Subject: fax and modem help
To: None <netbsd-help@netbsd.org>
From: jeff <jeff@omnia.praeclara.org>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 11/27/2000 22:59:24
Hi folks,
I'm trying to get xsane to scan and fax. I'm using 1.5B2 netbsd-mac-ppc
on a Powerbook G3/266 with internal modem, ethernet, scsi...
Actually, xsane worked almost immediately :)
My first problem is that when I installed I didn't have the modem
connected to an outlet (if that matters) and I don't see anything remotely
resembling a modem in dmesg. How do I find out if this modem is
recognized? What should I be looking for?
If the modem is not being recognized, does that mean I have to recompile
the kernel so that it _does_ get recognized? If so, what special
configuration steps do I need to take to make the modem usable? I'm
on-line via the ethernet port and a cable modem, which works very
nicely. I simply need the modem to fax.
Finally, I never receive faxes, and I installed hylafax on a suse linux
machine, and I really think it's way more than I need. And complicated to
set up. So I simply installed the getty-sendfax pkg. But what do I need
to do to make sendfax work? I've been reading man pages and howto's and
docs for two days. Usually I can work through these things with some
patience. But this has me stumped. I would really, really appreciate a
little help.
Thanks,
Jeff
PS. Is there netbsd-specific documentation for how to set up sendfax? A
link?
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