty [-x debug] [-s speed] [-r] line: Success
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Have a great Chrismas.
> >
> >
> > _________________________
> > Zheng Wang, Ph. D
> > Statistics and Computer Information Systems
> > Zicklin School of Business
> > Baruch College, CUNY
> > Tel: 212-802-6276
> > Fax: 212-802-6253
> > WWW: http://hinkley.baruch.cuny.edu
> >
> >
> >
>
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