Where is the modem?

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Hi,

sounds like there *is* no modem on ttyS1. Are you sure you didn't connect
the modem to *COM*1? COM1 is ttyS*0* under Linux...

Can you see the modem with "cu -l ttyS1 -s 38400" and then typing
AT<RETURN>?

gert

Guenther Hohenstein wrote:
> Hallo,
> I have a problem installing mgetty+sendfax (1.0.0) on my computer
> (Suse Linux 4.3): The programs do not find the modem. Here is what
> I see on the screen when I try to send a fax:
> 
> -----------------------------------------------------
> processing F000001/JOB...
> /usr/local/sbin/sendfax -v 22 f1.g3
> Trying fax device '/dev/ttyS1'... OK.
> command exited with status 3
> The modem doesn't respond!
> -----------------------------------------------------
> 
> And these are the last lines of the Faxlog-file:
> 
> -----------------------------------------------------
> 
> 03/30 18:48:33 yS1 key: 'page-header', type=1, flags=0, data=(empty)
> 03/30 18:48:33 yS1 key: '', type=3, flags=1, data=FALSE
> 03/30 18:48:33 yS1 key: '', type=3, flags=1, data=FALSE
> 03/30 18:48:33 yS1 key: '', type=1, flags=1, data=
> 03/30 18:48:33 yS1 tss: set speed to 38400 (017)
> 03/30 18:48:34 yS1 fax_send: 'ATV1Q0'
> 03/30 18:48:34 yS1 fax_wait_for(OK)
> 03/30 18:50:34 yS1 Warning: got alarm signal!
> 03/30 18:50:34 yS1 mdm_read_byte: read returned -1: Interrupted system call
> 03/30 18:50:34 yS1 mdm_get_line: cannot read byte, return: Interrupted system call
> 03/30 18:50:34 yS1 modem doesn't talk to me: Interrupted system call
> 03/30 18:50:34 yS1 removing lock file
> -----------------------------------------------------
> 
> I installed the programs with only minor changes in the policy.h-file.
> Besides the path-names for the configuration-files
> (/usr/etc/mgetty+sendfax) I adjusted the path for the modem:
> 
> #define FAX_MODEM_TTYS "/dev/ttyS1:/dev/ttyS2"
> 
> In the same way I changed the sendfax.config-file (but I think this is not
> so important?):
> 
> fax-devices /dev/ttyS1:/dev/ttyS2
> 
> With this configuration I neither can send nor receive a fax. Where did I
> make a mistake?
> 
> Günther
> 


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