Re: flexfax: wedged modem?

[Karl Denninger <karl@Denninger.Net>]

PPI makes crap.  Use virtually anything else.

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On Mon, Feb 22, 1999 at 02:10:41PM -0600, Bob Perschau wrote:
> Installed HylaFAX on a Redhat Linux system with a Practical Peripherals
> PM288MT II V.34 modem early last week.  I can queue FAXs but they don't
> get sent out.  faxstat reports "waiting for the modem to become ready."
> Syslog gets the following.
> 
> FaxGetty[820]: OPEN /dev/cua1
> FaxGetty[828]: /dev/cua1: Can not initialize modem.
> FaxGetty[828]: Unable to setup modem on /dev/cua1; giving up after 2 
> atttempts
> FaxQueuer[376]: MODEM /dev/cua1 appears to be wedged
> FaxQueuer[376]" MODEM WEDGED: bin/wedged "cua1" "/dev/cua1"
> FaxGetty[828]: CLOSE /dev/cua1
> 
> The brand of modem was not my idea.  I have to prove I can get this thing
> working before they'll let ne buy something else.
> 
> Ideas? Comments? 
> 
> Thanks,
> Bob Perschau
> Sr Unix Administrator
> Panduit Corp 
> rcp@panduit.com
>