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From: bob@rel.eds.com (Bob Leffler)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: PC AT won't drop DTR under xenix
Summary: xenix dtr
Keywords: DTR XENIX modem help!!!
Message-ID: <1096@rel.eds.com>
Date: 7 Jun 88 15:38:51 GMT
References: <398@jc3b21.UUCP> <195@westmark.UUCP>
Organization: Electronic Data Systems, Troy, MI
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In article <195@westmark.UUCP>, dave@westmark.UUCP (Dave Levenson) writes:
> In article <398@jc3b21.UUCP>, rac@jc3b21.UUCP (Roger A. Cornelius) writes:
> >...But when I boot xenix, the first time I access the modem, dtr 
> > goes high and stays there forever.  ckermit will drop dtr temporarally
> > after disconnecting from a call, but as soon as I exit ckermit, it goes
> > high again...
> 
> Perhaps you have a getty or uugetty process active on the port?


Perhaps it might be something as obvious as using the disable command on
tty1A?  When Xenix boots it will restore DTR to whatever state is indicated
in /etc/ttys.


You should disable and enable the ports before and after using a comm program
such as kermit.



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