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From: bbs.barfeau@tsoft.sf-bay.org (David Fox)
Subject: [386bsd] need help getting modem to autoanswer in a getty
Message-ID: <9F6RuB4w165w@tsoft.sf-bay.org>
Sender: bbs@tsoft.sf-bay.org (BBS User)
Organization: The TSoft BBS and Public Access Unix, +1 415 969 8238
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1992 05:36:55 GMT
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Hi, the subject describes my problem.  I cannot seem to get the 
modem to auto-answer.  I'm using a hayes-compatible internal
2400 bps modem, and the autoanswering works all right in DOS, but
it doesn't work in 386bsd.  I have installed a getty in my /etc/ttys
on the modem port, and I didn't see anything that was hayes-specific
in the gettytab file. 
 
The entry is
com01 /usr/libexec/getty std.2400 vt100 on secure
 
I tried echoing ATS0=1 and ATA over to the com01 port, this didn't help.
There seems to be an issue about unix generally not being able to detect
DTR and maybe that is the problem.  
 
Those of you that have it working please let me know if I'm going to have
to set dip switches. :(
 
I also should mention that I'm using the singleport com driver (fast-com.
tar.Z) from Chris Demetriou presently.

--
David Fox (bbs.barfeau@tsoft.sf-bay.org)