Subj : Re: sexpots.ini - modem command failure (TIMEOUT) To : HotblackDesiato From : nelgin Date : Mon Aug 12 2024 10:40:57 On Sun, 11 Aug 2024 20:01:00 -0700 "HotblackDesiato" (VERT) wrote: > I am trying to set up SEXPOTS for my synchronet BBS (time warp back > to the 90s...). However, sexpots keeps returning "modem command > failure". I am running Debian Bookworm and the U.S. Robotics modem is > connected to /dev/ttyS0. The user sbbs is member of the group dialout > and has access tot he modem. I can issue modem commands in mincom and > I am able to connect to the only remaining dialup BBS in my city. So > I confirm that the modem works. I was able to get SEXPOTS to run once > yesterday, but since then fails to run (either manually started or > via systemd). I rebooted, restarted the modem etc., not sure how I > managed to get it to run once. After that only failures. I'd make sure nothing else is using ttyS0 fuser /dev/ttyS0 Your modem config is pretty much the same as mine, and if it works in minicom it should be working otherwise. Maybe double check permissions maybe? -- End Of The Line BBS - Plano, TX telnet endofthelinebbs.com 23 --- þ Synchronet þ End Of The Line BBS - endofthelinebbs.com --- SBBSecho 3.20-Linux * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705) .