[ubuntu-za] Ubuntu 11.04 fax modem

[frans]

On 11/09/12 13:39 PM, Alf Stockton wrote:
> I have a need to send a fax from my Lenovo ThinkPad T500 running under 
> Ubuntu 11.04 but am having a problem getting the fax modem working.
> I have tried among other things
> efax -d /dev/ttyS0 -t T0113309560 Document-Fax.001
>
>
> efax: Mon Sep 12 13:25:20 2011 efax v 0.9a-001114 Copyright 1999 Ed Casas
> efax: Mon Sep 12 13:25:20 2011 efax v 0.9a-001114 Copyright 1999 Ed Casas
> efax: 25:20 compiled Jun 21 2006 05:59:09
> efax: 25:20 opened /dev/ttyS0
> efax: 25:20 Error: tcgetattr on fd=3 failed: Input/output error
> efax: 25:20 failed ->  SABC-TVLicence-Fax.001
> efax: 25:20 Error: fax device write: Input/output error
> efax: 25:22 Error: tcgetattr on fd=3 failed: Input/output error
> efax: 25:24 Error: fax device write: Input/output error
> efax: 25:26 sync: dropping DTR
> efax: 25:26 Error: tcgetattr on fd=3 failed: Input/output error
> efax: 25:26 Error: tcgetattr on fd=3 failed: Input/output error
> efax: 25:26 Error: tcgetattr on fd=3 failed: Input/output error
> efax: 25:28 Error: fax device write: Input/output error
> efax: 25:30 sync: sending escapes
> efax: 25:30 Error: tcgetattr on fd=3 failed: Input/output error
> efax: 25:30 Error: fax device write: Input/output error
> efax: 25:30 Error: fax device write: Input/output error
> efax: 25:31 Error: tcgetattr on fd=3 failed: Input/output error
> efax: 25:31 Error: fax device write: Input/output error
> efax: 25:31 Error: fax device write: Input/output error
> efax: 25:32 Error: fax device write: Input/output error
> efax: 25:34 Error: fax device write: Input/output error
> efax: 25:36 Error: sync: modem not responding
> efax: 25:36 Error: tcgetattr on fd=3 failed: Input/output error
> efax: 25:36 done, returning 2 (unrecoverable error)
> *
> Suggestions please.
> *
> -- 
> Regards,
> Alf Stocktonwww.stockton.co.za
>
>
What chipset does the modem have and are the necessary drivers loaded?
I never had success with faxes in Linux, as an alternative you might 
want to look into email to fax services, depending on how much faxes you 
need to send in a year's time

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