Re: [hylafax-users] Cannot initialize modem

["Claus Rosenberger" <Claus.Rosenberger@xxxxxxxxx>]

Do you know if there are some special requirements to the kernel
configuration? Hylafax didn't open my modem one time. And i cannot find
the reason.

> I get that problem sometimes too. I used a DID modem from MultiTech and
> sometimes faxgetty fails to open ttyS0 as well. Actually it is not
> limited to comm ports. I have a realport from Digi which sometimes get
> the same problem.
>
> I am curious to learn what is causing that as well.
>
> On Fri, 2003-11-07 at 14:43, Claus Rosenberger wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> i have a lot of problems with using a ELSA Microlink 28.8TQV but i
>> think,
>> the problem isn't the modem. Hylafax cannot initialize the Modem on the
>> device ttyS0.
>>
>> I installed the modem successfully with faxaddmodem. This is the logfile
>> of initializing the modem:
>>
>> Nov  7 18:15:00 [FaxGetty] OPEN /dev/ttyS0  HylaFAX (tm) Version 4.1.7
>> Nov  7 18:15:01 [FaxGetty] MODEM set DTR OFF
>> Nov  7 18:15:01 [FaxGetty] /dev/ttyS0: Can not initialize modem.
>> Nov  7 18:15:01 [FaxGetty] STATE CHANGE: BASE -> MODEMWAIT (timeout 30)
>> Nov  7 18:15:32 [FaxGetty] MODEM set DTR OFF
>>                 - Last output repeated twice -
>> Nov  7 18:16:03 [FaxGetty] Unable to setup modem on /dev/ttyS0; giving
>> up
>> after 2 attempts
>> Nov  7 18:16:03 [FaxGetty] MODEM /dev/ttyS0 appears to be wedged
>> Nov  7 18:16:03 [FaxGetty] CLOSE /dev/ttyS0
>>
>> I can use cu to dial with the modem, all things are well. I switched on
>> all the logs too, but thats all i got. It seems, that the Hylafax cannot
>> talk to the device.
>>
>> This is a strace of the faxgetty:
>>
>> write(3, "<190>Nov  7 23:41:49 FaxGetty[10"..., 76) = 76
>> rt_sigaction(SIGPIPE, {SIG_IGN}, NULL, 8) = 0
>> geteuid()                               = 10
>> setreuid(65535, 0)                      = 0
>> unlink("/var/lock/subsys/LCK..ttyS0")   = 0
>> setreuid(65535, 10)                     = 0
>> rt_sigaction(SIGPIPE, {0x401ab6e4, [], 0}, {SIG_IGN}, 8) = 0
>> time([1068244909])                      = 1068244909
>> getpid()                                = 10023
>> write(3, "<190>Nov  7 23:41:49 FaxGetty[10"..., 83) = 83
>> rt_sigaction(SIGPIPE, {SIG_IGN}, NULL, 8) = 0
>> flock(4, LOCK_EX)                       = 0
>> _llseek(4, 0, [0], SEEK_SET)            = 0
>> write(4, "Waiting for modem to come ready\n", 32) = 32
>> _llseek(4, 0, [32], SEEK_CUR)           = 0
>> ftruncate(4, 32)                        = 0
>> flock(4, LOCK_UN)                       = 0
>> gettimeofday({1068244909, 920189}, NULL) = 0
>> gettimeofday({1068244909, 920372}, NULL) = 0
>> select(6, [5], [], [], {29, 999817}
>>
>> It stops on the select twice then faxgetty ends.
>>
>> Any ideas about that problem.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Claus
>>
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