Re: fax mini-howto?

[m* <mark@mail.novare.net>]

Lawrence wrote:
> 
> 
> where is /dev/fax>  it seems that efax does not create it device.  

you are correct: efax does not create any devices nor does mgetty-fax.

those devices are standard.

but it does uses a serial device, say /dev/ttyS1 which Could be 
referred to via symbolic link from /dev/fax.

as is, you can use one of your serial devices, ttyS0 - S3, i.e. :

crw-------   1 root     dialout    4,  64 Sep 29 17:09 /dev/ttyS0
crw-rw----   1 root     dialout    4,  65 Sep 29 16:21 /dev/ttyS1
crw-rw----   1 root     dialout    4,  66 Apr 30 18:25 /dev/ttyS2
crw-rw----   1 root     dialout    4,  67 Apr 30 18:25 /dev/ttyS3

ttyS0 is the serial device i run mgetty-fax on to answer and process
incoming faxes.

so for ease of use, you might make a symbolic link from /dev/fax
to /dev/ttySX since /dev/fax is the defualt device that efax looks
for.

m*

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