Re: [hylafax-users] Hylafax cannot initialize modem

[Aidan Van Dyk <aidan@xxxxxxxx>]

* Hector Lucenti <hector@xxxxxxxxxx> [070511 08:44]:
  
> I have tried to stop faxgetty in inittab and remove the LOCK file in
> /var/lock
>  
> As soon as I restart the hylafax server it locks it again.
>  
> [root@malaysiafax lock]# probemodem ttyS0
> Sorry, the device is currently in use by another program.
> [root@malaysiafax lock]#
> 
> any ideas?

Look at the contents of the lock file - it should be the PID of the
program that is locking the device.  Finding out what program that is
should give a clue to what is locking it.

Once you know what's actually using your device then we can help you
figure out how to get faxgetty working on it.

a.

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Aidan Van Dyk                                             aidan@xxxxxxxx
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iFAX Solutions, Inc.                                http://www.ifax.com/

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