Re: flexfax: Inbound data call failing

[Tim Rice <tim@trr.metro.NET>]

On Wed, 23 Sep 1998, Chen Coulter wrote:

> To the list:
> 
>  I'm looking to share a modem(s) between fax and data.  I've installed
> the binary distribution of HylaFAX V4.0 pl2 on an SCO OpenServer
> 5.0.4c system.  The outbound faxing works fine; however, whenever I
> try to connect a data call, the originating modem connects with a
> "CONNECT 26400 RELIABLE COMPRESSED" message (I'm using Multi-Tech
> 2834ZDXb modems at both ends) and then aborts immediately with a
                                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Hmm, just a guess here. Did you put a getty in /usr/local/etc ?
The binary distribution was compiled to start up /usr/local/etc/getty
not /etc/getty. I recomend you use the getty from a 5.0.2 CD.

> "NO CARRIER" message.  The session trace logs show that Faxgetty
> starts up a getty process with a PID; however, it terminates with
> an exit status of 77400.  I have set the AnswerRotary CONFIG
> parameter to "data" only.  I also included the "-t 60" parameter
> in the GettyArgs parameter.
> 
> Does anyone have any ideas?  I'd appreciate any insights you could
> share.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Chen Coulter
> software_sourcery@bigfoot.com
> 

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