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Bradley D. LaRonde wrote:
> What if you just close minicom or pull the cable?

> 
> 
>>If I am connected to my Challenge S server via serial console using 
>>minicom from Linux and minicom dies (eg - the X server where minicom was 
>>running from crashes), the Challenge box resets. I haven't done really 
>>extensive testing but this error is definitely recreatable.
>>
>>My current kernel is 2.4.5. I compiled it myself from CVS but I'm pretty 
>>sure this also happened with the precompiled 2.4.3 kernel from the oss 
>>ftp site.
>>


Closing minicom properly or pulling the plug don't cause the reset problem.