erc@unislc.uucp (Ed Carp) writes:
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>jchaiken@nyx.cs.du.edu (Jarett  Chaiken) writes:
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>: Hi all,
>:      I just compiled the uucp package, and I have a problem.  When i run 
>: uucico -r1 -sxxxxx -x9  it just drops me back to the shell w/o doing anything
>: I guessed the setup stuff.  Could someone please help me out?

Jarett:
Try -xall. Ian changed the format of the debugging argument.
-x9 will set bits 0x04 and 0x01 (abnormal and handshake)
(but maybe you know this and that's what you wanted).

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>There are several "hidden" changes to uucico that Ian made.  Try using "-f"
>to force the uucico to fire up.  It's probably blowing up because (1) you
>don't have the Devices file set up right, (2) the permissions on your serial
>device are wrong, or (3) there are still lock files in /usr/spool/uucp.

uucico detects and removes stale lock files.
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