orthlieb@adobe.COM (Carl Orthlieb) (03/13/91)
Agghhh, this modem has created some severe hair pulling!
I just got my Interfax connected to my station and managed to fax out
a couple of test pages and now when I fax I get these strange errors
on the console:
Software Version 2.0 (Warp6.4)
Mar 11 23:27:56 Workspace[275]: ...Ready
CS 03/11/91 23:30 0pg 0m 00s Software error. rm=" "
dial="9613769"
Mar 11 23:31:11 localhost login: 1 LOGIN FAILURE ON ttyda, lh_,zx8~zx}}z}ky
CS 03/11/91 23:31 0pg 0m 00s Software error. rm=" "
dial="9613769"
CS 03/11/91 23:32 0pg 0m 00s Software error. rm=" "
dial="9613769"
CS 03/11/91 23:33 0pg 0m 00s Software error. rm=" "
dial="9613769"
!! Requested to exit.
Mar 11 23:34:53 localhost login: 1 LOGIN FAILURE ON ttyda, W||k{}zx}z}ky||+
The faxes no longer seem to get delivered and an alert panel pops up with
'there is a error in your fax software'. If I delete the fax modem in the
print manager and then reinstall it is seems to work again one more time
and then it's back to its old tricks.
Subquestion: I would like to use the fax modem as a fax and a modem on
serial port A. So far this has not been possible. I can fax on port A
(except for these errors that are now showing up), switch the serial line
to port B and use it as modem with kermit. If I try to use it as a modem
on port A I get the /dev/cua device busy link down error. I checked for
locks in /usr/spool/uucp/LCK but there aren't any.
Does anybody have a clue to what's going on?
Thanks, Carl 8^)glenn@heaven.woodside.ca.us (Glenn Reid) (03/13/91)
In article <12395@adobe.UUCP> orthlieb@adobe.COM (Carl Orthlieb) writes: > Agghhh, this modem has created some severe hair pulling! > I just got my Interfax connected to my station and managed to fax out > a couple of test pages and now when I fax I get these strange errors > on the console: > > Software Version 2.0 (Warp6.4) > Mar 11 23:27:56 Workspace[275]: ...Ready > CS 03/11/91 23:30 0pg 0m 00s Software error. rm=" " > dial="9613769" > Mar 11 23:31:11 localhost login: 1 LOGIN FAILURE ON ttyda, lh_,zx8~zx}}z}ky > [stuff deleted] > Mar 11 23:34:53 localhost login: 1 LOGIN FAILURE ON ttyda, W||k{}zx}z}ky||+ > > Subquestion: I would like to use the fax modem as a fax and a modem on > serial port A. So far this has not been possible. I can fax on port A > (except for these errors that are now showing up), switch the serial line > to port B and use it as modem with kermit. If I try to use it as a modem > on port A I get the /dev/cua device busy link down error. I checked for > locks in /usr/spool/uucp/LCK but there aren't any. > > Does anybody have a clue to what's going on? My guess is that you have the wrong cable (one that does not support DCD correctly) and you have a "getty" process running. Your fax software and your login process are competing for the serial port and confusing each other. Look in /etc/ttys and make sure that /dev/ttyda and /dev/ttydb are both "off" (last column). If they aren't edit them so that they are, and then type "kill -1 1" at a Terminal window (be careful to get the numbers right). I think you have to be root to do this. The other possibility is that you at one time configured a printer to look at that serial port, and TranScript is still lurking in the background waiting for the printer to appear, sending random queries to the serial port now and then. The "dev/cua device busy link down" error very strongly indicates a getty process running and/or a bad cable. Try getting a cable from NeXTConnection (or ComputerWare; I've had good luck with theirs). Without the right cable, you're going to have lots of problems no matter what else you do. It's worth reading the NeXT Technical Document on serial ports, too, if you are feeling brave. There's lots of info in there. Good luck. -- Glenn Reid RightBrain Software glenn@heaven.woodside.ca.us NeXT/PostScript developers ..{adobe,next}!heaven!glenn 415-851-1785 (fax 851-1470)
lclarke@questor.wimsey.bc.ca (Lawrence Clarke) (03/16/91)
orthlieb@adobe.COM (Carl Orthlieb) writes: > The faxes no longer seem to get delivered and an alert panel pops up with > 'there is a error in your fax software'. If I delete the fax modem in the > print manager and then reinstall it is seems to work again one more time > and then it's back to its old tricks. > > Subquestion: I would like to use the fax modem as a fax and a modem on > serial port A. So far this has not been possible. I can fax on port A > (except for these errors that are now showing up), switch the serial line > to port B and use it as modem with kermit. If I try to use it as a modem > on port A I get the /dev/cua device busy link down error. I checked for > locks in /usr/spool/uucp/LCK but there aren't any. > > Does anybody have a clue to what's going on? > > Thanks, Carl 8^) There is a bug in the serial driver in NeXTstep 2.0. It's fixed in 2.1 which is now available. I was having the same problem. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * lawrence_clarke@questor.uucp | c/o TRIUMF Operations Group * * larry@erich.triumf.ca | University of British Columbia * * Compuserve: 70441,1776 | 4004 Wesbrook Mall * * Phone: +1 604 275-5902 | Vancouver, British Columbia * * FAX: +1 604 275-4184 | Canada V6T 2A3 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
anderson@sapir.cog.jhu.edu (Stephen R. Anderson) (03/16/91)
In article <us6uy1w164w@questor.wimsey.bc.ca> lclarke@questor.wimsey.bc.ca (Lawrence Clarke) writes:
There is a bug in the serial driver in NeXTstep 2.0. It's fixed in
2.1 which is now available. I was having the same problem.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Since when? Where? How? etc.
--Steve Andersonlclarke@questor.wimsey.bc.ca (Lawrence Clarke) (03/17/91)
anderson@sapir.cog.jhu.edu (Stephen R. Anderson) writes: > There is a bug in the serial driver in NeXTstep 2.0. It's fixed in > 2.1 which is now available. I was having the same problem. > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > Since when? Where? How? etc. > 2.1 is available from 1-800-848-NeXT. Order part # N5507 for the optical disk. #N7022 for the floppies. Contact your local university bookstore. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * lawrence_clarke@questor.uucp | c/o TRIUMF Operations Group * * larry@erich.triumf.ca | University of British Columbia * * Compuserve: 70441,1776 | 4004 Wesbrook Mall * * Phone: +1 604 275-5902 | Vancouver, British Columbia * * FAX: +1 604 275-4184 | Canada V6T 2A3 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
kls30@duts.ccc.amdahl.com (Kent L Shephard) (03/20/91)
In article <F4Vwy2w164w@questor.wimsey.bc.ca> lclarke@questor.wimsey.bc.ca (Lawrence Clarke) writes: >anderson@sapir.cog.jhu.edu (Stephen R. Anderson) writes: > >> There is a bug in the serial driver in NeXTstep 2.0. It's fixed in >> 2.1 which is now available. I was having the same problem. >> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >> >> Since when? Where? How? etc. >> > >2.1 is available from 1-800-848-NeXT. > >Order part # N5507 for the optical disk. #N7022 for the floppies. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you ask me the 2.0 upgrade is dated if there is a 2.1 and they should shipping 2.0. I don't have a 2.88Mb floppy so an upgrade on floppy helps me not one single, tiny, litttle bit. I'm sure I speak for a lot of cube owners out there. My 2.0 has not shipped yet on optical so I don't want it at all. I want 2.1 since 2.0 has some serious bugs. NeXT are you listening. Put 2.1 on optical and forget about shipping 2.0. Install 2.0 on ALL systems yet to be shipped. > >Contact your local university bookstore. > > > -- /* -The opinions expressed are my own, not my employers. */ /* For I can only express my own opinions. */ /* */ /* Kent L. Shephard : email - kls30@DUTS.ccc.amdahl.com */