Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cmcl2!phri!marob!daveh
From: daveh@marob.masa.com (Dave Hammond)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: port shutdown
Message-ID: <1989Jun23.135032.25518@marob.masa.com>
Date: 23 Jun 89 13:50:32 GMT
References: <5542@ozdaltx.UUCP> <24025@dhw68k.cts.com>
Reply-To: daveh@marob.masa.com (Dave Hammond)
Organization: ESCC,  New York City
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In article <24025@dhw68k.cts.com> johngm@dhw68k.cts.com (John Miller) writes:
>In article <5542@ozdaltx.UUCP>, root@ozdaltx.UUCP (root) writes:
>> I'm running into a strange problem since I've started using
>> a new modem.  The message,
>> 
>> "garbage or loose cable on serial dev 8, port shut down" [...]

This should be one of those `frequently-asked-questions' :->

The `garbage or ...' message is quite generic.  It appears *anytime*
that there is any problem with the RS-232 level signals on a COM line.

Problems can stem from poor cable wiring, poor shielding, improper 
(or more often *intermittent*) CD, CTR, DSR or RING signal levels, etc.

--
Dave Hammond
daveh@marob.masa.com