[wplug] /dev/ttyS0 busy

[Henry Umansky]

Modem is broken, or you need see if there is an updated module for your 
modem.

--On Thursday, April 04, 2002 11:17 AM -0500 J Aaron Farr 
<jaaron_farr at hotmail.com> wrote:r

>>
>> Also, check to make sure that there isn't a lockfile somewhere that's
>> keeping any other processes from opening the device file.  Check out
>> /var/lock for starters.
>>
>
>
> Thanks to everyone for the quick replies.  The status is currently as
> follows:
>
> fuser /dev/ttyS0 isn't turning up anything.
>
> minicom - I'm not very familiar with minicom, but all it does is time out
> when I attempt to connect to the modem.
>
> I don't see anything in the /var/lock directory that would be for the
> serial port.  Under /var/lock/subsys I have the following files:   anacron
>   apmd
>   atd
>   crond
>   CWnn
>   gpm
>   ipchains
>   keytable
>   kudzu
>   local
>   netfs
>   network
>   nfslock
>   pcmia
>   portmap
>   random
>   sendmail
>   syslog
>   tWnn
>   xfs
>   xinetd
>
> That's all the contents of /var/lock
>
> The error messages I get are:
>
> wvdial under root:
>   --> Cannot open /dev/ttyS0: Input/output error
>
> pppd under root:
>   chat[1199]: Can't get terminal parameters: Input/output error
>
> kppp under root:
>   "Sorry, the modem is busy"
>
> wvdial under normal user:
>   --> Cannot open /dev/ttyS0: Device or resource busy
>
> Any other thoughts?
>
> Thanks again
> jaaron
>
> email: jaaron_farr at hotmail.com
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Henry Umansky
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