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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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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>
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In-reply-to: Your message of "Sun, 29 Sep 1996 17:54:40 CST."
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Date: Mon, 30 Sep 1996 22:00:32 +0100
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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
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Julian H. Stacey	jhs@freebsd.org  	http://www.freebsd.org/~jhs/

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