Thank you all for responding! And thank you for thinking I'm more
intelligent than I am.
I found the problem - the phone wire was plugged into the wrong plug on the
internal modem! I had unplugged it after using it for outcalls, and plugged it
in wrong when I re-connected.
Unfortunately, I only have a bachelor's degree in engineering. The undergrad
studies teach you "It works better if you plug it in". I'm guessing the
post-grad studies teach you "It works better if it's plugged in CORRECTLY".
On 20-Feb-99 Michael Talbot-Wilson wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Feb 1999, Lloyd Sumpter wrote:
>
>>
>> I'm trying to get used to rpm's but I'm not having much luck. Seems it's
>> like Windows installs - either they magically work or the magically don't.
>>
>> I tried to install mgetty using the rpm. It seemed to install (no error
>> msgs, mgetty is in /sbin). I modified /etc/inittab with the line:
>>
>> d1:12345:respawn:/sbin/mgetty -s 38400 ttyS1
>>
>> which is working on my other machine (running sort-of-Slackware). Ran 'init
>> q'
>
> You have proved it is correct, then.
>
>> and dialed in. No response - the modem isn't answering the phone. Man mgetty
>> and
>
> I also am not familiar with rpms. All I can suggest is that you try
> adding the -D option in the inittab record. And look at the modem
> manual. And check mgetty.config and login.config.
>
>> the stuff in /usr/doc/mgetty* doesn't tell my anything (no even how to
>> modify
>> /etc/inittab!).
>>
>> - Should I be using cua1 or modem (linked to cua1 and works using ezppp or
>> seyon)
>
> You have proved that is not the case.
>
>> - What have I missed in installation?
>
> Probably you have not identified everything that rpm did and
> verified that it did it right.
>
> Have you even looked at the log file? I'm surprised you haven't
> mentioned it.
>
>> Any help would be greatly appreciated!
>
> info mgetty
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