I am trying to check whether my USRobotics Sportser 33.6 Faxmodem is functional or not using Efax-gtk. But my computer houses an internal LSI Corp. WinModem. How can I ensure that it's not active and interferes with the external modem. What serial port should i specify in Efax-gtk?
When I try to send a fax via Efax-gtk, I see 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
1927 EDT 30 Mar 2014 1942 EDT 30 Mar 2014 1957 EDT 30 Mar 2014 2012 EDT 30 Mar 2014 2027 EDT 30 Mar 2014 2042 EDT 30 Mar 2014 * Ending fax log: 1906 EDT 30 Mar 2014 **
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Julianvb
Last edit: julianvb 2014-03-31
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I doubt very much that your internal modem has a /dev/ttyS* device name. Looking at the output of dmesg might tell you where it is. However, the more likely outcome is that it is not recognized at all.
The internal modem will not interfere with your external modem, whether or not it is working. You just need to know what serial port you have connected the external modem to, and select it in the settings dialog.
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I am trying to check whether my USRobotics Sportser 33.6 Faxmodem is functional or not using Efax-gtk. But my computer houses an internal LSI Corp. WinModem. How can I ensure that it's not active and interferes with the external modem. What serial port should i specify in Efax-gtk?
When I try to send a fax via Efax-gtk, I see 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
1927 EDT 30 Mar 2014
1942 EDT 30 Mar 2014
1957 EDT 30 Mar 2014
2012 EDT 30 Mar 2014
2027 EDT 30 Mar 2014
2042 EDT 30 Mar 2014
* Ending fax log: 1906 EDT 30 Mar 2014 **
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Julianvb
Last edit: julianvb 2014-03-31
I doubt very much that your internal modem has a /dev/ttyS* device name. Looking at the output of dmesg might tell you where it is. However, the more likely outcome is that it is not recognized at all.
The internal modem will not interfere with your external modem, whether or not it is working. You just need to know what serial port you have connected the external modem to, and select it in the settings dialog.