Re: [hylafax-users] New Firmware for Multitech ZPX Available

[Frank Peters <frank.peters@comcast.net>]

On Wed, 21 May 2003 04:31:01 -0400
Bill Binko <bill-sender-4b2fd6@binko.net> wrote:

> I know this is slightly off-topic, but given the recent discussion about the 
> V.34 and MMR bugs in the MultiTech ZPX firmware, I thought it was appropriate 
> to post that....
> 
> Multitech now has a new firmware for the ZPX available (version 1.32c).  
> It can be found here:
> 
> http://multitech.com/SUPPORT/MultiModemZPX/firmware.asp
> 

I have bad news to report, at least for my situation.

After enabling RTFCC with the cvs HylaFAX, on every fax I've tried to
send I get the following log:

[initial part removed]

May 21 14:00:51.79: [  124]: REMOTE best rate 24000 bit/s
May 21 14:00:51.79: [  124]: REMOTE max page width 1728 pixels in 215 mm
May 21 14:00:51.79: [  124]: REMOTE max unlimited page length
May 21 14:00:51.79: [  124]: REMOTE best vres 7.7 line/mm
May 21 14:00:51.79: [  124]: REMOTE best format 2-D MMR
May 21 14:00:51.79: [  124]: REMOTE supports T.30 Annex A, ECM
May 21 14:00:51.79: [  124]: REMOTE best 10 ms/scanline
May 21 14:00:51.79: [  124]: USE 24000 bit/s
May 21 14:00:51.79: [  124]: USE 10 ms/scanline
May 21 14:00:51.79: [  124]: USE error correction mode
May 21 14:00:51.79: [  124]: SEND file "docq/doc38.tif;31"
May 21 14:00:51.79: [  124]: USE page width 1728 pixels in 215 mm
May 21 14:00:51.79: [  124]: USE unlimited page length
May 21 14:00:51.79: [  124]: USE 7.7 line/mm
May 21 14:00:51.79: [  124]: USE 2-D MMR
May 21 14:00:51.79: [  124]: <-- [23:AT+FIS=1,9,0,2,3,1,0,3\r]
May 21 14:00:51.90: [  124]: --> [2:OK]
May 21 14:00:51.90: [  124]: <-- [7:AT+FDT\r]
May 21 14:00:52.55: [  124]: --> [22:+FCS:1,9,0,2,3,1,0,0,0]
May 21 14:00:53.93: [  124]: --> [7:CONNECT]
May 21 14:00:53.93: [  124]: Enable Real-Time Fax Compression Conversion
May 21 14:00:53.93: [  124]: Reading MH-compressed image file
May 21 14:00:53.93: [  124]: <-- data [2]
May 21 14:00:53.93: [  124]: SEND begin page
May 21 14:00:53.94: [  124]: <-- data [1026]
May 21 14:00:53.94: [  124]: <-- data [1024]
May 21 14:00:53.94: [  124]: <-- data [1024]
May 21 14:00:53.94: [  124]: <-- data [1034]
May 21 14:00:53.94: [  124]: <-- data [1026]
May 21 14:00:54.16: [  124]: <-- data [1025]
May 21 14:00:54.34: [  124]: <-- data [1028]
May 21 14:00:54.55: [  124]: <-- data [1026]
May 21 14:00:54.94: [  124]: <-- data [1028]
May 21 14:00:55.30: [  124]: <-- data [1025]
May 21 14:00:55.57: [  124]: <-- data [1031]
May 21 14:00:55.88: [  124]: <-- data [1027]
May 21 14:00:56.17: [  124]: <-- data [1024]
May 21 14:00:59.09: [  124]: <-- data [1027]
May 21 14:01:59.09: [  124]: MODEM WRITE SHORT: sent 1027, wrote 123
May 21 14:01:59.09: [  124]: SENT 24000 bytes of data
May 21 14:01:59.09: [  124]: SEND abort data transfer
May 21 14:01:59.09: [  124]: <-- data [1]
May 21 14:01:59.09: [  124]: SEND end page
May 21 14:01:59.09: [  124]: <-- [7:AT+FKS\r]
May 21 14:01:59.09: [  124]: --> [1:�]
May 21 14:01:59.09: [  124]: --> [23:�F�S�1�9�0�2�3�1�0�0�0�]
May 21 14:01:59.09: [  124]: --> [1:�]
May 21 14:01:59.09: [  124]: --> [3:�K�]
May 21 14:01:59.09: [  124]: --> [277:� �9�4� �B�4� �3�2� �2�4� �3�4� �5�5� �4�4� �2�0� 
May 21 14:01:59.09: [  124]: --> [1:�] ...

[This pattern continues forever] 


At this point, the modem begins to spew out gibberish and locks up.  The
system has to be shut down and restarted to get back control.

Frank Peters

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