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  • src/sexpots/sexpots.c

    From Rob Swindell (on Debian Linux)@VERT to Git commit to main/sbbs/master on Monday, October 16, 2023 17:53:57
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/commit/54a05b65148085247e667152
    Modified Files:
    src/sexpots/sexpots.c
    Log Message:
    Implement write-retry in modem_send()

    In attempt to address the "Error 11" (EAGAIN) error theat Nelgin sees when configuring some longer modem init strings on Linux.

    This is just a single retry (after a yield) after any modem command char
    send failure (for any reason), including the terminating carriage-return.

    See issue #662 to details.

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  • From Charles Blackburn@VERT/THEFBO to Rob Swindell (on Debian L on Tuesday, October 17, 2023 07:36:11
    Re: src/sexpots/sexpots.c
    By: Rob Swindell (on Debian Linux) to Git commit to main/sbbs/master on Mon Oct 16 2023 17:53:57

    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/commit/54a05b65148085247e667152 Modified Files:
    src/sexpots/sexpots.c
    Log Message:
    Implement write-retry in modem_send()

    In attempt to address the "Error 11" (EAGAIN) error theat Nelgin sees when configuring some longer modem init strings on Linux.
    This is just a single retry (after a yield) after any modem command char send failure (for any reason), including the terminating carriage-return.

    im guessing that it's the &W he has at the end of the init string. some modems (including mine for some reason) won't send an OK when they get that.

    as you can see in a previous message, mine is a lot longer than his but works fine. I think his EAGAIN could be a resource conflict in some form of buffer maybe. ie sending data too fast (not that it should matter).

    not knowing his setup i couldnt answer that, but i would put money on it being on a cheap usb/serial adapter :D

    charlie

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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Charles Blackburn on Tuesday, October 17, 2023 19:03:44
    Re: src/sexpots/sexpots.c
    By: Charles Blackburn to Rob Swindell (on Debian L on Tue Oct 17 2023 07:36 am


    as you can see in a previous message, mine is a lot longer than his but works fine. I think his EAGAIN could be a resource conflict in some form of buffer maybe. ie sending data too fast (not that it should matter).

    not knowing his setup i couldnt answer that, but i would put money on it being on a cheap usb/serial adapter :D

    i think it's because some people throw settings that cant be stored with that method in the ram. i wouldn't even use a long init string. keep it simple.

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  • From Deuc¿@VERT to Git commit to main/sbbs/master on Wednesday, February 07, 2024 13:07:34
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/commit/0647142c0bc18ddcae3cacea
    Modified Files:
    src/sexpots/sexpots.c
    Log Message:
    Silence odd warning... I would expect these to be the same type
    save const, but apparently they're not. *shrug*

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  • From Deuc¿@VERT to Git commit to main/sbbs/master on Wednesday, February 21, 2024 07:17:58
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/commit/05dcd69ab61c73a50f5d2879
    Modified Files:
    src/sexpots/sexpots.c
    Log Message:
    On Win64, COM_HANDLE is bigger than a long.

    Use strtoll() to parse number (except when _BORLANDC_ of course)

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  • From Rob Swindell (on Windows 11)@VERT to Git commit to main/sbbs/master on Saturday, March 15, 2025 14:32:11
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/commit/546725fc5a79ae67d5cf0c28
    Modified Files:
    src/sexpots/sexpots.c
    Log Message:
    Increase buffer size from 4096 to 10000 in handle_call()

    Log errors if/when comWriteBuf() fails.

    This is to hopefully help to root-cause or even possibly resolve the issue reported in #synchronet by PyRoDrAkE:
    "It all works well until the Dialup connection runs slower than 4800 baud
    using SexPots. I connect from my XT at either 1200 baud or 2400 baud and it would just stop drawing midway."

    There shouldn't be any write timeout in comWriteBuf(), so I don't know why
    this would help, but it's worth a try. Logging any comWriteBuf() errors is
    also a good idea in general.

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  • From Rob Swindell (on Debian Linux)@VERT to Git commit to main/sbbs/master on Saturday, March 22, 2025 16:47:33
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/commit/d2ec372c5881a2ff011e4dc3
    Modified Files:
    src/sexpots/sexpots.c
    Log Message:
    Log modem status value, helpful when debugging serial line/modem issues

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