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Date:      Mon, 11 Feb 2002 17:28:04 -0800
From:      "Crist J. Clark" <cjc@FreeBSD.ORG>
To:        Stephen <sdk@shell.yuck.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: 4.4-R cuaa Device busy
Message-ID:  <20020211172804.D24535@blossom.cjclark.org>
In-Reply-To: <20020211234033.GA2588@visi.com>; from sdk@shell.yuck.net on Mon, Feb 11, 2002 at 05:40:33PM -0600
References:  <20020211234033.GA2588@visi.com>

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On Mon, Feb 11, 2002 at 05:40:33PM -0600, Stephen wrote:
> Running: FreeBSD 4.4-RELEASE, and I can't find out what's using my serial
> a port.  Nothings changed in /etc/ttys (ie, no console on serial a).
> No hanging processes.  Ideas?  Please cc to my email address.
> 
> root# tip com1
> tip: /dev/cuaa0: Device busy
> 
> root# fstat /dev/cuaa0
> USER     CMD          PID   FD MOUNT      INUM MODE         SZ|DV R/W NAME
> root#

You can also try,

  /dev/cuaia0
  /dev/cuala0

  /dev/ttyd0
  /dev/ttyid0
  /dev/ttyld0

But it is also possible for the device to be busy, but not open. Usual
culprits are getty(8), other tip(1) or cu(1) processes, and ppp(8).
-- 
Crist J. Clark                     |     cjclark@alum.mit.edu
                                   |     cjclark@jhu.edu
http://people.freebsd.org/~cjc/    |     cjc@freebsd.org

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