Re: [hylafax-users] Can no longer send faxes

[John H <arizonamythtv@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the responses. Over time, with new kernels the martian
modem may have changed a bit but I would think not enough to keep it
from working. It did work in the past albeit it was unreliable as
sometimes it worked well and other times not. It was the modem that
came with my PC before I got into linux and after getting into linux I
realized the softmodems weren't the best. I'm not adverse on getting a
new modem but I want to get one that works better with Hylafax and
linux.

Any input on the following modems

http://www.frys.com/product/5048755
http://www.frys.com/product/5892163
http://www.frys.com/product/3984638
http://www.frys.com/product/4829330

I'd prefer internal as my desk is pretty cluttered.

Thanks for the help

On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 5:27 AM, Ranjan Das
<ranjan.das@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> i think i have seen in the martian modems download page that they have
> specified that martian drivers cant be used for faxing.
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 5:43 PM, Aidan Van Dyk <aidan@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> * John H <arizonamythtv@xxxxxxxxx> [100812 00:34]:
>>
>> > 02:0c.0 Communication controller: Agere Systems LT WinModem (rev 02)
>> >       Subsystem: Agere Systems LT WinModem
>>
>> >       Kernel driver in use: martian
>>
>> >       Kernel modules: martian_dev
>>
>> So you're using a "softmodem".
>>
>> And eventually when HylaFAX uses the device, it gives errors (EIO):
>>
>> > Aug 11 20:52:09.99: [ 3580]: MODEM READ ERROR: errno 5
>> > Aug 11 20:52:09.99: [ 3580]: MODEM READ ERROR: errno 5
>> > Aug 11 20:52:10.08: [ 3580]: MODEM WRITE ERROR: errno 5
>> > Aug 11 20:52:10.26: [ 3580]: MODEM WRITE ERROR: errno 5
>> > Aug 11 20:52:10.36: [ 3580]: MODEM WRITE ERROR: errno 5
>> > Aug 11 20:52:10.45: [ 3580]: MODEM WRITE ERROR: errno 5
>> > Aug 11 20:52:10.54: [ 3580]: MODEM WRITE ERROR: errno 5
>>
>> Note that the errors didn't happen immediately, but only once it had
>> started...  But at that point, it even gives EIO when told to hangup!
>> So it looks like a bug in the "modem" that is causing it to crash only
>> mid-fax-session.
>>
>> > Aug 11 20:52:11.54: [ 3580]: <-- [5:ATH0\r]
>> > Aug 11 20:52:11.54: [ 3580]: MODEM WRITE ERROR: errno 5
>> > Aug 11 20:52:11.54: [ 3580]: SESSION END
>>
>> > Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>>
>> Did your softmodem driver change recently?  Has it been reloaded?  Since
>> it's returning EIO when HylaFAX reads/writes to it, it's definitely a
>> modem problem... But in this case, "modem" refers to both the "driver +
>> hardware".  I'ld start looking for errors in dmesg, and then start
>> looking at the driver/hardware...
>>
>> a.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Aidan Van Dyk                                             aidan@xxxxxxxx
>> Senior Software Developer                          +1 215 825-8700 x8103
>> iFAX Solutions, Inc.                                http://www.ifax.com/
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