Re: flexfax: FaxGetty error: MODEM /dev/ttyd1 appears to be wedged

[Tim Rice <tim@trr.metro.net>]

On Mon, 24 Apr 2000, David Banning wrote:

> If I could get some help on this it would be great!
> I have been going over and over the mailing lists with no result.
> 
> I am using v4.0p12 on FreeBSD 3.4
> I keep getting this error - there seems to be no communication
> with my modem at all through Hylafax,  yet cu,  kermit work fine.
> 
> Probemodem works fine.  My modem is a USR internal 56K fax modem (2.0)
> /var/log/messages say only
> 
> Apr 24 07:18:21 tracker FaxGetty[187]: MODEM /dev/ttyd1 appears to be
> wedged
> which it repeats non-stop.
> from FaxGetty - starting hfaxd seems to cause;

hfaxd needs to be run as a daemon or from inetd not both.
The prefered method is to run it as a daemon.
Comment out any entries in inetd.conf and send a SIGHUP to inetd.

> 
> 
> Apr 24 02:24:11 tracker HylaFAX[226]: HylaFAX INET: bind (port 4559):
> Address already in use
> Apr 24 02:24:11 tracker HylaFAX[226]: HylaFAX INET: Unable to init
> server, trying again in 5 seconds.
> Apr 24 02:24:16 tracker HylaFAX[226]: HylaFAX INET: bind (port 4559):
> Address already in use
> 
> 
> Please and thanks!
> 

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