Re: [efax-users] Efax and Courier V-Everything???

[Ed Casas <edc@xxxxxxx>]

Hi,

USR modems have buggy Class 2.0 implementations.  Try Class 1
with the development version of efax (from www.cce.com/efax/).
It's not guaranteed to work, but it's much more likely.

The message about DIS/DCS length is OK.  It means the fax machine
has more capabilities than were defined when efax was written.
The extra information is ignored.

> Greetings: Can't solve this problem. Can anyone offer suggestions??
> 
> Running Slackware 7.1 or 8.0 on two machines; the 7.1 machine running
> Efax 0.7 and the 8.0 machine running Efax 0.9.. Either machine work
> fine, data or fax, with an external Zoom 33.6 FaxModem..
> 
> Wanting V-90 I acquired two USR V-Everything Courier's (external), one
> flashed up from V-34+ and the other from X-2.. Both work fine in data
> mode with either machine, and in fax mode with the 7.1 machine and
> Efax 0.7..
> 
> The problem is with the 8.0 machine and Efax 0.9, tried with the
> "courier" line in front end 'fax' commented out or uncommented..
> No matter what I fiddle with, AT cmds etc, I cannot send a fax with
> that combination always getting the report: "Wrong response after
> command: +FDT," continuing to the hangup, but, of course, not sending
> the fax.. Herewith: the end of the log:
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> efax: 35:51 command  "DT3292450"
> efax: 35:51 waiting 120.0 s
> efax: 36:00 .583 [<CR><LF>+FCO<CR><LF>]
> efax: 36:02 .003 [<CR><LF>+FNF:0000565555008C9080F900<CR><LF>]
> efax: 36:02 .703 [<CR><CR><LF>+FCI:"          3043292450"<CR><LF>]
> efax: 36:03 .033 [<CR><LF>+FIS:1,5,0,2,1,0,0,3<CR><LF>]
> efax: 36:03 .163 [<CR><LF>OK<CR><LF>]
> efax: 36:03 response "OK"
> efax: 36:03 remote ID -> "          3043292450"
> efax: 36:03 connected
> efax: 36:03 command  "+FDT"
> efax: 36:03 waiting 45.0 s
> efax: 36:03 .303 [<CR><LF>+FCS:1,5,0,2,0,0,0,3<CR><LF>]
> efax: 36:16 .203 [<CR><LF>+FHS:25<CR><LF>]
> efax: 36:16 .213 [<CR><LF>OK<CR><LF>]
> efax: 36:16 response "OK"
> efax: 36:16 Error: wrong response after command:  +FDT
> efax: 36:16 command  "+FKS"
> efax: 36:16 waiting 5.0 s
> efax: 36:16 .263 [<CR><LF>OK<CR><LF>]
> efax: 36:16 response "OK"
> efax: 36:16 failed -> pentium200.001
> efax: 36:16 command  "Q0V1"
> efax: 36:16 waiting 2.0 s
> efax: 36:16 .533 [<CR><LF>OK<CR><LF>]
> efax: 36:16 response "OK"
> efax: 36:16 command  "Z"
> efax: 36:16 waiting 5.0 s
> efax: 36:16 .923 [<CR><LF>OK<CR><LF>]
> efax: 36:16 response "OK"
> efax: 36:16 read HDB pid 165 [       165<LF>] from /var/lock/LCK..cua1 (our pid)
> efax: 36:16 removed lock file /var/lock/LCK..cua1
> efax: 36:16 done, returning 3 (invalid modem response)
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Doubling up on queries I note, with the Zoom modem and both Efax 0.7
> and 0.9 I get "strange DCS-DIS length," but the fax is delivered and
> looks perfect on the few I've see from the recipients fax machine..
> 
> I hope this isn't too verbose and understandable.. Appreciate!!!
> 
>     Hal - in Terra Alta, WV,  -  Slackware Linux 8.0   (2.4.13)
>     haltec@xxxxxxxxxx | w8mch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx M$ free environment     
> .

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Ed Casas  edc@xxxxxxx   http://www.cce.com