Subj : sexpots.ini - modem command failure (TIMEOUT)
To   : Digital Man
From : HotblackDesiato
Date : Tue Aug 13 2024 12:18 am

I think I have a success, as I was repeatedly able to successfully start it
manually. The systemd service also doesn't die:

This post actually helped me:
https://sestar.synchro.net/msgs/msg.ssjs?msg_sub=fido-synchron&message=19258

I increased the timeout to 15, changed the init string to AT&S1L1 and all baud
rates to 57600. sexpots always connects on the 2nd or 3rd try.

systemctl status sexpots.service
● sexpots.service - SEXPOTS modem support for synchronet
     Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/sexpots.service; enabled; preset:
enabled)
     Active: active (running) since Tue 2024-08-13 15:10:56 +08; 1min 43s ago
   Main PID: 774 (sexpots)
      Tasks: 1 (limit: 9281)
     Memory: 724.0K
        CPU: 5.615s
     CGroup: /system.slice/sexpots.service
             └─774 /opt/synchronet/exec/sexpots
/opt/synchronet/exec/sexpots.ini

Aug 13 15:10:56 server systemd[1]: Started sexpots.service - SEXPOTS modem
support for synchronet.
Aug 13 15:11:11 server sexpots[774]: 8/13 15:11:11  Modem Response TIMEOUT (15
seconds) on /dev/ttyS0
Aug 13 15:11:11 server sexpots[774]: 8/13 15:11:11  Retry #1: sending modem
command (AT&S1L1) on /dev/ttyS0
Aug 13 15:11:26 server sexpots[774]: 8/13 15:11:26  Modem Response TIMEOUT (15
seconds) on /dev/ttyS0
Aug 13 15:11:26 server sexpots[774]: 8/13 15:11:26  Retry #2: sending modem
command (AT&S1L1) on /dev/ttyS0

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