On Wed, 28 May 1997, Kevin Traas wrote:
> > I have a problem with mgetty. I have put an entry in /etc/inittab to > start > > mgetty. However, when I start the ppp process, it complains that kernel > > lacks PPP support which is wrong. I look at the log messages and it saids > > the device is busy. > > However, if I start mgetty by hand, I can start ppp without any problems. > > I'm not sure what you are doing here. Are you trying to enable incoming > PPP connections using mgetty? Are you trying to enable mgetty for incoming > connections and then use PPP for outgoing to ISP? (i.e. use same port for > incoming and outgoing comms.) > > How were you starting mgetty by hand? Same for ppp. > What I am saying is that after I start mgetty for /dev/ttyS1, I cannot access /dev/ttyS1 (like dailing to my isp using chat) anymore which is not what the manual of mgetty suggests. Anthony -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .