[ubuntu-za] Ubuntu 11.04 fax modem

tim@cybersmart.co.za tim at cybersmart.co.za
Mon Sep 12 13:14:10 UTC 2011


ADSL does not support fax.
I discovered this limitation recently too.
Tim

Sent from my HTC

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From: "Alf Stockton" <alf at stockton.co.za>
To: <ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com>
Subject: [ubuntu-za] Ubuntu 11.04 fax modem
Date: Mon, Sep 12, 2011 13:39
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 Stockton                 www.stockton.co.za
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