[Asterisk-Users] can't get musiconhold to work

[The Traveller]

Hey AJ,

On Fri, Jul 25, 2003 at 19:23:50 -0400, firedude at shorelinuxsolutions.com wrote:

> I can't seem to get musiconhold to work.  I'm running asterisk on a RH9 
> box, I have the mpg123 package installed.  In my zapata.conf file I have 
> the line  MusicOnHold=default .  In my musiconhold.conf file, in the 
> classes section I uncommented default and loud.  In my extensions.conf 
> file I have a set musiconhold line.  However if I get a call and I either 
> put it on hold or hit flash I get no music.  The sample mp3 file is in the 
> mohmp3 directory.  Does anyone know what I might be doing wrong or how I 
> might be able to correct it?
> 
> Also I have tried assigning a extension with the MusicOnHold application 
> and it still doesn't seem to work.

I'm running RH9 here as well and came across the same problem.  RH9
seems to use mpg321 by default and, when you run `up2date' or a
similar tool, that will supercede mpg123 and replace it with mpg321.
To add to the confusion, RH9's mpg321-package also symlinks mpg321 to mpg123.

I solved it by putting the real mpg123 in "/usr/local/bin/" and changing
the path accordingly in "apps/app_mp3.c" and "res/res_musiconhold.c".



    Grtz,

       Oliver