Setting up Hylafax on Ubuntu 8.10

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Jason, Apr 13, 2009.

  1. Jason

    Jason Developer / Handyman Staff Member

    Ubuntu installed quite easily. Easier to setup than Windows really.

    Seems to run well.

    I've tried the installation as outlined at:

    Issues:

    sudo addfaxmodem

    - says there is no command addfaxmodem. I do note that there is a file called faxmodem there already. (anysuggestions).



  2. Jason

    Jason Developer / Handyman Staff Member

    The users and passwords are in the file users.r, and you can edit that to add your own users.

    2 problems:

    (1) what users are we talking here ? My Ubuntu Login and Password ? or is this going to be the Fax Portal login and password ?

    (2) i used a program called gedit to edit users.r . It says I don't have permission to do so. Should I shut down Cheyenne ? How is that done ?

    ============

    The file config.r contains the paths to the recvq file, and the temp directory where imagemagick is to generate our fax previews.

    Do I need to touch this file if I don't mind the defaults ?
  3. Jason

    Jason Developer / Handyman Staff Member

    Looks like it's ready.

    Attached Files:

  4. Graham

    Graham Developer Staff Member

  5. Graham

    Graham Developer Staff Member

    So you installed hylafax??

    What happens when you type

    sudo faxstat

    ?
  6. Jason

    Jason Developer / Handyman Staff Member

  7. Graham

    Graham Developer Staff Member

  8. Jason

    Jason Developer / Handyman Staff Member

    My modem doesn't seem to be detecting well ...

    I run the faxaddmodem and it can't find the signal.

    Is there a way to find out if Ubuntu found the fax/dialup hardware in the laptop ?
  9. Graham

    Graham Developer Staff Member

    Try system/preferences/hardware information

    but maybe you need to install a driverhttp://linmodems.org/

    Or, do as I initially suggested and get an external fax modem.
  10. Jason

    Jason Developer / Handyman Staff Member

    No such thing for me.

    Thinking about it ! Any thoughts on an easy external modem ? Robust External modem ? Which would you suggest ?
  11. Graham

    Graham Developer Staff Member

  12. Jason

    Jason Developer / Handyman Staff Member

    Try system/preferences/hardware information

    No there is no "Hardware Information" in /System/Preferences.

  13. Graham

    Graham Developer Staff Member

    So did you get yourself an external fax modem?

  14. Jerry

    Jerry Administrator Staff Member

    I agree with Graham. I've messed around with modems on Linux a fair bit. You can mess with internal modems, but that's a deep topic -- basically, avoid it. For external modems, Zoom's mini-USB model 3095 has a Linux driver. They commonly carry this one at Staples, Office Depot, and Best Buy for around $50, no power supply required. I have not personally got this one to work on Linux, but ubuntu should work with it OK. If you can get your hands on a good old fashioned external serial port modem (like Creative Modem Blaster or US Robotics), these things work great with any disto of Linux I have used. Just plug the dang thing into a serial port on Linux and I will be shocked if it doesn't work. ttyS0 on Linux = COM1 on Windows.

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