[Fwd: mgetty fax manager enquiries]

[Denis Gaulin]

Oct. 20, 2007

Soory for the delay Rick , I have been away for the week.

I will get with these packages next week and let you know how things
worked out

Tahnk you


Denis Gaulin


Le jeudi 18 octobre 2007 à 15:16 -0700, Rick Knight a écrit :
> Denis Gaulin wrote:
> > Le 17 oct., 2007
> >
> > Thank you Rick, I will get under way to download these packages ans see
> > what happen.
> >
> > It is true I do not use much fax nowaday but often I need to send faxes
> > to hospital administration and purchasing dept. people for my work. And
> > these people like to have fax as a confirmation of quotes or other
> > discussions.
> >
> > Right now I use my other Mac 10.4 computer .
> >
> > To close I may get back to yoou for help....
> >
> > Denis Gauiin
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Le mardi 16 octobre 2007 à 09:19 -0700, Rick Knight a écrit :
> >   
> >> Denis Gaulin wrote:
> >>     
> >>> Oct 15, 2007  21.27hra
> >>>
> >>> 	I send this request once more hoping someone could give me a hint
> >>>
> >>> Thank you
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>   
> >>>
> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>>
> >>> Subject:
> >>> mgetty fax manager enquiries
> >>> From:
> >>> Denis Gaulin <2050gaulin at videotron.ca>
> >>> Date:
> >>> Wed, 10 Oct 2007 21:52:40 -0400
> >>> To:
> >>> kubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> >>>
> >>> To:
> >>> kubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Oct. 10, 2007
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Hi, my name is Denis Gaulin, St-Bruno, Qc.  I read most of the queries
> >>> and answers on this list and copy those I think important to learn.
> >>> This is very good... The more I go the more I enjoy Ubuntu. Evolution is
> >>> great for Email !
> >>> Here is my problem.
> >>> 	I use Ubuntu Dapper, 6.06LTS  and I am not very experienced with this
> >>> OS.  My equipment is  a mobo  MSI- 6195 ( K7-PRO )  and a winfax modem ,
> >>> Conexant, HCF56K Dat /*fax modem, class 2 built by GVC Corp. ( from a
> >>> former IBM APTIVA computer). The modem is connected to the telephone
> >>> RJ-4/6  port ( wall plug ).
> >>>
> >>> >From the Ubuntu site I have downloaded the Mgetty  ( 1.1.33-3ubuntu2)
> >>> package.
> >>> I just installed it using Synaptic .  These compressed files have beeen
> >>> installed .
> >>> 	the following files are present in Synaptic and  installed;
> >>> 	 mgetty,   mgetty-docs, mgetty-pvftools, mgetty-voice
> >>>
> >>> However I see nothing in my desktop APPLICATIONS section,  nothing
> >>> anywhere else. to lead me to configure and initiate mgetty.
> >>>
> >>> The mgetty -docs literature  says that we have to compile the program by
> >>> copying policy.h-dist  to policy.h and edit it.   Then edit the Makefile
> >>> to specify installation paths . 
> >>> I see none of those file in all of the usr or etc /mgetty files.   I
> >>> have the impression that this is supposed to be done by Synaptic.....
> >>>
> >>> I tried to search for these files ( policy.h-dist,  policy.h  and
> >>> Makefile ) but nothing pertaining to mgetty to give me a clue as to what
> >>> to do to configure and start mgetty to run.
> >>>
> >>> All of the /usr/share/mgetty files give no clue
> >>> all the /etc/mgetty/mgetty.config,    faxrunq.config,  dialin.config,
> >>> sendfax.config  files are said to be only samples of what to write.
> >>> Where are the actual config files and how to initiate real
> >>> configuration?
> >>>
> >>> I am lost... anyone could tell me the way to get this program to run ?
> >>>
> >>> Thanking you in advance
> >>>
> >>> Denis Gaulin
> >>>
> >>> 2050gaulin at videotron.ca
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>   
> >>>       
> >> I used to rely pretty heavily on being able to fax from my desktop but 
> >> not so much anymore, so I haven't install any of the fax tools I used to 
> >> us. But what always worked for me on previous versions of Kubuntu, 
> >> Slackware and RedHat was mgetty+sendfax, hylafax, tkhylafax and 
> >> faxprint. Those 4 tools together will give you a very complete 
> >> desktop/network fax solution. Of course, the only caveat is having a 
> >> modem that will function with linux.
> >>
> >> Install those 4 packages, configure mgetty+sendfax, and if you still 
> >> need help getting it to work, come back here.
> >>
> >> Rick
> >>
> >>     
> >
> >
> >
> >   
> As an update to my previous message. 2 packages form the repos, 
> hylafax-client and hylafax-server. Install those with Adept or apt-get. 
> Run /usr/sbin/faxsetup to configure your modem. Download and build 
> faxfrontend (here 
> <transtronics.com/reference/Debian-print2hylafax.htm>). In the 
> instructions for faxfrontend, one step is to add the cupsd user to 
> sudoer. This step is critical, faxfrontend won't work without it.
> 
> Good Luck
> Rick
>