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From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: FreeBSD 2.0R/FlexFax/Kermit?
Date: 2 Feb 1995 02:08:13 -0000
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kientzle@netcom.com wrote:
: Does anyone have the combination listed above working?
: I seem to be able to use _either_ FlexFax or Kermit, but
: I can't use both. If the FlexFax daemon is running, Kermit
: can't open the serial port. I'd like to hear from someone
: (anyone) who does have both FlexFax and some communications
: program working under some dialect of FreeBSD. In particular:
: - Which serial port device is each one using?
: I'm getting really tired of booting DOS just to dial
: out. <sigh>
: Any help much appreciated,
: Tim Kientzle
I'm experimenting with this as I speak...
First, make your ModemSetupAACmd = +FAA=1 for incomming data/fax - this
stumped me for a while.
Second, don't use cua/ttyd devices, use the tty device.
faxd seems to detect the creation of /var/spool/lock/LCK..tty??, and allow
kermit in ('cos it honours this locking stuff). However, trying to run
slattach won't work 'cos faxd comes back after a while, sees the lock gone
and grabs the port again (with a NONBLOCK open), shitting all over slattach's
attempts to do nice things (not to mention hanging up).
I'm currently compiling ppp into my kernel. It has an interesting 'lock'
option that claims to support uucp locking...;)
I'll test the +FAA=1 bit tomorrow (when I can get my hands on another fax
machine).
Let me know how things go (anyone).
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....