Re: [hylafax-users] Slow fax output!

[Lee Howard <faxguy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rob Blomquist wrote:

> Awhile ago, I posted a note about wanting to start faxmodem, and I sent out an 
> email showing this:
>
>  
>
> > /usr/sbin/faxmodem -c '(0,1),(0-5),(0-2),(0-2),0,0,0,(0-7)' ttyS1
> >    
>
> Using this string my resume and cover letter fax takes about 15 minutes. I am 
> guessing that it is 4 pages including the cover sheet.
>  

A look at your session log would probably help us help you more to speed 
this up.  That said, I think that this command will disable ECM and thus 
will disable MMR support, and that's going to make stuff go much slower 
than it could.

> Giulio Orsero replied back to me:
>  
>
> > That's right, but, assuming you have latest version, if you use the
> > modem in class1 you should enable it allowing for maximum
> > capabilities:
> > df=0,1,3
> > ec=1
> > vr=0-64 
> >
> > so, for a class1 you could use
> > faxmodem -c '(0-64),(0-5),(0-4),(0-2),(0,1,3),(1),(0),(0-7)' ttyS0
> >    
>
> Will this string significantly speed things up? My string is a Class 2 string. 
> Will I have to reconfigure hylafax to accept a new Class 1 string?
>  

If you're using "ModemType:  Class1" in your modem config file then just 
try Giulio's suggestion and see how it goes.

Lee.


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