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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!news.kei.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!psgrain!iafrica.com!ticsa.com!cstatd.cstat.co.za!ee.und.ac.za!nntp.und.ac.za!kestrel.ugrd.und.ac.za!chops From: chops@kestrel.ugrd.und.ac.za (Ewan McPhail) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: How do I reset modem/unlock ttyd0? Date: 21 Nov 1995 14:46:23 GMT Organization: University of Natal (Durban), South Africa Lines: 30 Message-ID: <48sonv$848@owl.und.ac.za> NNTP-Posting-Host: kestrel.ugrd.und.ac.za X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Hi All, This is a semi-urgent hassle, so I'd truly appreciate anyone who could assist me... I have problems on my machine with the modem "hanging" - ie it remains "off hook" when someone drops carrier. What I want to know in the interim is how do I unlock the device (ttyd0) - I know FreeBSD created "locking" files in /dev so nobody else can access the modem - as root, I get "device in use" when trying to output to it. Will something like "echo +++ath0^M >> /dev/ttyd0" do what I presume it will? And if not, how do I reset the modem without rebooting (a reboot does, however, solve the hassle)?? Much appreciated anyone...and if you know what causes the hassle in the first place, I will be eternally gratefull :) -Ewan --- _______ | _____|wan McPhail - Computer Science undergrad at UND, South Africa. | |___ mcphail@beastie.cs, chops@kestrel.ugrd (SysAdmin and WebMaster) | ___| <URL:http://kestrel.ugrd.und.ac.za/~chops/> | |_____ Chairman of UND-IS, the UND Internet Society |_______|