incoming calls was killed ?

Gert Doering (gert@greenie.muc.de)
Wed, 24 Sep 1997 11:53:45 +0200


Hi,

Dirk Haenelt wrote:
> 09/23 19:22:48 dem start fax receiver...
> 09/23 19:22:48 dem fax receiver: entry
> 09/23 19:22:48 dem fax_wait_for(OK)
> 09/23 19:24:48 dem Warning: got alarm signal!
> 09/23 19:24:48 dem mdm_read_byte: read returned -1: Interrupted system
> call
> 09/23 19:24:48 dem mdm_get_line: cannot read byte, return: Interrupted
> system call
> 09/23 19:24:48 dem >> The problem seen above might be caused by a wrong
> value of the
> 09/23 19:24:48 dem >> 'switchbd' option in 'mgetty.config' (currently
> set to '0')
> 09/23 19:24:48 dem >> try using 'switchbd 19200'
> 
> it is possible, that this is the error ^^ ? I have only a 14.4er
> Faxmodem !

Why don't you simply *try* it before asking about it? This would be
way faster...

> ok, and here i have a data call from outside:
[..]
> 09/23 11:02:09 dem print welcome banner (/etc/mgetty-sendfax/isssue)
> 09/23 11:02:09 dem getlogname (no opts), read:dhaen[0d]
> 09/23 11:02:15 dem input finished with '\r', setting ICRNL ONLCR
> 09/23 11:02:15 dem tio_get_rs232_lines: status: RTS CTS DSR DTR
> 09/23 11:02:15 dem WARNING: starting login while DCD is low!
> 09/23 11:02:15 dem match: user='dhaen', key='*'*** hit!
> 09/23 11:02:15 dem calling login: cmd='/bin/login', argv[]='login
> dhaen'

Looks ok, except for the WARNING. Read what the manual says about this
problem...

> In this case, i have seen my loginprompt, wrote my loginname and
> nothing....

This is a very common problem. And it's mentioned in the "common problems
and solutions" section of the mgetty.info manual (or the WWW page).

gert
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