by I posted this to the qfax mailing list earlier today, but haven't seen any
activity other than mine, so just in case...
I am new to efax and the mailing list so this may have been asked. I have
checked the faq and resources/modems in the archive and don't see an answer.
I have an external USRobotics Sportster 14.4 fax/modem (class 1) attached to
serial port 2 of my Linux system (which is running Slackware 3.0 with kernel
1.2.13). I have a mouse on port 1 and no getty running on either serial
port. I installed efax 0.7a.
I can successfully send a document using the "fax send xxx-xxxx file"
command, but have to turn the modem off and back on to send another one.
The log of the first call shows nothing that looks like an error. When I
issue the command to send another fax the modem goes off hook for a second
(I can hear the dial tone) then goes back on hook before any dialing
occures, then the process hangs until the time-out set with the S7 parameter
expires.
I have tried several different reset strings, including -z+FCLASS=0 both
before and after -zZ and have tried including delays with -ozzz to no effect.
If I attach directly to the modem with cu after the first fax it does appear
to have been reset and is back in class 0 mode.
I have the output of "fax test" and session logs available if they would be
of use.
I tried a different modem (a Motorola Lifestyle 28.8 with class 1) and found
it does not exhibit the problem with the second call. It has it's own
problem completing a call. The logs for it show 'padding to 12 bytes/scan
line' after the fax file is opened (which did not happen with the USR) and
then at the end of the transmission things break down and the receiving fax
comes up with an error that says 'restart' or 'resend' or something to that
effect.
One one occasion with the Motorola efax actually sent a single page twice in
the same session, with the resend error happening at the end of the second
attempt. The log for that is below. Most of the Motorola attempts were only
a single attempt but with the same failure. (Disregard the remote ID and
number in the header - I have been playing musical phone lines :-))
/usr/local/sbin/efax: efax v 0.7a starts Wed Aug 14 16:20:42 1996
efax: Copyright 1995 Ed Casas (compiled Aug 14 1996 11:58:00)
efax: opened /dev/cua1
efax: dialing T6233733 (20:45)
efax: connected (21:05)
efax: received NSF (21:07)
efax: received CSI
efax: remote ID=" 6194551257"
efax: received DIS (21:08)
efax: sent TSI (21:10)
efax: local 196lpi 9600bps 8.5"/215mm 11"/A4 1D - - 0ms
efax: remote 196lpi 9600bps 8.5"/215mm any 2D - - 20/10ms
efax: session 196lpi 9600bps 8.5"/215mm 11"/A4 1D - - 10ms
efax: sent DCS
efax: sent TCF (1979 bytes) (21:12)
efax: received CFR (21:14)
efax: opened /etc/group.001 as fax file
efax: padding to 12 bytes/scan line.
efax: header:[96/08/14 16:20 JAYCOR MIS (+1 619 535 3144) --> 6233733 p.
1/1]
efax: sent 2176 lines, 14177+17825 bytes, 22 s 11637 bps (21:36)
efax: sent EOP (21:38)
efax: sent EOP (21:42)
efax: received RTN (21:43)
efax: sent TSI (21:45)
efax: local 196lpi 9600bps 8.5"/215mm 11"/A4 1D - - 0ms
efax: remote 196lpi 9600bps 8.5"/215mm any 2D - - 20/10ms
efax: session 196lpi 9600bps 8.5"/215mm 11"/A4 1D - - 10ms
efax: sent DCS (21:46)
efax: sent TCF (1979 bytes) (21:48)
efax: received CFR (21:49)
efax: opened /etc/group.001 as fax file
efax: padding to 12 bytes/scan line. (21:50)
efax: header:[96/08/14 16:20 JAYCOR MIS (+1 619 535 3144) --> 6233733 p.
1/1]
efax: sent 2176 lines, 14177+17825 bytes, 22 s 11637 bps (22:12)
efax: sent EOP (22:13)
efax: sent EOP (22:18)
efax: sent EOP (22:22)
efax: sent EOP (22:26)
efax: Error: no response from remote (22:29)
efax: sent DCN (22:31)
efax: done, returning 0 (22:34)
Does anyone have a clue about either one of these? I'm guessing I'll need
to give up on class 1 and get a class 2 modem, but it will be awhile and I
would really like to get one of these working, preferably the Sportster.
Thanks
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