Hello Sun-managers,
a few days ago I posted the follwing question:
>
> A few weeks ago I installed a ZyXEL modem on a Sun 4/260 running
> SunOS 4.1.3 (no patches) connected to ttyb. I created /dev/cua0, made a chown uucp and
> chmod 600 for this device. I edited /etc/ttytab, /etc/gettytab and
> executed ttysoftcar -n ttyb.
> Everything was O.K. and the modem was useable for dialin and dialout.
> After a reboot (I made a system backup) dialin still works, but
> when I try to dialout I get:
>
> /dev/cua0: all ports busy.
>
> There are no left over LCK?? files, no process is using this
> port and ttysoftcar shows a "n" for ttyb, so what happened?
>
It turned out to be a SunOS 4.1.3 problem! Installing patch
100513-04 solved the tty-problem. Thanks to all responders, the
answers are summarized below.
Thanks again,
Stefan
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John Valdes wrote (thanks John):
valdes@geosun.uchicago.edu
Make sure that in /etc/ttytab, you changed the 'local' field to 'remote'
(or anything, as long as it's not 'local'). So your ttytab entry for
ttyb should look similar to:
ttyb "/usr/etc/getty std.38400" dialup on remote
What the 'remote' does is prevent the 'ttysoftcar -a' that runs from
/etc/rc on reboot from asserting the carrier detect line in s/w (ie, it
sets ttysoftcar to no for ttyb; ttysoftcar only enables s/w carrier
detect for those lines in ttytab marked local). With s/w carrier
enabled, getty will open the serial line, preventing access to it for
dialout. Make this change, 'kill -HUP 1', and then try dialing out.
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Nico Garcia wrote (thanks Nico):
raoul@athena.mit.edu
/dev/cua0: all ports busy.
There are no left over LCK?? files, no process is using this
port and ttysoftcar shows a "n" for ttyb, so what happened?
Thanks for your help, I will summarize,
Hmm. Check the ownership and permissions on /dev/cua0 and /dev/ttyb,
run an fuser -k /dev/cua0 and fuser -k /dev/ttyb, and make sure no one
is dialed in on that line. Then download and install Sun patch 100513-4,
which fixes a number of tty bugs and enables RTS/CTS flow control.
Also, consider installing flexfax from sgi.com:/sgi/fax. This requires
no /dev/cua0 device, installs easily, and auto-configures many modems
including Zyxel. It also can provide dial-in and fax-in/fax-out, and
supports kermit or tip for dialing out.
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Dave Weitzel wrote (thanks Dave):
weitzel@burke.com
Can you try kermit if you have it on your system like the
following?
kermit -l /dev/cua0 -bBAUD_RATE <ENTER>
Kermit usually shows more output than tip. I would
suspect that there is still a lock file in /var/spool/locks
or /usr/spool/uucp or something. Kermit should tell you.
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Michael Pavlov wrote (thanks Michael):
Michael.Pavlov@toexpres.com
First of all you need Jumbo tty patch T100513-04
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Then if you still getting this problem - WELCOME to the club :<
Good luck.
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Nishan Sandhar wrote (thanks Nishan):
nishan@lambo.alldata.com
Did you change the line in /etc/ttytab to the following: -----+
|
V
ttyZ3 "/usr/etc/getty std.38400" dialup on remote
By default, it is "local". If its remote, your startup scripts should be
running the ttysoftcar command on it automatically...
nishan
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