fax debug

[bill jehle <billj brandx net>]

Denice wrote:

> On Thu, 30 Sep 1999, bill jehle wrote:
>
> > Does anyone know how to figure out whats wrong with my fax?
> > This is the 'user log' and 'fax test' outputs.
> >
> > --- /usr/bin/fax ---
> {snip}
> > efax: 45:52 removed stale lock /var/lock/LCK..modem from pid 2924
> > efax: 45:52 created binary lock file /var/lock/LCK..modem
> > efax: 45:52 Error: can't open serial port /dev/modem: Permission denied
> > efax: 45:52 failed ->
>
> Looks like you have a permission problem on the device.  I suggest you add
> an entry for the modem in /etc/security/console.perms so that you can use
> the modem as a non-root user..

here is the pemission for /dev/modem

>  0 lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     root            5 Sep 18 20:49 /dev/modem -> ttyS2

here is what I added in /console.perms did I do it right?

<sound>=/dev/dsp* /dev/audio* /dev/midi* \
        /dev/mixer* /dev/sequencer
<cdrom>=/dev/cdrom
<pilot>=/dev/pilot
<jaz>=/dev/jaz
<zip>=/dev/zip
<fb>=/dev/fb /dev/fb[0-9]*
<kbd>=/dev/kbd
<joystick>=/dev/js*
<v4l>=/dev/video* /dev/radio* /dev/winradio* /dev/vtx* /dev/vbi*
<modem>=/dev/modem
# permission definitions
<console> 0666 <floppy>    0600 root
<console> 0600 <sound>     0644 root
<console> 0666 <cdrom>     0600 root
<console> 0600 <pilot>     0660 root
<console> 0600 <jaz>       0660 root
<console> 0600 <zip>       0660 root
<console> 0600 <fb>        0600 root
<console> 0600 <kbd>       0600 root
<console> 0600 <joystick>  0600 root
<console> 0600 <v4l>       0600 root
<console> 0666 <modem>     0600 root

I still get the same error in the log,  erez newplaces com had a mini how-to on
efax that you are probably familiar with and he  (she) says that efax expects a
Real device file at /dev/modem and to create one with the same major and minor
numbers. This, if needed, is a little over my head  so could you walk me through
it, or is there a simpler way to hook a fax into lyx?

> ps:  re. pre config linux boxes: I bought this machine from a "linux" vendor
> thinking that programs such as efax would be already setup and I wouldn't have
> to hack it to make it work. But all they did was put the vendor
> name.localvendor on it. ha ha
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