Problem with enabling modem

[Marc Snyder]

Dear Netlanders:

I am having a problem with my modem.  I am running SCO Xenix 2.2.3 on 
an IBM/AT clone.  I have had the Computone Advantage-X 8 port serial 
port board installed for almost 1 year, now.  I recently switched my 
Telebit Trailblazer+ from /dev/tty1A to /dev/ttym7 in order to improve 
system performance.  BTW, the computone serial ports are addressed as 
ttya0 ...  ttya7 -- ttym7 is the modem controlled device corresponding 
to /dev/ttya7.  All was fine for about 1 week.  Until last night...  

I had a failed uucp communication during a news transfer, and the 
system re-enabled the modem, as it should have.  When I attempted to 
dial out this morning, I couldn't connect properly with the modem.  
When I did a ps -ale, I saw the following: 

  F S   UID   PID  PPID  C PRI NI ADDR SZ WCHAN TTY  TIME CMD

101 S     0  1739     1  0  28 20  a11 15  b194  m7  0:02 getty

as part of the display.  All along, when the modem was enabled, the 
TTY would read ?, rather than m7.  I attempted the following: 

	1.  Disabling, and re-enabling the port -- no luck.
	2.  Disabling the port, doing a reboot, and enabling the port
	    after the system comes back up -- no luck here either.
	3.  Disabling the port, editing the /etc/ttys file to make
	    ttym7 look enabled, so the computer would enable it as
	    it brings Xenix back up -- no dice.  
	4.  Switching the modem to a different port (ttym6) and enabling
	    the port -- now I get a getty on m6... 
	5.  Running /usr/lib/uucp/ungetty -r /dev/ttym7 -- no luck.

Does anyone out there have any ideas as to what may be causing my 
problem, and any possible solutions?  This is really making me nuts!  
Please respond via E-mail since I don't see this as being of general 
interest.  I would truly appreciate any suggestions, and as always, 
thanks in advance {8^).  
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