Re: flexfax: Service not available ... problem with HylaFax4.0pl2

[Jens Reimann <marvi06@ibm.net>]

Phil Watkinson wrote:

> At 16:40 16/01/99 +0000, Jens Reimann <marvi06@ibm.net> wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >I have a RedHat 5.0 Intel and installed the RPM version of HylaFax
> >4.0pl2. [snip]
> >
> >The syslog show the follow when I try to establish a connection to the
> >fax server:
> >
> >Jan 16 19:20:06 spacenet A
> >Jan 16 19:20:06 spacenet syslogd: Printing partial message
> >Jan 16 19:20:06 spacenet ssertion failed "Invalid Str[] index", file
> >".././util/Str.h" line 116.
> >Jan 16 19:20:06 spacenet
> >
>
> Hi, Jens
>
> This error message has only been seen twice before, both with RedHat 5.0
> systems. I do not know if the first person to report it (May 98), Uwe
> Schmeling <uschmeli@csa.de> ever found a solution.

I'll ask him. Thanks!

>
>
> The second person, Nicolas Jungers <nj@linkline.be> found it disappeared
> after replacing a cable. He said (Nov 98):
>
> >it turned to be a hardware problem, specifically I was using a USR
> >sportster 28.8 correctly detected, but one of the hardware control wire was
> >defective. I dunno which one (DTR or CTS), I could check if needed.
> >

I don't thinks it is a cable problem because the modem works fine with ppp...
but could a running mgetty on this device be a problem. mgetty does not lock
the port, but ... well who knows! (I'll check that)...


>
>
> It's a bit of mystery?
>
> You have another alternative, you could upgrade the RedHat...
>
> Cheers,
> Phil Watkinson,
> Boston, UK.

Thanks for help!!


Jens Reimann