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Re: [hylafax-users] Can not initialize modem



I have this modem. Just for the hell of it try setting it /dev/ttyS4. The
5610 defaults to COM4 and COM5 as a standard feature. It sounds wierd, but
give it a shot.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Osborne" <pete@No-Spam.bookware3000.ca>
To: <hylafax-users@hylafax.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 10:54 AM
Subject: [hylafax-users] Can not initialize modem


> Hello,
>
> I am setting up hylafax for the first time. My distro is Debian "woody"
but I
> am using the hylafax-server and hylafax-client packages from "potato"
> (stable). The modem I am using is a (internal) US Robotics/3Com 56K
FaxModem
> Model 5610 (as reported from lspci) and is set to /dev/ttyS2.
>
> I believe everything is set up properly. The hfaxd daemon is running and
> faxgetty /dev/ttyS2 is running as well.
>
> Unfortunately, for the life of me, I cannot figure this out. This is what
I
> am getting out of the hylafax.log.
>
> Jan 17 09:51:37 trajan FaxGetty[4317]: OPEN /dev/ttyS2
> Jan 17 09:51:43 trajan FaxGetty[4317]: /dev/ttyS2: Can not initialize
modem.
> Jan 17 09:54:11 trajan FaxGetty[4319]: Unable to setup modem on
/dev/ttyS2;
> giving up after 2 attempts
> Jan 17 09:54:11 trajan FaxGetty[4319]: MODEM /dev/ttyS2 appears to be
wedged
> Jan 17 09:54:11 trajan FaxGetty[4319]: CLOSE /dev/ttyS2
>
> And of course, the stupid thing won't pick up the phone.
>
> Can anyone help me?
>
> Thanks,
> Peter Osborne
>
>
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