Re[2]: Help - problems with answering

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  Make sure to do an "init q" after modifying the inittab file each time 
  - otherwise your changes will not take effect until the next reboot.
  
  H.
  


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Subject: Re: Help - problems with answering
Author: <gert@greenie.muc.de (Gert Doering)> at sb-entsmtp
Date: 10/16/97 6:29 PM 19  


Hi,
  
"ps" should show mgetty. If it doesn't, check the /etc/inittab entry, 
and make sure that the run level you specified for mgetty (the ":23:" 
field) is valid - that means, if your system runs in level 5, it won't 
execute any line starting with "xxx:23:respawn:...". 
  
man init.
  
gert
  
Tony Nichols wrote:
> Hi - hope someone can help.
> I've just downloaded mgetty 1.1.9.
> I use Linux 2.0.30 and have an older maestro internal 14400 modem (hayes 
> compat, no fax)
> 
> I cant get the modem to pick up the line. The entry in inittab seems find - 
> Ive tried several - and the modem works fine via other programs (ie -
> minicom) on /dev/ttyS1.
> 
> It seems to start up - no error messages etc, nothing appears to have
> happened. When logged in the ps command doesnt see mgetty (Should it, by 
> the way?). Ive also checked file permissions and everything else I can
> think of. Any ideas?
> 
> Tony.
> tonynich@mpx.com.au
> 
> 
  
  
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