Re: [hylafax-users] faxgetty doesn't answer

["Hector S. Mendoza Ortiz" <hector@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, it works ok.. but I need to remove faxgetty from inittab and restart
machine to be able to access it, because it will not let go of the device
even with a init q (after removal) and kill -9 <pid>

Héctor
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lee Howard" <faxguy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Hector S. Mendoza Ortiz" <hector@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <hylafax-users@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 7:08 PM
Subject: Re: [hylafax-users] faxgetty doesn't answer


> Hector S. Mendoza Ortiz wrote:
>
> > Hello all!
> >
> > I have a problem, I'm experimenting with deploying a hylafax installation 
> > but I've runned into a problem.
> >
> > I installed version 4.2.1-1fc3 (RPM from hylafax.org) on a fresh 
> > installed machine with FC3 with a PCMCIA modem ActionTec Datalink V90 LK 
> > (http://www.actiontec.com/support/modems/dlv90lk.php) modem gets 
> > detected by linux perfectly with no problems at boot time and creates 
> > device (ttyS3), it's already configured on inittab to launch 
> > (mo:2345:respawn:/usr/sbin/faxgetty ttyS3), hylafax starts as expected:
> >
> > Mar  1 17:53:01 fax hylafax: faxq startup succeeded
> > Mar  1 17:53:01 fax FaxQueuer[2392]: HylaFAX (tm) Version 4.2.1
> > Mar  1 17:53:01 fax FaxQueuer[2392]: Copyright (c) 1990-1996 Sam Leffler
> > Mar  1 17:53:01 fax FaxQueuer[2392]: Copyright (c) 1991-1996 Silicon 
> > Graphics, Inc.
> > Mar  1 17:53:01 fax HylaFAX[2396]: HylaFAX INET Protocol Server: 
> > restarted.
> > Mar  1 17:53:01 fax hylafax: hfaxd startup succeeded
> > Mar  1 17:53:05 fax FaxGetty[2442]: OPEN /dev/ttyS3  HylaFAX (tm) Version 
> > 4.2.1
> > Mar  1 17:53:15 fax FaxGetty[2442]: MODEM AEIGFM560LKNF1 
> > AEIGFM560LKNF1/p052099f
> >
> >
> > faxstat reports the modem as ready
> >
> > [root@fax ~]# faxstat
> > HylaFAX scheduler on fax.intranet.acorporativa.com.mx: Running
> > Modem ttyS3 ((55)5393-8720): Running and idle
> > [root@fax ~]#
> >
> > but faxgetty never answers incomming calls, i've straced faxgetty's 
> > process and got this:
> >
> > select(9, [5 8], [], [8], {29, 999096}) = 0 (Timeout)
> > gettimeofday({1109723926, 489798}, NULL) = 0
> > gettimeofday({1109723926, 490670}, NULL) = 0
> > gettimeofday({1109723926, 491240}, NULL) = 0
> > select(9, [5 8], [], [8], {0, 636})     = 0 (Timeout)
> > gettimeofday({1109723926, 494599}, NULL) = 0
> > gettimeofday({1109723926, 495321}, NULL) = 0
> > open("/var/lock/LCK..ttyS3", O_RDONLY)  = -1 ENOENT (No such file or 
> > directory)
> > gettimeofday({1109723926, 496569}, NULL) = 0
> > gettimeofday({1109723926, 496789}, NULL) = 0
> >
> > and it keeps looping and looping, if I make a call to the fax, it will 
> > still be the same.
> >
> > When it's on the right mood and after several reboot's it will answer the 
> > phone, but if you call it and no fax is sent, it will go to this same 
> > mode again. Also if it's running normally and I restart the hylafax 
> > service /etc/init.d/hylafax restart it will hang this same way.
> >
> > I've commed to see that it's a uucp locking problem, but haven't found a 
> > way to fix it.
> >
> > any ideas on what's going on? did I do something wrong?
>
> Can you set
>
>  ServerTracing: 0xFFF
>
> in your modem config file, restart faxgetty, and then send the FaxGetty 
> logs in your /var/log/messages after you call the line?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Lee.



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