yes!  that is it.   

the tif file that I used was copied from a sample file included in windows 7 installation.  C:\Users\xyz\Documents\Fax\Inbox\WelcomeFax.tif

per your tip, I generated the tif file by myself and it worked now.

1) grab a pdf file.
2) sudo apt-get install imagemagick
3) convert -density 204x98 -resize 1728x1186\! -monochrome -compress Fax ./test.pdf ./test.tiff
4) originate loopback/9979 &txfax(/tmp/test.tiff)

whoever has FS wiki edit permission please update mod_spandsp. don't let future users frustrated by this damn stupid issue.
I also believe this is a bug in mod_spandsp since it can't handle standard windows tif file.

Johannes, thanks a lot for your great tip.




On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 1:37 AM, Johannes Jakob <jjj@3js.de> wrote:
Hi,

I'm quite new to the list and don't feel like an expert, so I'm not going to reply to the list, but to you directly.

I had a similar problem some days ago and I think the problem was the tif file itself.
I had converted a normal picture into tiff format and FS couldn't read it the way it wanted to.

I then changed to a file that FS had written himself (a received fax) and that worked just fine.

Maybe this helps ;)

Greetings,
 John


On 27.02.2011, at 08:37, envelopes envelopes wrote:

> It seems not  a permission issue.
>
> please look at line 49 & 50 @ pastebin
>
> http://pastebin.com/M2LhT1zD
>
>
> 49. 2011-02-26 23:30:40.964962 [DEBUG] mod_spandsp_fax.c:335 Fax processing not successful - result (17) Received a DCN while waiting for a DIS.
> 50. 2011-02-26 23:30:40.964962 [DEBUG] mod_spandsp_fax.c:335 Fax processing not successful - result (41) TIFF/F file cannot be opened.
>
>
>
> On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 10:57 PM, Madovsky <infos@madovsky.org> wrote:
> > If this is bug, please fix it.  If there is a catch, please post the solution and summarize on wiki page.
> hjey, cool man, it's an open source mailing list....
> /tmp is usually not a folder to execute anything.
> try to change the folder with write permssion...
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: envelopes envelopes
> To: FreeSWITCH Users Help
> Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2011 1:46 AM
> Subject: Re: [Freeswitch-users] Fax processing not successful - result (41)TIFF/F file cannot be opened.
>
> http://www.mail-archive.com/freeswitch-users@lists.freeswitch.org/msg06601.html
>
> in fact, I am running as a root. so the reason in that thread doesn't apply to my case.
>
> root     22613  9.5  0.7  40064 15724 pts/2    SLl+ 22:35   0:41 ./bin/freeswitch
>
> /tmp directory has worldwide write permission:
> drwxrwxrwt  20 root root  4096 2011-02-26 22:17 tmp
>
> If this is bug, please fix it.  If there is a catch, please post the solution and summarize on wiki page.
>
> One of the particular reason that i like FS is prompt support and enthusiasm from FS developers.
> please do not lost your momentum.
>
>
> thanks!
>
> On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 10:10 PM, Madovsky <infos@madovsky.org> wrote:
> look at the the emailist archive,
> I remember that one had the same problem
> but don't remember the solution
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: envelopes envelopes
> To: FreeSWITCH Users Help
> Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2011 12:53 AM
> Subject: Re: [Freeswitch-users] Fax processing not successful - result (41)TIFF/F file cannot be opened.
>
> no one had similar issue?
>
> On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 11:33 AM, envelopes envelopes <sunwood360@gmail.com> wrote:
> I don't see any permission issue here.
>
>
> /tmp$ ls -l /tmp/a.tif
> -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 179378 2011-02-02 05:30 /tmp/a.tif
>
> receive side also writes to /tmp directroy.
>
> It is really weird.
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 11:30 AM, Madovsky <infos@madovsky.org> wrote:
> check permissions
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: envelopes envelopes
> To: FreeSWITCH Users Help
> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 2:23 PM
> Subject: [Freeswitch-users] Fax processing not successful - result (41)TIFF/F file cannot be opened.
>
> I have the extension in default.xml;
>
> <extension name="fax_receive2">
>      <condition field="destination_number" expression="^(9979)$">
>        <action application="answer" />
>        <action application="playback" data="silence_stream://2000"/>
>        <action application="rxfax" data="/tmp/fax-${uuid}.rxfax.tiff"/>
>        <action application="hangup"/>
>      </condition>
>    </extension>
>
> then in fs_cli : originate loopback/9979 &txfax(/tmp/a.tif)
>
> in fact, the file /tmp/a.tif does exist.
>
> /tmp$ ls -l /tmp/a.tif
> -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 179378 2011-02-02 05:30 /tmp/a.tif
>
>
> 2011-02-25 11:17:39.444902 [DEBUG] mod_spandsp_fax.c:1108 Raw write codec activation Success L16
> 2011-02-25 11:17:46.805168 [DEBUG] mod_spandsp_fax.c:323 ==============================================================================
> 2011-02-25 11:17:46.805168 [DEBUG] mod_spandsp_fax.c:335 Fax processing not successful - result (17) Received a DCN while waiting for a DIS.
> 2011-02-25 11:17:46.805168 [DEBUG] mod_spandsp_fax.c:340 Remote station id:
> 2011-02-25 11:17:46.805168 [DEBUG] mod_spandsp_fax.c:341 Local station id:  SpanDSP Fax Ident
> 2011-02-25 11:17:46.805168 [DEBUG] mod_spandsp_fax.c:342 Pages transferred: 0
> 2011-02-25 11:17:46.805168 [DEBUG] mod_spandsp_fax.c:344 Total fax pages:   0
> 2011-02-25 11:17:46.805168 [DEBUG] mod_spandsp_fax.c:345 Image resolution:  0x0
> 2011-02-25 11:17:46.805168 [DEBUG] mod_spandsp_fax.c:346 Transfer Rate:     14400
> 2011-02-25 11:17:46.805168 [DEBUG] mod_spandsp_fax.c:348 ECM status         off
> 2011-02-25 11:17:46.805168 [DEBUG] mod_spandsp_fax.c:349 remote country:
> 2011-02-25 11:17:46.805168 [DEBUG] mod_spandsp_fax.c:350 remote vendor:
> 2011-02-25 11:17:46.805168 [DEBUG] mod_spandsp_fax.c:351 remote model:
> 2011-02-25 11:17:46.805168 [DEBUG] mod_spandsp_fax.c:353 ==============================================================================
> 2011-02-25 11:17:46.825158 [DEBUG] mod_spandsp_fax.c:323 ==============================================================================
> 2011-02-25 11:17:46.825158 [DEBUG] mod_spandsp_fax.c:335 Fax processing not successful - result (41) TIFF/F file cannot be opened.
> 2011-02-25 11:17:46.825158 [DEBUG] mod_spandsp_fax.c:340 Remote station id: SpanDSP Fax Ident
> 2011-02-25 11:17:46.825158 [DEBUG] mod_spandsp_fax.c:341 Local station id:  SpanDSP Fax Ident
>
>
> what is going wrong??
>
> thanks
>
>
>
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