Re: flexfax: FaxGetty can't setup modem -- any advise?

["Torsten Mller" <archesoft@pc.mdlink.de>]

Hello!

only my 2 cents also as a newbie:
get the newest hylafax, install it, run faxsetup, then at the point faxaddmodem ,
take class2 modem
then hylafax should take a generic usr 2.0 setup for your modem.
in my opinion the errormessages mean, that /dev/modem is not accociated with the
right "COM" Port (ttyS0 or ttyS1).

greetings from germany
Torsten

Tim Fredrick schrieb:

> Forgive me if this is an FAQ -- I just joined the mailing list :-)
>
> We have a PC running Redhat Linux 5.1, kernel 2.1.122, and the rpm for Hylafax
> hylafax-4.0-7.  We also have a US Robotics Sportster 33600 Fax v4.3.185 modem.
>
> I am trying to get started with Hylafax, but the FaxGetty process doesn't seem
> to be able to handle our modem.  Specifically I get:
>
> Sep 30 07:46:00 net FaxGetty[1140]: OPEN /dev/modem
> Sep 30 07:46:06 net FaxGetty[1140]: /dev/modem: Can not initialize modem.
> Sep 30 07:47:21 net FaxGetty[1140]: Unable to setup modem on /dev/modem; giving up after 2 attempts
> Sep 30 07:47:21 net FaxGetty[1140]: MODEM /dev/modem appears to be wedged
> Sep 30 07:47:21 net FaxGetty[1140]: CLOSE /dev/modem
>
> What is the most common source of this problem?  Where can I go to find out
> more specifically why the FaxGetty process is returning these messages?
>
> Thanks in advance!  --Tim Fredrick (fredrick@acd.ucar.edu)
>                       NCAR?ACD Computer Systems Administration