Subject: Re: Modem trouble
To: Evgeny Roubinchtein <eroubinc@u.washington.edu>
From: Joel Reicher <joel@panacea.null.org>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 10/13/1998 17:54:07
> I installed NetBSD 1.3.2, and tried to get connected -- first with PPP,
> then with tip and cu, so far without success.  My modem is an internal USR
> Sportster 33.6 on COM3, IRQ5.  pppd will call chat, it will dial and
> authenticate, then I will hear the modem click. Looking at the log file,
> pppd says: Modem hangup.

If you want help with this you might want to forward your chatfile (sans
password (: ) and pppd options.

> otter# cu -d -l /dev/tty02 -s 57600
> cu: fconn_open: Opening port /dev/tty02 (speed 57600)
> cu: fconn_set: Changing setting to 0, 0, 2
> Connected.
> cu: fconn_write: Writing 1 "a" # <--- I tried to type at
> cu: write: Input/output error
> cu: Exit status 0
> cu: fconn_close: Closing connection
> Disconnected.

I usually fix this by setting the softcar flag. /etc/ttys is where
you do it and ttyflags(8) is what you do it with. Possibly not the nicest
way to do it but it works.

	- Joel