Debian bug report logs - #979
Modem locked

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From: andrew@kryten.it.com.au (Andrew Howell)
Subject: Re: Bug#979: Modem locked
To: mitchell@mdd.comm.mot.com (Bill Mitchell)
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 1995 21:53:07 +0800 (WST)
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> andrew@kryten.it.com.au (Andrew Howell) said:
> 
> 
> > Package: kermit/base?
> > This was passed onto me by a friend
> > After a reboot I sometimes can't access my modem. This is because the
> > /var/lock/LCK..modem still exists. Perhaps this file should be removed
> > on reboot?
> 
> Speaking as debian kermit maintainer, I'll try to duplicate the
> problem of kermit leaving the lockfile in place.  I don't recall
> seeing this on my own system, though, and I'm sure I must have
> shut down with kermit active from time to time.
> 
> On another note, though, perhaps base system init processing should
> remove all /var/lock/* files during boot, at about the same time that
> it cleans up /tmp.

Now that I think about his problem more, It was probably dip that left
the LCK..modem file there.

Andrew

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Subject: Re: Bug#979: Modem locked

andrew@kryten.it.com.au (Andrew Howell) said:


> Package: kermit/base?
> This was passed onto me by a friend
> After a reboot I sometimes can't access my modem. This is because the
> /var/lock/LCK..modem still exists. Perhaps this file should be removed
> on reboot?

Speaking as debian kermit maintainer, I'll try to duplicate the
problem of kermit leaving the lockfile in place.  I don't recall
seeing this on my own system, though, and I'm sure I must have
shut down with kermit active from time to time.

On another note, though, perhaps base system init processing should
remove all /var/lock/* files during boot, at about the same time that
it cleans up /tmp.

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Package: kermit/base?

This was passed onto me by a friend

After a reboot I sometimes can't access my modem. This is because the
/var/lock/LCK..modem still exists. Perhaps this file should be removed
on reboot?

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Dehydration - 34%, Recollection of previous evening - 2%, embarrassment
factor - 91%.  Advise repair schedule:- off line for 36 hours, re-boot
startup disk, and replace head - wow, what a night!
                -- Kryten in Red Dwarf `The Last Day'

Andrew Howell				               andrew@it.com.au 
Perth, Western Australia		      howellaa@cs.curtin.edu.au