Topic: i have problem with 3com us robotic modem in sme 7.3

[jaffer]

i have connected 3com us robotic modem but i have doubt it was not install because when i install hylafax during cofiguration it shows no modem exist, pls do help how to install external 3com us robotic in sme 7.3.

[Jáder]

You just connect it!

If you have ANY other problem than above... please tell us what is it... so we can help you.

I´ve done work even a USB winmodem with Hylafax (love Hylafax) not a easy task... but it works!

Are your 3Com a WinModem ? It´s internal/external ? In which port is connected ? It´s working ? How do you know ? Can you issue commands using minicom ?

Jáder

[jaffer]

thnks for reply  yes i connected already my 3 com us robotic in my new pc with intel mother 945gcnl with inter core 2 duo processor but the modem is not get installed, when i worked with old pc i mean pentium 4 it is working fine i have doubt it is not supporting to new motherboard. In my new motherboard i have built in network card and modem but it is not working than i connect old network d-link 538x card  than it started working with network than after i tried on modem with old modem 3 com us robotic external but i get error in hylafax

here you can view which i get eroor message

[root@linux-server ~]# faxsetup

Setup program for HylaFAX (tm) 4.3.4.

Created for i686-pc-linux-gnu on Fri May 18 11:37:47 EDT 2007.

Reading cached parameters from /var/spool/hylafax/etc/setup.cache.

Found base64 encoder: /usr/bin/uuencode -m ==== | /bin/grep -v ====
Found Quoted-Printable encoder: qp-encode
Found mimencode for compatibilty: mimencode
Checking system for proper client configuration.
Checking system for proper server configuration.


Warning: /sbin/mgetty does not exist or is not an executable program!

The file:

    /sbin/mgetty

does not exist or this file is not an executable program.  The
HylaFAX software optionally uses this program and the fact that
it does not exist on the system is not a fatal error.  If the
program resides in a different location and you do not want to
install a symbolic link for /sbin/mgetty that points to your program
then you must reconfigure and rebuild HylaFAX from source code.


Warning: /sbin/vgetty does not exist or is not an executable program!

The file:

    /sbin/vgetty

does not exist or this file is not an executable program.  The
HylaFAX software optionally uses this program and the fact that
it does not exist on the system is not a fatal error.  If the
program resides in a different location and you do not want to
install a symbolic link for /sbin/vgetty that points to your program
then you must reconfigure and rebuild HylaFAX from source code.


Warning: /bin/egetty does not exist or is not an executable program!

The file:

    /bin/egetty

does not exist or this file is not an executable program.  The
HylaFAX software optionally uses this program and the fact that
it does not exist on the system is not a fatal error.  If the
program resides in a different location and you do not want to
install a symbolic link for /bin/egetty that points to your program
then you must reconfigure and rebuild HylaFAX from source code.


Warning: /usr/share/ghostscript/fonts does not exist or is not a directory!

The directory /usr/share/ghostscript/fonts does not exist or this file is not a directory.
This is the directory where the HylaFAX client applications expect to
locate font metric information to use in formatting ASCII text for
submission as facsimile.  Without this information HylaFAX may generate
illegible facsimile from ASCII text.


Make /var/spool/hylafax/bin/ps2fax a link to /var/spool/hylafax/bin/ps2fax.gs.


Make /var/spool/hylafax/bin/pdf2fax a link to /var/spool/hylafax/bin/pdf2fax.gs.

Update /var/spool/hylafax/status/any.info.

        HylaFAX configuration parameters are:

        [1] Init script starts faxq:            yes
        [2] Init script starts hfaxd            yes
        [3] Start old protocol:                 no
        [4] Start paging protocol:              no
Are these ok [yes]?

[Jáder]

thnks for reply  yes i connected already my 3 com us robotic in my new pc with intel mother 945gcnl with inter core 2 duo processor but the modem is not get installed, when i worked with old pc i mean pentium 4 it is working fine i have doubt it is not supporting to new motherboard. In my new motherboard i have built in network card and modem but it is not working than i connect old network d-link 538x card  than it started working with network than after i tried on modem with old modem 3 com us robotic external but i get error in hylafax

here you can view which i get eroor message

OK! Let´s start from beggining: FORGET HYLAFAX! At least untill we get your modem working with minicom!

I´ve asked:

Are your 3Com a WinModem ? It´s internal/external ? In which port is connected ? It´s working ? How do you know ? Can you issue commands using minicom ?

So let´s ask again:
1) Are your 3Com a WinModem ? If you don´t know, look into it for a model number or anything who allow identify it.
2) It´s internal/external ?
3) If external in which serial port is connected ?
4) Is your modem detected if you run "kudzu" ??

After those answers I´ll be able to help you.

BTW: I´m at MSN as jader31 _&AT&_ terra _#DOT#_ com _$DOT$_ br.  If you like we can chat so diag would be quicker.

[zatnikatel]

just my 2 cents don't use win modems on linux they are crap get a hardware based ext modem anything that does away with the dsp chip and uses software no thanks
the old rockwell modems were the best
and there were Conexant hardware based ext as well askey / dynalink modems as well

use the us robotic external modem from memory they were 56k flex and x2 that should work disable the internal first restart the pc and watch the lights on the modem and see if a couple of them blink on and off while the pc restarts
 

[Jáder]

I agree with you.... winmodem sucks... at least the "win" part sucks!

I was contacted offline by him and was able to configure his modem (was a external 3Com).
I believe he have it working now.

Jáder

PS: I have done a winmodem works with linux/hylafax... not just for fun as also because it´s just one piece (without power supply) to connect!

[zatnikatel]

I agree with you.... winmodem sucks... at least the "win" part sucks!

I was contacted offline by him and was able to configure his modem (was a external 3Com).
I believe he have it working now.

Jáder

cool that is always a good thing to help out and get things working