Re: [hylafax-users] Problems changing modems

[George Bell <gbell5@cox.net>]

Nick Bernstein wrote:

>I had this problem, it was due to the faxgettys pointing to the wrong
>path. I can't remember if I put them in the inttab from the docs, or if
>they were written during the hylafax install, but either way, they
>pointed to the wrong place. 
>
>mo probably has to do with what the name of the inittab prefix to your
>faxgetty command. The systax is as such: 
>
>7:23:respawn:/usr/sbin/faxgetty ttyM1a
>
>but where I call mine "7" you probably call the line that is giving you
>problems "mo" also check to make sure that you changed the line to point
>to the new modem device, because it won't be able to interact w/ the old
>on if it's not there. 
>
Yes, thanks.  That was the problem.  On my inittab it 's the line:

mo:35:respawn:/usr/lib/fax/faxgetty ttyold

I guess "mo" means "modem"  
Since you have a "7", then I suppose that is distro specific.  SuSE in 
my case.

George



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