flexfax: Sharing Fax and Data line

["Carl B. Davis" <cdavis@southwind.net>]

Greetings:

I have recently installed hylafax 4.1beta1-1 rpm on my RedHat 6.0
system.

I setup faxgetty to run on ttyS1 to which my modem is attached.  I can
fax from the linux command line and I will receive it on my fax.
However, when I try to use the modem for data, it resets itself, but is,
apparently, superseded by the fax program.  I have pp. set up for demand
dialing connection to my internet provider.  I thought that faxgetty
would supervise my modem and allow outgoing data connections, or faxes.

>From the logs and configurations, is appears that the dialup sequence
tells the modem to reset, which it does, but then it gets interrupted by
a reply through faxgetty that identifies the modem, which is not the
answer the script is looking for.  I am attaching selected portions of
my /var/log/messages file, the config.ttyS1 file and the chat file for
connecting to my ISP.

I have searched in the archives and manual for what is causing my
problem, but I can't put my finger on it.  What do I need to change to
allow the data and fax lines to share the modem?  Is that what the
discussion about using mgetty with faxgetty is all about?  Thanks for
your help.

Carl


Attached are some of  the messages I get from /var/log/messages when I
try to bring up the ppp connection to my ISP. :

Dec 23 08:56:10 bigserver pppd[646]: Starting link
Dec 23 08:56:11 bigserver chat[4186]: abort on (BUSY)
Dec 23 08:56:11 bigserver chat[4186]: abort on (NO CARRIER)
Dec 23 08:56:11 bigserver chat[4186]: abort on (VOICE)
Dec 23 08:56:11 bigserver chat[4186]: abort on (NO DIALTONE)
Dec 23 08:56:11 bigserver chat[4186]: abort on (NO DIAL TONE)
Dec 23 08:56:11 bigserver chat[4186]: abort on (NO ANSWER)
Dec 23 08:56:11 bigserver chat[4186]: send (ATZ^M)
Dec 23 08:56:11 bigserver chat[4186]: expect (OK)
Dec 23 08:56:20 bigserver FaxGetty[4131]: MODEM ROCKWELL
AC/K56/V2.083-K56_2M_DLS
Dec 23 08:56:41 bigserver FaxGetty[4188]: Unknown speaker volume "on";
using "quiet"
Dec 23 08:56:41 bigserver FaxGetty[4189]: OPEN /dev/ttyS1
Dec 23 08:56:42 bigserver FaxGetty[4131]: ANSWER: Can not lock modem
device
Dec 23 08:56:42 bigserver chat[4186]: A^M
Dec 23 08:56:42 bigserver chat[4186]: OK
Dec 23 08:56:42 bigserver chat[4186]:  -- got it
Dec 23 08:56:42 bigserver chat[4186]: send (AT&F&C1&D3%C3^M)
Dec 23 08:56:42 bigserver chat[4186]: send (ATDT,9,265-4638^M)
Dec 23 08:56:42 bigserver chat[4186]: expect (CONNECT)
Dec 23 08:56:42 bigserver chat[4186]: ^M
Dec 23 08:56:42 bigserver chat[4186]: AT&F&C1&D3%C3^M^M
Dec 23 08:56:42 bigserver chat[4186]: OK^M
Dec 23 08:56:45 bigserver chat[4186]: ATDT,9,265-4638^M^M
Dec 23 08:56:45 bigserver chat[4186]: OK^M
Dec 23 08:56:49 bigserver chat[4186]: ^M
Dec 23 08:56:49 bigserver chat[4186]: OK^M
Dec 23 08:56:52 bigserver chat[4186]: ATE0V1Q0S0=0H0^M^M
Dec 23 08:56:52 bigserver chat[4186]: OK^M
Dec 23 08:56:57 bigserver FaxGetty[4189]: /dev/ttyS1: Can not initialize
modem.
Dec 23 08:57:14 bigserver FaxGetty[4131]: MODEM ROCKWELL
AC/K56/V2.083-K56_2M_DLS
Dec 23 08:57:27 bigserver FaxGetty[4131]: ANSWER: Can not lock modem
device
Dec 23 08:57:27 bigserver chat[4186]: ^M^M
Dec 23 08:57:27 bigserver chat[4186]: OK^M
Dec 23 08:57:27 bigserver chat[4186]: alarm
Dec 23 08:57:27 bigserver chat[4186]: Failed
Dec 23 08:57:27 bigserver pppd[646]: Connect script failed

HERE IS THE CHAT FILE:

ABORT        BUSY
ABORT        "NO CARRIER"
ABORT        VOICE
ABORT        "NO DIALTONE"
ABORT        "NO DIAL TONE"
ABORT        "NO ANSWER"
""           ATZ
#     OK           AT&F&C1&D3%C3%G0\J0-M0\N6\Q2\V2S7=60
OK           AT&F&C1&D3%C3
""           ATDT,9,261-4338
CONNECT      "\c"
^M


HERE IS THE config.ttyS1 file:
CountryCode:            1
AreaCode:               312
FAXNumber:              1.312.995.2829
LongDistancePrefix:     1
InternationalPrefix:    011
DialStringRules:        etc/dialrules
ServerTracing:          1
SessionTracing:         11
RecvFileMode:           0600
LogFileMode:            0600
DeviceMode:             0600
RingsBeforeAnswer:      0
SpeakerVolume:          on
GettyArgs:              "-h %l dx_%s"
LocalIdentifier:        "FaxData Line"
TagLineFont:            etc/lutRS18.pcf
TagLineFormat:          "From %%l|%c|Page %%p of %%t"
MaxRecvPages:           25
#
#
# Modem-related stuff: should reflect modem command interface
# and hardware connection/cabling (e.g. flow control).
#
ModemType:              Class2          # use class 2 interface
ModemRate:              38400
ModemFlowControl:       rtscts          # default
#
#ModemResetCmds:                AT&F2           # what you want for a
Supra
#ModemResetCmds:                ATZ             # ADDED BY CD
ModemNoFlowCmd:         AT&K            # disable flow control cmd
ModemHardFlowCmd:       AT&K3           # hardware flow control cmd
ModemSoftFlowCmd:       AT&K4           # software flow control cmd
ModemSetupDTRCmd:       AT&D3           # DTR off causes modem to reset
#ModemSetupDTRCmd:      AT&D2S25=1S38=0 # Dynalink 1414VE needs this
ModemSetupDCDCmd:       AT&C1           # DCD follows carrier
ModemSetupAACmd:        AT+FAA=1+FCLASS=0 # enable in current class
#
ModemSendFillOrder:     LSB2MSB         # as expected
ModemRecvFillOrder:     MSB2LSB         # opposite of what makes sense
#
ModemAnswerFaxBeginCmd: "<19200><xon>"  # modem switches on fax receive
#
# Caller ID configuration setup for Supra.
#
#QualifyCID:            etc/cid         # CID access control list file
#CIDNumber:             "NMBR = "       # pattern string for phone
number info
#CIDName:               "NAME = "       # pattern string for identity
info