Re: [hylafax-users] Hylafax not answering

[Lee Howard <faxguy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Lucas Burdick wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I’ve been struggling with this for a little while and I’m about to 
> break my skull against my desk.
>
> I am unable to get the server to answer an incoming call. Here’s what 
> I’ve done:
>
> 1.) Install Hylafax on CentOS 5.1 – completed without error
>
> 2.) Run faxsetup – completed without error
>
> 3.) Run faxaddmodem – completed without error
>
> 4.) Use minicom to test /dev/ttyS0 – AT commands function properly, 
> can get dialtone, can dial number
>
> 5.) When I try to use command #faxgetty /dev/ttyS0, the command hangs. 
> I have to CTRL-C to end it.
>
> 6.) When I use faxstat I get “Server running” “ttyS0: initializing 
> server” but nothing else. If I run faxgetty again and then CTRL-C out 
> of the hang, it changes to “ttyS0: waiting for modem to come free”
>
> 7.) Mgetty does the same type of hang on my device
>
> 8.) FIFO.ttyS0 exists
>
> 9.) The lock file for ttyS0 exists
>
> 10.) No log file for hylafax exists
>
> 11.) The log file for mgetty shows this:
>
> “01/29 13:50:04 yS0 mgetty: interim release 1.1.33-Apr10

mgetty is not part of hylafax. You want to be running faxgetty instead 
of mgetty.

Thanks,

Lee.


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