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Re: [hylafax-users] Typhoon Silver Crest Modem



Norbert Promberger <promberger@vr-web.de> writes:

> after many weeks I managed my modem to work properly with hylafax! The
> log-file always said something about EOP-problems.
> I had to change ModemFlowControl to rtscts! (Which is not obviously to
> see for a normal user...).

Yes, Class1/2/2.0 default templates are broken in the 4.1 beta2 ...

> Attached is my config.modem file. Maybe you can collect more of these
> and make them downloadable to offer  easy help to others. Or you could
> give an advise to change ModemFlowControl. Or whatever...

Newer CVS version automatically sets up the proper value for this parameter 
by default.

> I just dont want others to wast so much time as I did.
> 
> Norbert# $Id: class1,v 1.2 1999/01/10 09:09:37 robert Exp $
> #
> # HylaFAX Facsimile Software
> #
> # Copyright (c) 1990-1996 Sam Leffler
> # Copyright (c) 1991-1996 Silicon Graphics, Inc.
> # HylaFAX is a trademark of Silicon Graphics, Inc.
> # 
> # Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and 
> # its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided
> # that (i) the above copyright notices and this permission notice appear in
> # all copies of the software and related documentation, and (ii) the names of
> # Sam Leffler and Silicon Graphics may not be used in any advertising or
> # publicity relating to the software without the specific, prior written
> # permission of Sam Leffler and Silicon Graphics.
> # 
> # THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS-IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, 
> # EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY 
> # WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  
> # 
> # IN NO EVENT SHALL SAM LEFFLER OR SILICON GRAPHICS BE LIABLE FOR
> # ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND,
> # OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS,
> # WHETHER OR NOT ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE, AND ON ANY THEORY OF 
> # LIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE 
> # OF THIS SOFTWARE.
> #
> 
> #
> # Generic Class 1 modem configuration.
> #
> # EDIT THIS CONFIGURATION TO REFLECT YOUR SETUP
> #
> # personal stuff...
> #
> #
> # Modem-related stuff: should reflect modem command interface
> # and hardware connection/cabling (e.g. flow control).
> ##############################################################
> #
> # For Modem:TYPHOON SILVER CREST: QuickCom 56
> #
> ###############################################################
> #
> ModemType:		Class1		# use this to supply a hint
> #ModemRate:		19200		# rate for DCE-DTE communication
> ##############################################################
> ModemFlowControl:	rtscts		# RTS/CTS flow control
> ##############################################################
> #
> #ModemSetupDTRCmd:	AT&D2		# setup so DTR drop resets modem
> #ModemSetupDCDCmd:	AT&C1		# setup so DCD follows carrier
> #GettyArgs:		"-h %l dx_%s"	# modem must auto-detect fax/data
> #
> # We normally append the "@" symbol to the dial string so that
> # the modem will wait 5 seconds before attempting to connect
> # and return result codes that distinguish between no carrier
> # and no answer.  This makes it possible to avoid problems with
> # repeatedly dialing a number that doesn't have a fax machine
> # (kudos to Stuart Lynne for this trick.)
> #
> # NB: If you need to prefix phone numbers to get through a PBX,
> #     put it in the ModemDialCmd; e.g. "DT9%s@".
> #
> #ModemDialCmd:		ATDT%s@		# T for tone dialing, @ for silence
> #
> # Other possible configuration stuff.  The default strings are
> # shown below.  Only those that are different from the defaults
> # need to be included in the configuration file.
> #
> #ModemResetCmds:		""		# stuff to do when modem is reset
> #ModemAnswerCmd:		ATA		# use this to answer phone
> #ModemNoFlowCmd:		AT&K		# disable flow control cmd
> #ModemHardFlowCmd:	AT&K3		# hardware flow control cmd
> #ModemSoftFlowCmd:	AT&K4		# software flow control cmd
> #ModemNoAutoAnswerCmd:	ATS0=0		# disable auto-answer
> #
> # Set modem speaker volume commands: OFF QUIET LOW MEDIUM HIGH.
> # Note that we both turn the speaker on/off and set volume.
> #
> #ModemSetVolumeCmd:	"ATM0 ATL0M1 ATL1M1 ATL2M1 ATL3M1"
> #ModemEchoOffCmd:	ATE0		# disable command echo
> #ModemVerboseResultsCmd:	ATV1		# enable verbose command results
> #ModemResultCodesCmd:	ATQ0		# enable result codes
> #ModemOnHookCmd:		ATH0		# place phone on hook (hangup)
> #ModemSoftResetCmd:	ATZ		# do soft reset of modem
> #ModemWaitTimeCmd:	ATS7=60		# wait 60 seconds for carrier
> #ModemCommaPauseTimeCmd:	ATS8=2		# comma pause time is 2 seconds
> #ModemRecvFillOrder:	LSB2MSB		# bit order of received facsimile
> #ModemSendFillOrder:	LSB2MSB		# bit order modem expects for transmit
> #
> Class1Cmd:		AT+FCLASS=1	# command to enter class 1
> Class1TCFResponseDelay:	75		# 75ms delay between recv TCF & response
> Class1SendPPMDelay:	75		# 75ms delay before sending PPM
> Class1SendTCFDelay:	75		# 75ms delay between sending DCS & TCF
> Class1TrainingRecovery:	1500		# 1.5sec delay after training failure
> Class1RecvAbortOK:	200		# wait 200ms for abort response
> Class1FrameOverhead:	4		# 4 byte overhead in recvd HDLC frames
> Class1RecvIdentTimer:	40000		# 35+5secs waiting for ident frames
> Class1TCFMaxNonZero:	10		# max 10% of data may be non-zero
> Class1TCFMinRun:	1000		# min run is 2/3rds of TCF duration

That's why it's broken. All Class* parameters are redundant, while some
Modem* parameters are necessary. BTW, RTSCTS flow control usually requires
some special settings to enable it in the modem... XONXOFF is safer.

Hope to hear from you soon,
Dmitry


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