flexfax: Re: USRobotics RPI modem

[Doug <bbuster@autobahn.mb.ca>]

Doug wrote:

> When my modem answers the call  my OH led comes on and my RD led flashes
> 2 times then nothing happens.  The following is the logs for an incoming
> fax (in.log) and an outbound fax... obviously none were successfull
>
> [root@localhost log]# cat in.log
> Jun 07 13:32:30.65: [  315]: SESSION BEGIN 00000002 12042046638098
> Jun 07 13:32:30.65: [  315]: <-- [4:ATA\r]
> Jun 07 13:35:30.65: [  315]: ANSWER: Ring detected without successful
> handshake
> Jun 07 13:35:30.65: [  315]: SESSION END
> [root@localhost log]# cat out.log
> Jun 07 13:43:03.33: [  532]: SESSION BEGIN 00000005 12046943015
> Jun 07 13:43:03.33: [  532]: SEND FAX: JOB 1 DEST 6943015 COMMID
> 00000005
> Jun 07 13:43:03.33: [  532]: DELAY 2600 ms
> Jun 07 13:43:05.94: [  532]: <-- [15:ATE0V1Q0S0=0H0\r]
> Jun 07 13:43:05.95: [  532]: --> [2:OK]
> Jun 07 13:43:05.95: [  532]: <-- [21:ATS8=2S7=60&K3&D3&C1\r]
> Jun 07 13:43:05.97: [  532]: --> [2:OK]
> Jun 07 13:43:05.97: [  532]: <-- [12:AT+FCLASS=1\r]
> Jun 07 13:43:05.98: [  532]: --> [2:OK]
> Jun 07 13:43:05.98: [  532]: <-- [9:AT+FAA=0\r]
> Jun 07 13:43:05.99: [  532]: --> [2:OK]
> Jun 07 13:43:05.99: [  532]: <-- [5:ATM0\r]
> Jun 07 13:43:06.00: [  532]: --> [2:OK]
> Jun 07 13:43:06.00: [  532]: <-- [12:AT+FCLASS=1\r]
> Jun 07 13:43:06.20: [  532]: --> [2:OK]
> Jun 07 13:43:06.21: [  532]: DIAL 6943015
> Jun 07 13:43:06.21: [  532]: <-- [12:ATDT6943015\r]
> Jun 07 13:46:06.21: [  532]: SEND FAILED: Unknown problem (check modem
> power)
> Jun 07 13:46:06.21: [  532]: <-- [5:ATH0\r]
> Jun 07 13:46:07.40: [  532]: --> [2:OK]
> Jun 07 13:46:07.40: [  532]: SESSION END
> [root@localhost log]#
>
> Using USR Sportster SI (this is a RPI modem, I am almost certain?) on
> ttyS0 can't get HylaFAX to work.  I am using faxgetty to handle incoming
> calls but am not concerned about disconnecting none fax calls (all the
> calls on that line are fax - if not who cares, shouldn't be calling) The
> only reason for faxgetty is because I think that is the only way to rec
> faxes w/ HylaFAX. <- is this true?
>
> Is this a work around?
> Use HylaFAX to send faxes and efax to recieve?  Efax works great on this
> modem but the GUI front end (Gfax) is not set up for sending with
> Efax.   The only reason I want to use HylaFAX is becuse it interfaces
> and does file conversions better.

What you should do is change the modem speed from 38400 to 19200... that
will fix your problem guaranteed (cuz it did)  The reason for this is ...

(Please insert somthing intellegent here explaining the cause of this so I
don't look so dumb).

Doug.
(I am the one that had the problem in the first place.)