Path: utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!usc!jarthur!uunet!shearson.com!newshost!mjohnsto From: mjohnsto@falcon.shearson.com (Mike Johnston) Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix.sco Subject: Re: Need help with dialin Message-ID: Date: 29 Nov 90 23:30:20 GMT References: <68@gdx.UUCP> <274FD724.65AE@marob.masa.com> Sender: news@shearson.com (News) Organization: Lehman Brothers Lines: 19 In-Reply-To: daveh@marob.masa.com's message of 25 Nov 90 14:37:23 GMT In article <274FD724.65AE@marob.masa.com> daveh@marob.masa.com (Dave Hammond) writes: In article <68@gdx.UUCP> jay@gdx.UUCP (Jay A. Snyder) writes: >I'm using a Smart One 2400 hayes compatable modem. >I have it setup so that the modem answers properly, but as soon as the >modem answers, I get a console message: >serial: ERROR: Garbage or loose cable on dev 0, port shut down You should have the modem's power-up state configured for no command echo (ATE0) and no response codes (ATQ1). Otherwise, Xenix will get stuff like "RING" and "CONNECT" which it assumes is garbage. I also seem to recall that this problem can be caused by certain INTERNAL 2400 baud Hayes compatibles. There is a patch available for it from SCO. -- -- Michael R. Johnston Internet: mjohnsto@shearson.com System Administrator UUCP: uunet!slcpi!mjohnsto Lehman Brothers Inc. Phone: (212) 640-9116