Re: [hylafax-users] Problem with incoming data calls

[Jone Haran <j.haran@hizkia.fr>]

Jone Haran wrote:

> Hi,
>
>
> Pedro Rocadas wrote:
>
>> --- Jone Haran <j.haran@hizkia.fr> wrote:
>>  
>>
>>> Hi everybody,
>>> I am new on this mailing list and i would like to
>>> know if anyone could help to solve my problem.
>>> I am using hylafax version 4.1.3 in a SuSE Linux 8.1
>>> distribution with a modem (Kortex Novafax 56000).
>>> I have configured the fax server to send and receive
>>> faxes. I have no problem sending faxes but when i want to receive a
>>> fax it doesn't work whereas faxgetty is running. Actually  when a 
>>> fax is
>>> sent to me, hylafax wich is in the "running and idle state" goes 
>>> through
>>> the "listening to rings from modem" but never answer unless i use
>>> (manually) the "faxanswer" command. So when i receive a fax
>>> "manually" there is no problem but it seems to be a problem with 
>>> faxgetty.
>>> I think i have a problem with my configuration,
>>> please find below  an extract of /etc/inittab and my config.ttyS0 
>>> file :
>>> Thank you for helping me
>>>
>>> */etc/inittab :*
>>> "
>>> # modem getty.
>>> # mo:235:respawn:/usr/sbin/mgetty -s 38400 modem
>>>
>>> # fax getty (hylafax)
>>> # mo:35:respawn:/usr/lib/fax/faxgetty /dev/modem
>>> mo:35:respawn:/usr/lib/fax/faxgetty /dev/ttyS0
>>>   
>>
>>
>> Uh? I'm not familiar with SuSE but why /usr/lib/ and
>> not /usr/bin ?  
>>
> Because under Suse faxgetty program is installed in /usr/lib.
>
>>
>>  
>>
>>> # vbox (voice box) getty
>>> # I6:35:respawn:/usr/sbin/vboxgetty -d /dev/ttyI6
>>> # I7:35:respawn:/usr/sbin/vboxgetty -d /dev/ttyI7
>>>
>>> # end of /etc/inittab
>>> "
>>>   
>>
>>
>> And by the way, I advice you configuring your modem in
>> Class1
>>
>> <sniped>
>>
>>  
>>
> I have configured my modem in class1 but it was not enough to solve my 
> problem.
> Actually, when i run faxaddmodem and set 1 to answer to 
> RingsBeforeUpdate ?, i noticed that in the file config.ttyS0 the line 
> "RingsBeforeUpdate :    1" was missing.
> So i added it and ran faxsetup, and then my modem answered incoming 
> faxes.
> I made the same by configurint it in class2 and it also answered but i 
> preferred  going on using my modem as a class1.
> Besides i would like to know why after running faxxaddmodem all the 
> values set are not automatically written  in the configuration file.
> Is it a bug ?
>
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