Re: flexfax: Wedged Modem / Cannot Opem Modem Resolved

[Noel Henson <noel@cowboyz.com>]

Arthur Corliss wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 21 Oct 1998, kees wrote:
> 
> > Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 20:06:40 +0200 (MET DST)
> > From: kees <kees@schoen.nl>
> > To: Arthur Corliss <corliss@sinbad.net>
> > Cc: Noel Henson <noel@cowboyz.com>, flexfax@sgi.com
> > Subject: Re: flexfax: Wedged Modem / Cannot Opem Modem Resolved
> >
> > Hi Guys,
> >
> > I had to use /dev/ttyS1 as well on Slackware with a fresh
> > kernel source tree
> >
> > Kees
> >
> 
> Still have to think that's strange.  I've been using /dev/cuaX on all my modem
> stuff since the days that you were supposed to.  I haven't switched yet, and
> I've never had problem getting them to work.
> 
>         --Arthur Corliss
>           Bolverk's Lair -- http://www.odinicfoundation.org/arthur/
>           "Live Free or Die, the Only Way to Live" -- NH State Motto

More info...
I tried the install on another machine.  Same kernel (2.0.34) from
Slackware 3.5.  Same results.  Modem wedges on sends when I use cuax. 
As soon as I switch it to ttySx, everything works great.

What are do the permissions on your two devices look like?
Could the difference be there or possibly in the /etc/group file?


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