Hi, I'm trying to get a fax modem working with efax under Redhat 5.2 without success. I think the problem is that the modem is not sending responses back to the efax software. When I try to use minicom to test the connection, I initially get no echo of commands. I still get no echo when I issue "ATE1". When I use ctrl-a z, and select the option to toggle local Echo on/off, I then see commands echoed; however, there is no OK response. The strange thing is that if I do nothing for about 10 minutes, then type AT, I suddenly get double echo, e.g., "atat", followed by the OK prompt. If I then toggle local Echo on/off, everything seems to work ok. If, instead of using minicom, I do "cu -l /dev/modem", I get "Connected", but I cannot get an "OK" response from the modem, nor do I see my commands echoed back to the terminal even though I issued ATE1 (echo keyboard input). Using either minicom or cu, I can dial another phone number (e.g., "ATDT[number]") in my office and get a ring, even though I never get any responses from the modem. I've tried two different modems with the same results. I am using the same cable I used with the modem when I was running Win95. Any ideas would be appreciated. Willis Gregory tacedi
You may want to install the setserial RPM and use the setserial program to make sure you are using the right IRQ number.
This is a modem configuration issue. We were unable to replicate it in the test lab.