On Sun, Sep 29, 2002 at 01:44:01PM +0200, martin f krafft wrote:
> i use the following line in /etc/inittab to make mgetty provide me
> with a login prompt through modem dialin:
>
> T3:23:respawn:/sbin/mgetty -D -x0 -n3 -s 57600 ttyS0
>
> this works fine except when i turn the modem off, then the entire
> machine hangs - no keyboard access to the console, not network access,
> no nothing.
>
> i don't think this makes sense and would like to change it. do you
> have suggestions on how to go about preventing mgetty from freezing
> the machine in case of a disconnected modem?
>
> --
> martin; (greetings from the heart of the sun.)
> \____ echo mailto: !#^."<*>"|tr "<*> mailto:"; net@madduck
>
> "it is the mark of an educated mind
> to be able to entertain a thought
> without accepting it."
> -- aristoteles
With mgetty matters you might as well try the mgetty mailing list.
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