Suzan,
Is your Web **SERVER** accessible from the rest of the world with your
modem ??
Then of course the phone line is caught by the server and you cannot FAX
sharing the line.
Have you tried to FAX with the server disabled?
Jacques
Marvin Stodolsky wrote:
> Suzan,
>
> Check that you can browse before you try faxing.
> $ su - root
> # wvdialconf wvtest
> should find the modem using serial drivers for the Venus chipset modem.
> Edit in your personal info with:
> # gedit wvtest.
> Then try a dialout with:
> # wvdial --config wvtest
>
> MarvS
> scanModem maintainer
>
> On 6/18/07, suzan Hendrata <shendrata@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> To whom it may concern
>>
>> I have a web server running linux red hat and i have a problem with my
>> modem. For some reason, I could not send a fax through the modem.
>> I would like to confirm if my modem is working fine
>> i have run the scanmodem software but i could not understand the .TXT
>> file.
>> I'm a new user for LINUX. Could you please help?
>>
>> Thank you
>>
>> Regards, Suzan
>>
>> Only plain text email is forwarded by the DISCUSS@xxxxxxxxxxxxx List
>> Server.
>> Do use the following as the email Subject Line:
>> SomeName, YourCountry Red Hat Linux release 7.2 (Enigma)
>> Kernel kernel 2.4.7-10smp
>> This will alert cogent experts, and distinguish cases in the
Archives.
>> YourCountry will enable Country Code guidance.
>> Occassionally responses are blocked by an Internet Provider mail
>> filters.
>> So in a day, also check the Archived responses at
>> http://www.linmodems.org .
>> Local Linux experts can be found through:
>> http://www.linux.org/groups/index.html
>> -------------------------- System information
>> ----------------------------
>> CPU=i686, Red Hat Linux release 7.2 (Enigma)
>> Kernel
>> Linux version 2.4.7-10smp (bhcompile@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) (gcc
>> version 2.96 20000731 (Red Hat Linux 7.1 2.96-98)) #1 SMP Thu Sep 6
>> 17:09:31 EDT 2001
>> scanModem update of: 2007_June_16
>> The modem symbolic link is /dev/modem -> /dev/ttyS4
>>
>> ALSAversion
>> USB modem not detected.
>>
>> Modem or host audio card candidates have firmware information:
>>
>> PCI slot PCI ID SubsystemID Name
>> ---------- --------- --------- --------------
>> 00:06.0 11c1:0480 1668:0480 Communication
>> controller: Lucent Microelectronics Venus Modem
>>
>> Modem interrupt assignment and sharing:
>>
>> --- Bootup diagnositcs for card in PCI slot 00:06.0 ----
>>
>> === Finished modem firmware and bootup diagnostics section. ===
>> === Next deducing cogent software ===
>>
>> For candidate modem in PCI bus: 00:06.0
>> Class 0780: 11c1:0480 Communication controller: Lucent
>> Microelectronics Venus Modem
>> Primary PCI_id 11c1:0480
>> Support type needed or chipset: Agere.Venus_serial_drivers
>>
>>
>>
>> Vendor 11c1 is Lucent Technologies with modem technology now under
>> LSI Inc.
>> Their Linux code developer/maintainer is Soumyendu Sarkar. Support
>> for a chipset and its
>> continued maintenance is only initiated at the request of a major
>> chipset buyer,
>> or comparable sponsor. Several different modem chipset types are
>> produced:
>> with varying support under Linux.
>> Device ID Support Name Comment
>> --------- ------------- -----------
-----------------------------
>> 0480 serial drivers Venus controller chipset 1673JV7
>> 0440-045d martian Mars/Apollo DSP (digital signal
>> processing) chipsets
>> 0462 none 56K.V90/ADSL Wildwire
>> 048d none SV2P soft modem
>> 048(c or f) AGRSM SV2P soft modem
>> 0600 none soft modem, very few in the field.
>> 0620 AGRSM Pinball soft modem, in some HP desktop PCs
>> 062(1-3) none SV92PP,Pinball soft modem, in some HP
>> desktop PCs
>>
>> martian - At
>>
http://phep2.technion.ac.il/linmodems/packages/ltmodem/kernel-2.6/martian/
>>
>>
>> AGRSM - At
>> http://phep2.technion.ac.il/linmodems/packages/ltmodem/kernel-2.6/
>> agrsm-alpha.tar.bz2 potentially provides support for PCI_id chipsets
>> 11c1:048c, 11c1:048f and 11c1:0620
>> in addition to prior support of Subsystems under Intel 8086:???? below
>> 11C1:048C
>> 11C1:048F
>> 11C1:0620
>> 8086:(2416 2426 7196 2486 24C6 24CD6 266D) are soft modem controllers,
>> better
>> supported through ALSA modem drivers and the Smartlink slmodemd
>> helper.
>>
>> There has only been one reported success for 11c1:048c, 11c1:048f and
>> 11c1:0620. See:
>> http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/bigarch/archive-seventh/msg00849.html
>> http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/bigarch/archive-seventh/msg00970.html
>> Interaction with experts will likely be necessary to get any of these
>> modems working.
>>
>> -------------- end Agere Systems section -------------------
>>
>> Completed candidate modem analyses.
>>
>> A UDEV device file system is not active.
>>
>> Versions adequately match for the compiler installed: 2.96
>> and the compiler used in kernel assembly: 2.96
>>
>>
>>
>> Compiling resources appear complete:
>> make utility - /usr/bin/make
>> Compiler version 2.96
>> kernel_headers base folder /lib/modules/2.4.7-10smp/build
>>
>>
>> Checking pppd properties:
>> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 177244 Aug 11 2001
>> /usr/sbin/pppd
>>
>> In case of an "error 17" "serial loopback" problem, see:
>> http://phep2.technion.ac.il/linmodems/archive-sixth/msg02637.html
>>
>> To enable dialout without Root permission do:
>> $ su - root (not for Ubuntu)
>> chmod a+x /usr/sbin/pppd
>> or under Ubuntu related Linuxes
>> chmod a+x /usr/sbin/pppd
>>
>> Checking settings of: /etc/ppp/options
>> lock
>>
>> In case of a message like:
>> Warning: Could not modify /etc/ppp/pap-secrets: Permission denied
>> see
http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/bigarch/archive-sixth/msg04656.html
>>
>> Read Modem/YourSystem.txt concerning other COMM channels: eth0
>> Which can interfere with Browser naviagation.
>>
>> Don't worry about the following, it is for the experts
>> should trouble shooting be necessary.
>> ==========================================================
>>
>> Checking for modem support lines:
>> --------------------------------------
>> /device/modem symbolic link: lrwxrwxrwx 1 root
>> root 10 Sep 9 2002 /dev/modem -> /dev/ttyS4
>> slmodemd created symbolic link /dev/ttySL0:
>> Within /etc/udev/ files:
>>
>> Within /etc/modprobe.conf files:
>>
>> Within any ancient /etc/devfs files:
>>
>> Within ancient kernel 2.4.n /etc/module.conf files:
>>
>> --------- end modem support lines --------
>>
>>
>>
