Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!att!dptg!ulysses!andante!mit-eddie!snorkelwacker!usc!samsung!uunet!tiamat!chromc!dynasys!rscsys!bob
From: bob@rscsys.UUCP (Bob Celmer)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: modem problems
Summary: First check modem settings
Message-ID: <39@rscsys.UUCP>
Date: 23 Jul 90 03:26:26 GMT
References: <23885@adm.BRL.MIL> <2775@awdprime.UUCP>
Reply-To: bob@rscsys.UUCP (Bob Celmer)
Distribution: na
Organization: Private
Lines: 18

In article <2775@awdprime.UUCP> tif@doorstop.austin.ibm.com (Paul Chamberlain) writes:
>In article <23885@adm.BRL.MIL> TSARS@uga.cc.uga.edu ( mark porporino) writes:
>>I see the message "Serial: ERROR: Garbage or loose cable on
>>/dev/tty1A, port shut down" on my console when a call comes in to my external
>>2400bps ZOOM modem.



First make sure that your modem is properly set.  Your modem initialization
string should include the the commands "Q1" and "E0".  The Q1 command will
prevent the modem from sending the system a "RING" string when a call comes
in.  This is very likely the problem.



-- 
Bob Celmer
UUCP: {fedeva,chromc}!dynasys!rscsys!bob