[hylafax-users] Can not initialize modem

[MichaelHoeller@t-online.de (Michael Hoeller)]

Hi!

I have a probelm with the initialisation but before you go to the standard 
answer please let me explain my setup :-))

I have instead of a fax machine an electronic box which stores incomming 
faxes. This box is connected on one end to the "fax/phone" line and on the 
other to the modem, the modem is connected to the PC as ttyS1 (I am useing 
SuSE  Linux 8.1).

Now, if a fax is stored in the electronic box I can either send it to a 
printer (which is also connected to the box) or via the modem to the PC. 
When I send the stored fax to the PC it simulates a ring and (would) send the 
fax with 9600 after an OK. I have done this for years with mgetty but now I 
wanted to move to hylafax and have to work around this little problem:

When a fax is stored in the box the modem line is cut of! No signal comming 
from the PC will be answered. Only a Ring simulation can be send from the 
box. But since hylafax first wants to initialise the modem I am stuck a that 
point. Is there a way to block the init and let hylafax go straight to the 
"ready" status and let it answer my RING?

Thanks a lot for the patience reading through my mail, hope the explaination 
is not too wild... :-) 

Michael


Here is a part of my log:

Nov 18 21:49:03 tamboti init: Re-reading inittab
Nov 18 21:49:03 tamboti FaxGetty[3379]: OPEN /dev/ttyS1  HylaFAX (tm) Version 
4.1.3
Nov 18 21:49:11 tamboti FaxGetty[3379]: /dev/ttyS1: Can not initialize modem.
Nov 18 21:50:27 tamboti FaxGetty[3379]: Unable to setup modem on /dev/ttyS1; 
giving up after 2 attempts
Nov 18 21:50:27 tamboti FaxGetty[3379]: CLOSE /dev/ttyS1
Nov 18 21:50:27 tamboti FaxQueuer[3034]: MODEM /dev/ttyS1 appears to be wedged
Nov 18 21:50:27 tamboti FaxQueuer[3034]: MODEM WEDGED: bin/wedged "ttyS1" 
"/dev/ttyS1"
Nov 18 21:50:27 tamboti FaxGetty[3381]: OPEN /dev/ttyS1  HylaFAX (tm) Version 
4.1.3
Nov 18 21:50:35 tamboti FaxGetty[3381]: /dev/ttyS1: Can not initialize modem.
Nov 18 21:51:51 tamboti FaxGetty[3381]: Unable to setup modem on /dev/ttyS1; 
giving up after 2 attempts
Nov 18 21:51:51 tamboti FaxGetty[3381]: CLOSE /dev/ttyS1
Nov 18 21:51:51 tamboti FaxQueuer[3034]: MODEM /dev/ttyS1 appears to be wedged
Nov 18 21:51:51 tamboti FaxQueuer[3034]: MODEM WEDGED: bin/wedged "ttyS1" 
"/dev/ttyS1"


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