mgetty swallows chars ?

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Hi,

Heinz Diehl wrote:
> Does anybody know why mgetty (or the Zyxel 2864ID) "steals"
> some characters from /etc/issue at login ?
> What I mean is:
> 
> mgetty is set up, an incoming call is answered,
> and the caller sees somewhat like this on the screen:
> 
> Welx 2.0.30 !
> 
> elfie@login:
> 
> The first line should normally be "Welcome to Linux 2.0.30 !",
> the string "come to Linu" is missing, although the file
> /etc/issue contains the line correctly.

Never seen something like this. What speed are you using on the modem-PC
serial cable? Maybe the cable is too long for that speed, or not good
enough.

> If I use my Zyxel U-1496 EG+, all works well.

I assume that you are accessing the 1496 slower?

> Mgetty works, with the above-mentioned exception, very well
> with the Elite 2864, no errors, no problems.

This is interesting. If it's a cable problem, you should see problems 
during the connection as well (for example, file transfers should be
slower than usual, because characters get lost).

[..]
> Is this a known bug, or does anybody know a solution ?
> I can't find any hints about it in the manuals or the FAQ.

It's not a known bug, and unfortunately, I do not know a solution either
-- my 2864DI does *not* do that (call 089/35731018 w/ X.75 and convince
yourself...) -- nothing special in the setup. Short RS232 cable, 115200
bps.

gert

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