Subj : sexpots.ini - modem command failure (TIMEOUT)
To   : Digital Man
From : HotblackDesiato
Date : Mon Aug 12 2024 23:28:21

I rebooted with "sexpots.service" enabled. The three LEDS AA, TR, CS were on,
but after a few seconds TR went off. systemd gives me inactive status:

root@server:~# systemctl status sexpots.service
○ sexpots.service - SEXPOTS modem support for synchronet
     Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/sexpots.service; enabled; preset:
enabled)
     Active: inactive (dead) since Tue 2024-08-13 14:21:43 +08; 38s ago
   Duration: 15.104s
    Process: 796 ExecStart=/opt/synchronet/exec/sexpots
/opt/synchronet/exec/sexpots.ini (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
   Main PID: 796 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
        CPU: 559ms

Aug 13 14:21:43 server sexpots[796]: 8/13 14:21:33  Raising DTR on /dev/ttyS0
Aug 13 14:21:43 server sexpots[796]: 8/13 14:21:33  Modem Command: ATZ
Aug 13 14:21:43 server sexpots[796]: 8/13 14:21:33  Waiting for Modem Response
....
Aug 13 14:21:43 server sexpots[796]: 8/13 14:21:38  Dropping DTR on /dev/ttyS0
Aug 13 14:21:43 server sexpots[796]: 8/13 14:21:38  Raising DTR on /dev/ttyS0
Aug 13 14:21:43 server sexpots[796]: 8/13 14:21:38  Modem Command: ATZ
Aug 13 14:21:43 server sexpots[796]: 8/13 14:21:38  Waiting for Modem Response
....
Aug 13 14:21:43 server sexpots[796]: 8/13 14:21:43  Cleaning up ...
Aug 13 14:21:43 server sexpots[796]: 8/13 14:21:43  Done (handled 0 calls).
Aug 13 14:21:43 server systemd[1]: sexpots.service: Deactivated successfully.

It seems I am making a mistake in my systemd config file.

[Unit]
Description=SEXPOTS modem support for synchronet
After=sbbs.service

[Service]
Type=simple
User=sbbs
Group=sbbs
WorkingDirectory=/home/sbbs
ExecStart=/opt/synchronet/exec/sexpots /opt/synchronet/exec/sexpots.ini
ExecReload=/opt/synchronet/exec/sexpots /opt/synchronet/exec/sexpots.ini -live

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
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