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Received: by minnie.vk1xwt.ampr.org with NNTP id AA5311 ; Wed, 23 Dec 92 08:00:39 EST Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!sgiblab!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!ut-emx!ccwf.cc.utexas.edu From: vax@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Vax) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Subject: [386bsd] lock file problems on com port Keywords: com lock problem help serial rs232 Message-ID: <85617@ut-emx.uucp> Date: 20 Dec 92 17:42:16 GMT Sender: news@ut-emx.uucp Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX Lines: 8 My machine, if it boots with a lock file in place (left over from a crash), esp. those on com01, will not use the com port. This behaviour is correct. But when the lock file is removed, further attempts to open /dev/com01 hang the entire system. This is a repeatable failure. Hints? -- Protect our endangered bandwidth - reply by email. NO BIG SIGS! VaX#n8 vax@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu - finger for more info if you even care.