faxgetty won't start on my linux system

[kanaan@if.ufrgs.br (Antonio Kanaan)]

Hello folks,

I have hylafax 4.0.pl1 on a Linux system (2.0.23 kernel).  

This is what my modem claims to be when I query it with 'AT I4':

Telepath 2 14,400/FAX/Voice RS Rev. 2.0
(it's supposed to be a USRSportster 14400 fax class 1.0.  it's got a
gateway seal on it)

I am trying to set up faxgetty as my standard getty program and never
get it to work:


This is the entry I added to inittab:

# Serial lines
s1:45:respawn:/usr/local/sbin/faxgetty cua1

then I 'init q'

I get this on /var/adm/messages:

Apr 15 18:05:55 pcastro7 init: Re-reading inittab
Apr 15 18:06:40 pcastro7 FaxGetty[975]: Unable to setup modem on /dev/cua1; giving up after 2 attempts
Apr 15 18:06:40 pcastro7 FaxGetty[975]: CLOSE /dev/cua1
Apr 15 18:06:41 pcastro7 FaxGetty[990]: OPEN /dev/cua1
Apr 15 18:07:59 pcastro7 FaxGetty[990]: Unable to setup modem on /dev/cua1; giving up after 2 attempts
Apr 15 18:07:59 pcastro7 FaxGetty[990]: CLOSE /dev/cua1
Apr 15 18:08:00 pcastro7 FaxGetty[992]: OPEN /dev/cua1
Apr 15 18:08:06 pcastro7 FaxGetty[992]: /dev/cua1: Can not initialize modem.

And this on /var/adm/syslog:

Apr 15 18:06:40 pcastro7 FaxGetty[975]: MODEM /dev/cua1 appears to be wedged
Apr 15 18:07:59 pcastro7 FaxGetty[990]: MODEM /dev/cua1 appears to be wedged

I strongly suspect I am doing something awfully stupid, but can't find
what is wrong.  I had similar problems trying to use uu_getty and
mgetty.

I use my modem routinely for a PPP connection.  I also use it with
kermit and can connect to another machine and transfer data.


Hope somebody has had a similar experience and can share the solution
 (hope not the grief) with me. Thanks,

Antonio Kanaan

Antonio Kanaan
Astronomy Postdoc
Instituto de Fisica - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
kanaan@if.ufrgs.br
phone = 55.51.3166432
fax   = 55.51.3191762

ps. My config file reads:

(/var/spool/fax/etc/config.cua1)

# $Id: class1,v 1.23 1996/06/24 02:58:32 sam Rel $
#

#
# Generic Class 1 modem configuration.
#
# EDIT THIS CONFIGURATION TO REFLECT YOUR SETUP
#
CountryCode:		55
AreaCode:		51
FAXNumber:		+55.51.3386595
LongDistancePrefix:	0
InternationalPrefix:	00
DialStringRules:	etc/dialrules
ServerTracing:		1
SessionTracing:		11
RecvFileMode:		0600
LogFileMode:		0600
DeviceMode:		0600
RingsBeforeAnswer:	1
SpeakerVolume:		off
GettyArgs:		"-h %l dx_%s"
LocalIdentifier:	"NothingSetup"
TagLineFont:		etc/lutRS18.pcf
TagLineFormat:		"From %%l|%c|Page %%p of %%t"
QualifyTSI:		etc/tsi
MaxRecvPages:		25
#
#
# Modem-related stuff: should reflect modem command interface
# and hardware connection/cabling (e.g. flow control).
#
ModemType:		Class1		# use this to supply a hint
ModemRate:		9600
ModemFlowControl:	xonxoff		# XON/XOFF flow control assumed
#
ModemSetupDTRCmd:	AT&D2		# setup so DTR drop resets modem
ModemSetupDCDCmd:	AT&C1		# setup so DCD follows carrier
GettyArgs:		"-h %l dx_%s"	# modem must auto-detect fax/data
#
# We normally append the "@" symbol to the dial string so that
# the modem will wait 5 seconds before attempting to connect
# and return result codes that distinguish between no carrier
# and no answer.  This makes it possible to avoid problems with
# repeatedly dialing a number that doesn't have a fax machine
# (kudos to Stuart Lynne for this trick.)
#
# NB: If you need to prefix phone numbers to get through a PBX,
#     put it in the ModemDialCmd; e.g. "DT9%s@".
#
ModemDialCmd:		ATDT%s@		# T for tone dialing, @ for silence
#
# Other possible configuration stuff.  The default strings are
# shown below.  Only those that are different from the defaults
# need to be included in the configuration file.
#
ModemResetCmds:		""		# stuff to do when modem is reset
ModemAnswerCmd:		ATA		# use this to answer phone
ModemNoFlowCmd:		AT&K		# disable flow control cmd
ModemHardFlowCmd:	AT&K3		# hardware flow control cmd
ModemSoftFlowCmd:	AT&K4		# software flow control cmd
ModemNoAutoAnswerCmd:	ATS0=0		# disable auto-answer
#
# Set modem speaker volume commands: OFF QUIET LOW MEDIUM HIGH.
# Note that we both turn the speaker on/off and set volume.
#
ModemSetVolumeCmd:	"ATM0 ATL0M1 ATL1M1 ATL2M1 ATL3M1"
ModemEchoOffCmd:	ATE0		# disable command echo
ModemVerboseResultsCmd:	ATV1		# enable verbose command results
ModemResultCodesCmd:	ATQ0		# enable result codes
ModemOnHookCmd:		ATH0		# place phone on hook (hangup)
ModemSoftResetCmd:	ATZ		# do soft reset of modem
ModemWaitTimeCmd:	ATS7=60		# wait 60 seconds for carrier
ModemCommaPauseTimeCmd:	ATS8=2		# comma pause time is 2 seconds
ModemRecvFillOrder:	LSB2MSB		# bit order of received facsimile
ModemSendFillOrder:	LSB2MSB		# bit order modem expects for transmit
#
Class1Cmd:		AT+FCLASS=1	# command to enter class 1
Class1TCFResponseDelay:	75		# 75ms delay between recv TCF & response
Class1SendPPMDelay:	75		# 75ms delay before sending PPM
Class1SendTCFDelay:	75		# 75ms delay between sending DCS & TCF
Class1TrainingRecovery:	1500		# 1.5sec delay after training failure
Class1RecvAbortOK:	200		# wait 200ms for abort response
Class1FrameOverhead:	4		# 4 byte overhead in recvd HDLC frames
Class1RecvIdentTimer:	40000		# 35+5secs waiting for ident frames
Class1TCFMaxNonZero:	10		# max 10% of data may be non-zero
Class1TCFMinRun:	1000		# min run is 2/3rds of TCF duration