Asterisk+SPANDSP (FAX) with TDM400P Do not Work

Asterisk Asterisk Support
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Dear All,

We just bought TDM400P from Digium to bring our FAX solution to our customer.
According to WIKI pages, we installed Asterisk with SPANDSP patch for FAX support (RXFAX / TXFAX)

Here is our version

  • Fax Machine : CANON FAX-L250
  • OS: CentOS 4 (kernel 2.6.9-5.0.3EL)
  • Downloaded Asterisk,Zaptel,LibPri from CVS per August 17, 2005
  • Downloaded spandsp-0.0.2pre19 from www.soft-switch.org
  • TDM400P with :
    • 1 FXS on channel 1 (signaling with fxoks)
    • 1 FXO on channel 4 (signaling with fxsks)

Here is the Zapata.conf

--------------------------- ZAPATA.CONF ------------------------
faxdetect=both
language=en
context=from-pstn
switchtype=national
signalling=fxo_ks
channel => 1
signalling=fxs_ks
channel => 4
------------------------- ZAPATA.CONF END ----------------------

Here is the extention.conf

-------------------------- EXTENTION.CONF ----------------------
[from-pstn]
exten => s,1,Answer
exten => s,2,AbsoluteTimeout(100)
exten => s,3,SetVar(FAXFILE=/var/spool/asterisk/fax/${UNIQUEID}.tif)
exten => s,4,SetVar(LOCALHEADERINFO=ITDept)
exten => s,5,SetVar(LOCALSTATIONID=PowerE2E)
exten => s,6,Wait(5)
exten => s,7,txfax(${FAXFILE}|debug)
exten => fax,1,rxfax(${FAXFILE}|debug)
exten => T,1,SoftHangup(Zap/4-1)
------------------------ EXTENTION.CONF END ---------------------

-------------------------- RXFAX debug -------------------------

DIS: 80 00 ce f4 80 80 81 80 80 80 18
T4 timeout in state 9
Sending ident
CSI: 40 45 32 45 72 65 77 6f 50 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
DIS:
Prefer 256 octet blocks
Can receive fax
Supported data signalling rates: V.27ter and V.29
R8x7.7lines/mm and/or 200x200pels/25.4mm
2D coding
Scan line length: 215mm
Recording length: Unlimited
Receiver’s minimum scan line time: 0ms at 3.85 l/mm: T7.7 = T3.85
R8x15.4lines/mm
Minimum scan line time for higher resolutions: T15.4 = T7.7
North American Letter (215.9mm x 279.4mm)
North American Legal (215.9mm x 355.6mm)
DIS: 80 00 ce f4 80 80 81 80 80 80 18
HDLC underflow in state 9
Changed from phase 4 to 3
Slow carrier up
T2 timeout
Start receiving document
Changed from phase 3 to 4
Sending ident
CSI: 40 45 32 45 72 65 77 6f 50 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
DIS:
Prefer 256 octet blocks
Can receive fax
Supported data signalling rates: V.27ter and V.29
R8x7.7lines/mm and/or 200x200pels/25.4mm
2D coding
Scan line length: 215mm
Recording length: Unlimited
Receiver’s minimum scan line time: 0ms at 3.85 l/mm: T7.7 = T3.85
R8x15.4lines/mm
Minimum scan line time for higher resolutions: T15.4 = T7.7
North American Letter (215.9mm x 279.4mm)
North American Legal (215.9mm x 355.6mm)
----------------------- RXFAX debug END --------------------------------

For RXFAX testing I did:

Fax Machine (CANON FAX-L250) —> PSTN —> TDM400P (FXO port) —> Asterisk

The result:

  • Asterisk detected there is fax coming and jump to fax extension.
  • Asterisk doesn’t create tiff file on specified directory (see RXFAX debug
    log).
  • Look on RXFAX debug log, there is no “OK” word on 2D coding,
    R8x15.4lines/mm.
  • Fax machine disconnected.

Question:

  • Why Asterisk cannot receive the fax?
  • Do I need to do specific configuration in zaptel.conf / zapata.conf ?
  • We are in China, is there any country specific configuration?
  • The last, If I have to debug myself, what kind of debugging that I can
    enable on asterisk and spandsp?

Before, thank you for your support.

Regards,

Halomoan

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