I am a fairly new Ubuntu user trying to get a fax program working.
I have finally gotten LibreOffice to send messages to efax, but efax-gtk will not send them.
I know I have the correct port selected and it responds to commands. The fax works in Windows. I want to use Linux exclusively so want the fax working.
What am I missing?
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More information: I satrted an error log and get
efax-0.9a: 17:29:39 Error: can't open serial port /dev/ttyS1: Permission denied
efax-0.9a: 17:29:39 failed page /media/10GData/test.pdf.001
efax-0.9a: 17:29:39 finished - unrecoverable error
But when I do
ls -l /dev/ttyS1
I get
crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 4, 65 Aug 19 09:33 /dev/ttyS1
Which should give me write permissions to the modem.
Last edit: Jacque 2013-08-19
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More information: I satrted an error log and get
efax-0.9a: 17:29:39 Error: can't open serial port /dev/ttyS1:
Permission denied efax-0.9a: 17:29:39 failed
page /media/10GData/test.pdf.001 efax-0.9a: 17:29:39 finished -
unrecoverable error But when I do
ls -l /dev/ttyS1
I get
crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 4, 65 Aug 19 09:33 /dev/ttyS1
Which should give me permissions to the mode.
I think I've configured efax-gtk properly in Ubuntu 12.04. I am trying for the first time to send a fax with an external Robotics 33.6 Faxmodem from ttyS0. Efax-gtk seems to have sent the fax and returned to the Inactive state but I see nothing in the faxsent directory. Nor do I see it at the destination, namely www.faxtoy.com, which provides the public a free fax phone number to use.
Your help and advice will be much appreciated.
Julianvb
Last edit: julianvb 2014-03-29
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I re-faxed my pdf file tonight by aslecting it from the faxout directory and selecting 18888771655 from the phone driectory, both successfully. After clicking the 'Send fax' button, I saw the following error display:
** Beginning fax log: 1906 EDT 30 Mar 2014 **
Socket running on port 9900
efax-0.9a: 19:06:28 Error: can't open serial port /dev/ttyS4: Permission denied
efax-0.9a: 19:06:28 failed page /home/jul/faxout/q11.pdf.001
efax-0.9a: 19:06:28 finished - unrecoverable error
Closing the socket
** Ending fax log: 1906 EDT 30 Mar 2014 **
** Beginning fax log: 1911 EDT 30 Mar 2014 **
Socket running on port 9900
efax-0.9a: 19:12:32 opened /dev/ttyS0
efax-0.9a: 19:12:39 sync: dropping DTR
efax-0.9a: 19:12:43 sync: sending escapes
efax-0.9a: 19:12:49 Error: sync: modem not responding
efax-0.9a: 19:12:49 failed page /home/jul/faxout/q11.pdf.001
efax-0.9a: 19:12:49 finished - no response from modem
Since I've specified /dev/ttyS0 in the efax-gtkrc Settings file, I don't know how /dev/ttyS4 became the serial port. Can you tell me why? Thanks.
Julianvb
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"Since I've specified /dev/ttyS0 in the efax-gtkrc Settings file, I don't know how /dev/ttyS4 became the serial port. Can you tell me why? Thanks."
You must have changed your settings between the two attempts.
From your output you can deduce that you have no modem on /dev/ttys0 (aka COM1). You appear to have no /dev/ttyS4 (COM5) device at all - presumably you have less than 5 serial ports on your computer, which would not be surprising.
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I am a fairly new Ubuntu user trying to get a fax program working.
I have finally gotten LibreOffice to send messages to efax, but efax-gtk will not send them.
I know I have the correct port selected and it responds to commands. The fax works in Windows. I want to use Linux exclusively so want the fax working.
What am I missing?
More information: I satrted an error log and get
efax-0.9a: 17:29:39 Error: can't open serial port /dev/ttyS1: Permission denied
efax-0.9a: 17:29:39 failed page /media/10GData/test.pdf.001
efax-0.9a: 17:29:39 finished - unrecoverable error
But when I do
ls -l /dev/ttyS1
I get
crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 4, 65 Aug 19 09:33 /dev/ttyS1
Which should give me write permissions to the modem.
Last edit: Jacque 2013-08-19
On Mon, 19 Aug 2013 17:04:21 +0000
"Jacque" mrjacque@users.sf.net wrote:
Hi,
The permissions on /dev/ttyS1 are incorrect. You need to add yourself
to the dialout group. See 'usermod -a -G'.
Chris
Hi,
The permissions on /dev/ttyS1 are incorrect. You need to add yourself
to the dialout group. See 'usermod -a -G'.
Chris
Hi,
I think I've configured efax-gtk properly in Ubuntu 12.04. I am trying for the first time to send a fax with an external Robotics 33.6 Faxmodem from ttyS0. Efax-gtk seems to have sent the fax and returned to the Inactive state but I see nothing in the faxsent directory. Nor do I see it at the destination, namely www.faxtoy.com, which provides the public a free fax phone number to use.
Your help and advice will be much appreciated.
Julianvb
Last edit: julianvb 2014-03-29
Hi,
I re-faxed my pdf file tonight by aslecting it from the faxout directory and selecting 18888771655 from the phone driectory, both successfully. After clicking the 'Send fax' button, I saw the following error display:
** Beginning fax log: 1906 EDT 30 Mar 2014 **
Socket running on port 9900
efax-0.9a: 19:06:28 Error: can't open serial port /dev/ttyS4: Permission denied
efax-0.9a: 19:06:28 failed page /home/jul/faxout/q11.pdf.001
efax-0.9a: 19:06:28 finished - unrecoverable error
Closing the socket
** Ending fax log: 1906 EDT 30 Mar 2014 **
** Beginning fax log: 1911 EDT 30 Mar 2014 **
Socket running on port 9900
efax-0.9a: 19:12:32 opened /dev/ttyS0
efax-0.9a: 19:12:39 sync: dropping DTR
efax-0.9a: 19:12:43 sync: sending escapes
efax-0.9a: 19:12:49 Error: sync: modem not responding
efax-0.9a: 19:12:49 failed page /home/jul/faxout/q11.pdf.001
efax-0.9a: 19:12:49 finished - no response from modem
Since I've specified /dev/ttyS0 in the efax-gtkrc Settings file, I don't know how /dev/ttyS4 became the serial port. Can you tell me why? Thanks.
Julianvb
"Since I've specified /dev/ttyS0 in the efax-gtkrc Settings file, I don't know how /dev/ttyS4 became the serial port. Can you tell me why? Thanks."
You must have changed your settings between the two attempts.
From your output you can deduce that you have no modem on /dev/ttys0 (aka COM1). You appear to have no /dev/ttyS4 (COM5) device at all - presumably you have less than 5 serial ports on your computer, which would not be surprising.