Andreas Gustafsson wrote:
> 
> I recently upgraded an old i486 PC from NetBSD 1.2 to 1.3.2.  The
> PC has a dial-in modem on a "com" port.  Since the upgrade, the
> modem mysteriously refuses to answer incoming calls.
> 
> I have already tried two different modems (one internal and one
> external) - both behave the same.  The modems are configured to
> auto-answer (ATS0=4), a getty is running, the DTR and AA LEDs on the
> external modem are lit.  When the phone rings, the TD and RD LEDs
> blink briefly at each ring, but the modem never goes off-hook.
> 
> I have a vague recollection that someone else struggled with 
> a similar problem a while ago.  Was it ever resolved?

My problem was (as ?Frank Bruchman? pointed out) that the phone rings, and says
"RING" to getty which tries to log in user RING... Solution: ATQ1

> The really weird thing about this is that if I run Kermit on the
> serial port, the modem answers just fine.  If I run getty, it won't.

That was the same as my problem.

Good luck,

Patrick