Re: Problem with sendfax?
Martin Schulze wrote:
>
> Sylvain Briole writes:
>
> > I am runnig Debian 1.2/Linux 2.0.29/Mgetty+SendFax 1.0 and I would like to
> > send faxes with my modem which is on /dev/ttyS0
> > So, I have converted a .ps file to a .g3 file using gs, and I try to send
> > it :
> >
> > nathalie# sendfax -x 5 -v 0320137288 /home/sbriole/ISEN/fax.g3
> > Trying fax device '/dev/ttyS0'... OK.
> > sendfax: cannot set fax station ID
>
> Check your config files in /etc/mgetty, are you sure that you
> have a fax modem? I'm not a modem expert but I seem to remember
> that there are some modems that cannot fax - or at least cannot
> fax at level 3 which is needed for sendfax (USR SportSter might
> be such a modem).
>
> Regards
>
> Joey
Actually, the problem with fax modems and sendfax is not generally
that they can't handle >>group<< 3 fax files, but that they don't
support Class 2 or Class 2.0 fax transmission. My fax-modem only
supports Class 1. I use mgetty and although since it does not support
Class 1 I cannot receive faxes, I can send them easily with the
excellent efax package.
That said, your problem may not be that it doesn't support class
2/2.0 (which mgetty requires, as I have stated). Since you have
logging turned on ('-x 5') why don't you post the log here? You should
find it in /var/log/mgetty.
NOTE: USR Sportster (at least my 28.8) supports class 1 & 2.0. If you
want to see what classes your modem supports, get into a COM program
(in DOS/Win/Linux doesn't matter) and give your modem the command:
AT+FCLASS=?
It should print a list of what classes it supports.
--
Jens B. Jorgensen
jjorgens@bdsinc.com
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