minicom...

[pfarrar at learningco.com]

     Hi,
     
     No one replied to my original e-mail here, but I've got minicom 
     running again.
     
     I ran e2fsck from a rescue floppy on the 2 stable partions (/ and 
     /home), and rebooted and now it works fine.
     
     Any insight as to why this fixed the problem?*
     
     Peter
     
     *???????????????????


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Subject: minicom...
Author:  pfarrar at learningco.com at InterNet
Date:    6/25/99 9:19 AM


     Hi
     
     My file system is falling apart due, I believe, to hard drive issues.  
     So I ran e2fsck and made my system (to my surprize) even more unhappy.
     
     It still runs, but it's frozen a few times recently, which causes a 
     hard reboot... very bad for the file system.
     
     Here's the thing.  My modem was working great with minicom.  Now, when 
     I start minicom theres nothing happening.  The minicom screen comes up 
     and I can TRY to dial out, but the modem wont connect.  The cursor 
     kinda just sits there and does nothing.  No connection.  I can't even 
     type in ATDT or any basic 'are you there Mr. modem?' stuff.
     
     I've been looking for lock files or some such thing that might have 
     been left behind after a freeze up, but I can't find anything.  The 
     only lock files I find are while minicom is running.  Is there 
     something else going on here?  Has any one had this kind of problem?  
     I'd search the news groups, but I CAN'T get to them with out my modem.
     
     This really stinks!
     
     help...
     Peter
     
     (PS I've never gotten seyon or any other communications software 
     running) 
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