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Receive faxes using a non-Apple modem
Authored by: nobody on Dec 28, '04 03:26:57PM

I made a typo:
instead of


#now, link the hermstedt device to the ones used by the fax software 

ln -s /dev/tty.ws_iiFAX /dev/cu.modem 

ln -s /dev/tty.ws_iiFAX /dev/tty.modem

it should read:


#now, link the hermstedt device to the ones used by the fax software 

ln -s /dev/cu.ws_iiFAX /dev/cu.modem 

ln -s /dev/tty.ws_iiFAX /dev/tty.modem

You also could tweak /etc/efax.rc instead. However, if some softwareupdate from apple reverts your changes to that file, you have to restore it.
Placing a Script in /Library/StartupItems maybe is safer, since a OS install wont touch these Files.

Receive faxes using a non-Apple modem
Authored by: robg on Dec 29, '04 05:21:01PM

I just edited the main hint, so the above correction is no longer applicable :)

-rob.

Receive faxes using a non-Apple modem
Authored by: jeiram on Jul 29, '05 07:48:04AM

I have used your script (I also use a Hermstedt ISDN modem) but now my internal mosem is not working any longer! Even after restart the computer... Is there a solution for that?

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