init fails, WHY?

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"RB" == Rainer Blaes <Rainer.Blaes@erno.de> writes:

RB> in order to set up a dial-in modem on a Sun IPC (Port A) we are
RB> using the 'mgetty' program from the 'mgetty+sendfax' package.

SunOS's handling of serial ports sucks.  We've had headache after
headache with it here.  (But not any more!  We don't use them now!)

RB> Unfortunately we are registering regulary on the console the message:

RB> hostname init: '/usr/etc/mgetty -x 3 -s 38400 ttya ttya' failing, sleeping

We've seen similar messages from other types of serial-line handlers
(i.e. not 'mgetty').

RB> Is there any way to avoid, clear these messages?

Yes.  Don't turn the Sun on.  :)~

--Up.

P.S. I realize that this wasn't a very helpful message.  I just felt
like venting...

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