Subj : sexpots.ini - modem command failure (TIMEOUT)
To   : HotblackDesiato
From : Digital Man
Date : Mon Aug 12 2024 17:17:10

  Re: sexpots.ini - modem command failure (TIMEOUT)
  By: HotblackDesiato to rswindell on Sun Aug 11 2024 08:01 pm

 >
 > 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.
 >
 > Any ideas?
 >
 > Here is my sexpots.ini
 >
 > LogLevel = INFO             ; set display/log output level
 > Debug = TRUE                ; enable debug logging (overrides LogLevel)
 > PauseOnExit = FALSE         ; wait for key-press on exit (non-service)
 > CLS = FALSE                 ; send a form feed (clear screen) before
 > copyright banner
 > Prompt =
 > PromptTimeout = 60          ; seconds to wait for a remote character after
 > sending prompt (0=infinite)
 >
 > [COM]
 > Device = /dev/ttyS0         ; COM port device name (or port number)
 > BaudRate = 0                ; If non-zero, use this DTE rate (e.g. 115200)
 > Hangup = TRUE               ; Hang-up phone after call
 > IgnoreDCD = FALSE           ; Set to TRUE to ignore state of DCD
 > DCDTimeout = 10             ; Seconds to wait for DCD to drop
 > DTRDelay = 100              ; Milliseconds to delay before hangup
 > NullModem = FALSE           ; Set to TRUE to not send AT commands to modem
 > Parity = FALSE              ; Use parity (error detection/correction) bit
 > ParityOdd = FALSE           ; Use odd (not even) parity for parity
 > calculations ByteSize = 8                ; Number of data bits per byte
 > StopBits = 1                ; Number of stop bits per byte
 >
 > [Modem]
 > ;Init = AT&F                 ; Modem initialization string
 > Init = AT&FML1              ; low volume

So this would be interpretted as
&F - factor defaults
M0 - disable modem speaker
L1 - set speaker volume to '1'

L1 and M0 contradict eachother. ATLx is not supported by all modems either.

Have you tried using a simpler modem init string, like just "ATZ" maybe?
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