Re: [hylafax-users] Patton 2977 unable to train

[Lee Howard <faxguy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 2004.11.05 10:29 Aaron Malone wrote:
> I'm trying to get a Patton 2977 (digi datafire) connected to a PRI to
> work with HylaFax on Linux.  Whenever I try to send or receive in
> Class
> 1, I get modem timeouts and training errors, as seen in the log below.
>
> (Class 2 is able to send, but fails on receiving; I'd like to see if
> anyone can help with this Class 1 problem before pursuing that
> further.)

Firstly, make sure you've got the latest, perhaps unreleased, firmware 
from Patton.  It works much better than the old stuff did.  You may 
need to contact Patton directly to get this.

> I've tried sending to and receiving from a couple of good machines.
> The
> errors are relatively consistent; though with one I also get a "MODEM
> <Timeout>; Problem sending TCF data" after the AT+FTM command.
>
> I've seen conflicting reports about using the 2977 in the mailing list
> archive; I'd appreciate any advice that you can give.

The Patton/Digi DataFire is roughly the same product as the Digi 
AccelePort RAS except that it's digital rather than analog.  It appears 
that the same driver works for both, however.  These products have long 
been quite problematic in Class 2 faxing, and for the most part were 
completely broken with Class 1 faxing.  Due in large part to some 
tremendous efforts by Frank Brock, Patton has produced new firmware and 
drivers for at least the DataFire product.  In my experience, the new 
firmware and drivers seem to work quite well, and it is my preferred 
solution for T1.

Lee.

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