Hello: I'm not sure if this is the right forum for this type of question. If not, I apologize.
I'm just starting with Debian and want to use it to run a fax and print service in our location on a P90 machine with Debian 2.2r3 loaded. I've loaded efax 0.9-4 from the Debian web site (I couldn't find it on the CDs I have) and configured it to run and attach to /dev/ttyS1. I can get efax to send faxes and print TIFF files, but not receive faxes. I've tried two modems (USR Sportster, USR Courier) and have gotten slightly different results. In both cases, efax will answer the incoming call, and will successfully retrieve the originating fax's ID and phone number, but the session fails when it tries to receive the document. Here's a snippet of a session log with the Sportster (Type 1 fax): efax: 23:00 received DCS - session format efax: 23:00 session 98lpi 9600bps 8.5"/215mm any 1D - - 0ms efax: 23:00 command "+FTS=1" efax: 23:00 waiting 3.0 s efax: 23:00 .798 [<CR><LF>OK<CR><LF>] efax: 23:00 response "OK" efax: 23:00 command "+FRM=96" efax: 23:00 waiting 6.0 s efax: 23:01 .098 [<CR><LF>CONNECT<CR><LF>] efax: 23:01 response "CONNECT" efax: 23:01 waiting 2.0 s efax: 23:01 .148 [<CR><LF>NO CARRIER<CR><LF>] efax: 23:01 response "NO CARRIER" efax: 23:01 received TCF - channel check (not OK: run of 0 in 57) And here's a piece of the log using the Courier (Type 2 fax): efax: 11:25 session 98lpi 9600bps 8.5"/215mm any 1D - - 0ms efax: 11:25 command "+FDR" efax: 11:25 waiting 60.0 s efax: 11:27 .858 [<CR><LF>+FCS:0,3,0,2,0,0,0,0<CR><LF>] efax: 11:29 .598 [<CR><LF>CONNECT<CR><LF>] efax: 11:29 response "CONNECT" efax: 11:29 session 98lpi 9600bps 8.5"/215mm any 1D - - 0ms [- snip: long error line -] efax: 12:09 Warning: 113 reception errors efax: 12:09 received 113 lines, 113 errors I've read the man page, checked out the script, visited the web page and sent email to efax's author. The author suggested trying manual receive (same results) and checking to make sure that all programs accessing the serial port use the same files for locking (I'm pretty sure efax is the only one accessing the serial port: mouse is the only other serial peripheral I know of, and its on its own PS/2-style port). At this point I'm fairly certain that efax is set up basically correctly, but I'm not sure about what else may or may not be trying to lock the serial port, or how I can test my modem(s) to make sure they're properly configured. One web page (the Fax-Server mini-HOWTO) mentions a fax test script, but trying the command it suggests isn't recognized on my system. Can anyone suggest a solution, or have any experience with this type of application? TIA Kevin B.
