I bought a Rockwell HSF modem.

I found the official hsf drivers for various Linux distributions on http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf/full/downloads.php, depending on the kernel version one's got (mine: suse 10.3 kernel 2.6.22.17_0.1_default), so I installed:

# rpm -Uvh hsfmodem-7.68.00.09full_k2.6.22.17_0.1_default-1sus
e.i586.rpm
warning: hsfmodem-7.68.00.09full_k2.6.22.17_0.1_default-1suse.i586.rpm: Header V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 5dfbf7dc
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
1:hsfmodem ########################################### [100%]
Conexant HSF softmodem driver, version 7.68.00.09full

Then my modem has been configured (during installation) as follows:

Current parameters:
("hsfconfig --info")
Config for modem unit 0: /dev/ttySHSF0
Device instance: 0-PCI-127a:2015-127a:1016
HW revision : Basic2 2.15 Standard DAA
HW profile name: hsfpcibasic2
Registration ID: FDBC-6AB6-604C
License owner : unknown
License key : FREE
License status : FREE (max 14.4kbps data only)
Current region : NETHERLANDS (T.35 code: 007B)

The /dev/modem alias (symlink) points to ttySHSF0

Everything can indeed be found in /dev.

I was testing my modem using the command # wvdial, wvdial recognized my hsf modem and even dialled a number.

I installed mgetty (supports rockwell) and sendfax, but what do I have to do/configure to have the software work under e.g. openoffice. I read that hylafax does not support a rockwell hsf modem properly.
I just want to send a document, made in openoffice, by fax to someone, without using wvdial (just testing) or whatever.

And I hope that this special faxdriver/printer will be recognized under the command Print under File.

I hope someone can help me anyway. Thanks.

Imformatiion in this article might help: http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/...-openofficeorg

Thank you but this is not exact, only for HPlip and so on, and the one on Linmodems I alreay know, but they don't inform quite well about configuration in OpenOffice, hope that someone knows the exact solution about mgetty+sendfax.

In OpenOffice.org Writer, have you tried File - Wizards - Fax?

I did, it made up some mask, then I tried to send it thru Faxprinter, configured with /dev/modem, but then there was a print failure. What next?

I'm just a bit further, kdeprintfax needs hylafax, so I just installed this, but now with "faxsetup" hylafax wants to configure a faxaddmodem with a serial port, it does not accept my /dev/modem nor my /dev/ttySHSF0, this is not a serial port, that's quite clear to me, it's just a PCI HSF modem and no serial port, so hylafax is not active in kdeprintfax anyway and the program stops. What now - about hylafax?

no hylafax, no mgetty/sendfax, but efax is the solution, I had a separate thread on this, but everything's been solved now with efax, works fine with openoffice.