fax receiving problem

[Gert Doering]

Hi,

I have a probelm with receiving of faxes. Looks like it's stucked.
mdm_read_byte error, does someone now, what does it mean?
switchbd is set to 0 in mgetty.conf file.

mgetty says "switchbd is set to 19200" (either via policy.h, or via
mgetty.config) - and I tend to believe mgetty here.

Make sure it's set to "switchbd 0" in mgetty.config, and then re-run
mgetty, with "-x6", to be sure what's going on.

In /var/spool/fax/incoming is many files, but damaged (??)
incoming # ls
fn14aa466S1.01 fn1875d71S1.01 fn1e40c90S1-420-37-7927131.01
fn173d877S1.01 fn18a6109S1.01 fn3745959S1.01
fn1874520S1.01 fn18f779bS1.01 fn3be1e49S1-420-567333575.01
fn18746d8S1.01 fn1ade455S1-420-48-5122432.01
fn1874a46S1.01 fn1dc0eb1S1-420-48-5122432.01

What makes you think these files are damaged? They look normal to me.

04/21 15:51:44 yS1 >> 'switchbd' option in 'mgetty.config' (currently set
to '19200')
04/21 15:51:44 yS1 >> try using 'switchbd 0'

If mgetty says so, switchbd is set...

gert

[Michal Merta]

Thanks Gert,
really, after restarting the service it's now working and everything is
fine. But now I have another issue with sending fax :)
Logs looks like that:

04/24 12:17:00 yS1 mdm_command: string 'ATV1Q0'
04/24 12:17:00 yS1 got:[0d][0a]OK[0d]
04/24 12:17:00 yS1 mdm_command: string 'OK' -> OK
04/24 12:17:00 yS1 mdm_send: 'AT+FCLASS=2'
04/24 12:17:00 yS1 got:[0a]AT+FCLASS=2[0d]
04/24 12:17:00 yS1 mdm_command: string 'AT+FCLASS=2'
04/24 12:17:00 yS1 mdm_send: 'AT+FLID="251613623"'
04/24 12:17:00 yS1 got:[0a]AT+FLID="251613623"[0d]
04/24 12:17:00 yS1 mdm_command: string 'AT+FLID="251613623"'
04/24 12:17:00 yS1 got:[0d][0a]OK[0d]
04/24 12:17:00 yS1 mdm_command: string 'OK' -> OK
04/24 12:17:00 yS1 mdm_send: 'AT+FDCC=1,5,0,2,0,0,0,0'
04/24 12:17:00 yS1 got:[0a]AT+FDCC=1,5,0,2,0,0,0,0[0d]
04/24 12:17:00 yS1 mdm_command: string 'AT+FDCC=1,5,0,2,0,0,0,0'
04/24 12:17:00 yS1 got:[0d][0a]OK[0d]
04/24 12:17:00 yS1 mdm_command: string 'OK' -> OK
04/24 12:17:00 yS1 mdm_send: 'AT+FBOR=0'
04/24 12:17:00 yS1 got:[0a]AT+FBOR=0[0d]
04/24 12:17:00 yS1 mdm_command: string 'AT+FBOR=0'
04/24 12:17:00 yS1 got:[0d][0a]OK[0d]
04/24 12:17:00 yS1 mdm_command: string 'OK' -> OK
04/24 12:17:00 yS1 fax_send: 'ATD225075900'
04/24 12:17:00 yS1 fax_wait_for(OK)
04/24 12:17:00 yS1 got:[0a]ATD225075900[0d]
04/24 12:17:00 yS1 fax_wait_for: string 'ATD225075900'
04/24 12:17:00 yS1 got:[0d][0a]NO DIALTONE[0d]
04/24 12:17:05 yS1 fax_wait_for: string 'NO DIALTONE'
04/24 12:17:05 yS1 ABORTING: line='NO DIALTONE'
04/24 12:17:05 ##### failed dialing, phone="225075900", +FHS:-3, dev=ttyS1,
ti
=5s, acct=""
04/24 12:17:05 yS1 fax_send: 'AT+FCLASS=0'
04/24 12:17:06 yS1 removing lock file
What does it mean "NO DIALTONE" (remote fax is working and receiving faxes
from other machines)?
Thanks for help.

Post by Gert Doering
Hi,

I have a probelm with receiving of faxes. Looks like it's stucked.
mdm_read_byte error, does someone now, what does it mean?
switchbd is set to 0 in mgetty.conf file.

mgetty says "switchbd is set to 19200" (either via policy.h, or via
mgetty.config) - and I tend to believe mgetty here.
Make sure it's set to "switchbd 0" in mgetty.config, and then re-run
mgetty, with "-x6", to be sure what's going on.

In /var/spool/fax/incoming is many files, but damaged (??)
incoming # ls
fn14aa466S1.01 fn1875d71S1.01

fn1e40c90S1-420-37-7927131.01

fn173d877S1.01 fn18a6109S1.01 fn3745959S1.01
fn1874520S1.01 fn18f779bS1.01

fn3be1e49S1-420-567333575.01

fn18746d8S1.01 fn1ade455S1-420-48-5122432.01
fn1874a46S1.01 fn1dc0eb1S1-420-48-5122432.01

What makes you think these files are damaged? They look normal to me.

04/21 15:51:44 yS1 >> 'switchbd' option in 'mgetty.config' (currently

set

to '19200')
04/21 15:51:44 yS1 >> try using 'switchbd 0'

If mgetty says so, switchbd is set...
gert
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fax: [phone]

[Gert Doering]

Hi,

Post by Michal Merta
What does it mean "NO DIALTONE" (remote fax is working and receiving faxes
from other machines)?

Well, NO DIALTONE means "your modem did not hear a dial tone".

The dial tone is the "tuuuuuut" sound you hear when you pick up the phone
- do you need to dial some specific numbers, like "0", to get an outside
line?

gert

[Michal Merta]

No, they dont have to dial specififc numbers. Problem is that fax far away
(on remote side) and i cant hear the sound :)
Thanks,
Michal

Post by Gert Doering
Hi,

Post by Michal Merta
What does it mean "NO DIALTONE" (remote fax is working and receiving

faxes

Post by Michal Merta
from other machines)?

Well, NO DIALTONE means "your modem did not hear a dial tone".
The dial tone is the "tuuuuuut" sound you hear when you pick up the phone
- do you need to dial some specific numbers, like "0", to get an outside
line?
gert
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fax: [phone]

[Juergen Kosel]

Post by Michal Merta
04/24 12:17:00 yS1 fax_send: 'ATD225075900'
04/24 12:17:00 yS1 fax_wait_for(OK)
04/24 12:17:00 yS1 got:[0a]ATD225075900[0d]
04/24 12:17:00 yS1 fax_wait_for: string 'ATD225075900'
04/24 12:17:00 yS1 got:[0d][0a]NO DIALTONE[0d]
04/24 12:17:05 yS1 fax_wait_for: string 'NO DIALTONE'
04/24 12:17:05 yS1 ABORTING: line='NO DIALTONE'
04/24 12:17:05 ##### failed dialing, phone="225075900", +FHS:-3,
dev=ttyS1, ti
=5s, acct=""

as Gert already wrote, modems wait for a dialtone before dialing by default.
If there is never a dialtone, you could initilize your modem with ATX3
(I bet, this is described in mgettys docu :-)


Greetings
Juergen

[Gert Doering]

Hi,

Post by Michal Merta
No, they dont have to dial specififc numbers. Problem is that fax far away
(on remote side) and i cant hear the sound :)

That should result in NO CARRIER, not in NO DIALTONE - the latter is the
"I am not even *starting* to dial, because this phone line is not ready
to be used" error code.

Whether or not the remote fax is quiet or not happens *after* dialing,
and NO DIALTONE happens *before* dialing.

If the modem sends NO DIALTONE *after* dialing, then the modem is just
broken and needs to go into the big bin.

gert

[Michal Merta]

But the same modem is receiving faxes, so its strange :(
Thanks for your help.

Post by Gert Doering
Hi,

Post by Michal Merta
No, they dont have to dial specififc numbers. Problem is that fax far

away

Post by Michal Merta
(on remote side) and i cant hear the sound :)

That should result in NO CARRIER, not in NO DIALTONE - the latter is the
"I am not even *starting* to dial, because this phone line is not ready
to be used" error code.
Whether or not the remote fax is quiet or not happens *after* dialing,
and NO DIALTONE happens *before* dialing.
If the modem sends NO DIALTONE *after* dialing, then the modem is just
broken and needs to go into the big bin.
gert
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fax: [phone]

[Gert Doering]

Hi,

Post by Michal Merta
But the same modem is receiving faxes, so its strange :(

Switch on the speaker and listen for the tones it makes when you dial out
- will tell you what's going on.

gert