[ubuntu-za] Ubuntu 11.04 fax modem

Alf Stockton alf at stockton.co.za
Mon Sep 12 12:23:39 UTC 2011


On 12/09/2011 14:13, frans wrote:
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> 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
>
I would be really interested in hearing about an email to fax service as 
I am only liable to send 3 or 4 a year.

-- 
Regards,
Alf Stockton                 www.stockton.co.za




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