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Hi,

Martin Wahlstrom wrote:
> > Martin Wahlstrom wrote:
> > > When starting mgetty 1.0.0 from inittab..
> > > 
> > > s1:2345:respawn:/usr/local/sbin/mgetty -D -x1 -s 115200 /dev/ttyC1
> > > 
> > > I get this in the log-file:
> > > 02/18 08:01:33 yC2  TIOCMBIC failed: Invalid argument
[..]
> > > It happens when a "AutoPPP user" logs out..
> > > 
> > > I have a MultiTech ZDXi 28.800 External modem
> > > attached to a Cyclades Cyclom 8Zo PCI IO-card
> > 
> > What operating system?
> 
> Ooops, Sorry!
> 
> Linux RedHat Picasso 3.0.3, kernel 2.0.27

Hmmm. On Linux, I *know* that the TIOCMBIC system call works fine, or at
least, works fine for "standard serial devices". Does that error message
happen *every time*, or only occasionally?

Please provide a log file with "-x6" (two calls, one with the error
message, one without), maybe it gives some clues.

gert

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