Re: flexfax: FaxGetty can't setup modem -- any advise?

[Nico Kadel-Garcia <raoul@cirl.meei.harvard.edu>]

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On Wed, 30 Sep 1998, Tim Fredrick wrote:

> Forgive me if this is an FAQ -- I just joined the mailing list :-)
> 
> We have a PC running Redhat Linux 5.1, kernel 2.1.122, and the rpm for Hylafax
> hylafax-4.0-7.  We also have a US Robotics Sportster 33600 Fax v4.3.185 modem.

Where the heck are people getting this old version of HylaFAX? You
definitely want the latest RPM, at ftp://ftp.tpc.int/pub/hylafax, and
my installation notes at http://cirl.meei.harvard.edu/hylafax.

> Sep 30 07:46:00 net FaxGetty[1140]: OPEN /dev/modem
> Sep 30 07:46:06 net FaxGetty[1140]: /dev/modem: Can not initialize modem.
> Sep 30 07:47:21 net FaxGetty[1140]: Unable to setup modem on /dev/modem; giving up after 2 attempts
> Sep 30 07:47:21 net FaxGetty[1140]: MODEM /dev/modem appears to be wedged
> Sep 30 07:47:21 net FaxGetty[1140]: CLOSE /dev/modem
> 
> What is the most common source of this problem?  Where can I go to find out
> more specifically why the FaxGetty process is returning these messages?

There could be several sources of this problem. Most involve the
serial line not being set up correctly.

			Nico Kadel-Garcia
			Senior Engineer, CIRL 
			Mass. Eye and Ear Infirmary
			raoul@cirl.meei.harvard.edu

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