Date: Mon, 30 Sep 1996 22:00:32 +0100 From: "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@FreeBSD.org> To: undisclosed-recipients:; Subject: Re: DTR dropping for outgoing data call. Message-ID: <199609302100.WAA13975@vector.jhs.no_domain>
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------- Blind-Carbon-Copy To: George Simunovich <george@cia-g.com> cc: hylafax@freebsd.org Subject: Re: DTR dropping for outgoing data call. From: "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@freebsd.org> Reply-To: "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@freebsd.org> Organization: Vector Systems Ltd. Mailer: EXMH 1.6.7, PGP available X-Address: Holz Strasse 27d, 80469 Munich, Germany X-Phone: +49.89.268616 X-Fax: +49.89.2608126 X-Web: http://www.freebsd.org/~jhs/ In-reply-to: Your message of "Sun, 29 Sep 1996 17:54:40 CST." <XFMail.960929180518.george@cia-g.com> Date: Mon, 30 Sep 1996 22:00:32 +0100 Sender: jhs@vector.jhs.no_domain Hi, Reference: > From: George Simunovich <george@cia-g.com> > Subject: Re: DTR dropping for outgoing data call. > Date: Sun, 29 Sep 1996 17:54:40 -0600 (MDT) > Message-id: <XFMail.960929180518.george@cia-g.com> > > > Hello all, > > I'm having a problem with Hylafax V4.0pl0 and sharing a modem with We have a mailing list dedicated for hylafax on freebsd hylafax@freebsd.org so I'm copying this mail in entirety over to that list as To: George Simunovich <george@cia-g.com> cc: hylafax@freebsd.org bcc: current@freebsd.org & would request follow up occurs on hylafax@ rather than current@freebsd.org Thanks. > outgoing calls. It seems that the DTR isn't being dropped when the > program (cu and ppp) using the modem for outgoing data quits. > > System info: > > Basic Pentium System > FreeBSD-2.2 current > Hayes Optima business class modem > Hylafax V4.0pl0 using "/dev/cuaa2" > > > After starting all the Hylafax programs (faxq, hfaxd and faxgetty) I can > run "cu -l /dev/cuaa2" and do whatever. After quitting cu with "~.", the > DTR is not dropped (as seen by the TR light on the modem) and the > modem stays connected. After waiting a few seconds it seems faxgetty > starts going again and the DTR is dropped and faxgetty reinits the modem. > > So, if I run "cu -l /dev/cuaa2" and connect to somewhere, quit with > "~." and then rerun "cu -l /dev/cuaa2" immediately, it will still be > connected from the previous "cu". If I now exit the second "cu" with > "~." the DTR is dropped and the modem disconnects. Now the dropping of > the DTR works until faxgetty starts up again. Once faxgetty starts > up again its back to square one. > > So, it seems to take a second program to open and close "/dev/cuaa2" for > the DTR to drop. Even running something like "cu -l /dev/cuaa2;cat < > /dev/null > /dev/cuaa2" will drop the DTR when the "cat" quits instead of > the "cu". > > Everything else works. I can send and receive faxes and use the modem > for outgoing and incoming data just fine. It just won't drop DTR after > an outgoing data call. > > I have tried running faxgetty on "/dev/ttyd2" instead of "/dev/cuaa2". > Sending and receiving faxes seem to work, but everything that tries > to use "/dev/cuaa2" can't open it and reports a "Line Busy" error. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks, > > George > > > ---------------------------------- > George Simunovich <george@cia-g.com> > > Julian - -- Julian H. Stacey jhs@freebsd.org http://www.freebsd.org/~jhs/ ------- End of Blind-Carbon-Copy
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