[Asterisk-Users] MusicOnHold and MP3Player not triggering "answer"

[Mickey Binder]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joseph Finley [mailto:jfinley at prcontrol.com]
> Sent: 3. september 2003 23:21
> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] MusicOnHold and MP3Player not triggering
> "answer"
>
>
>
> I used a symbolic link and it works just fine for me.
>
> -Joe
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com
> [mailto:asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of
> Josh Roberson
> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 4:30 PM
> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] MusicOnHold and MP3Player not triggering
> "answer"
>
>
> Hello Mickey,
>
>    I had a similar problem with the mp3 functions a while back, but I
> handled it off list, but since you're having the same issue,
> here's how I
> noted to fix it:
>
> 1.   Make sure you have mpg123 in /usr/bin.  Symbolic links
> will NOT work,
> and it has to be the REAL mpg123.
>
> 2.   Make sure that the system has already passed the Answer
> call for the
> extension. For example:
>
> exten => 69,1,Wait(5)
> exten => 69,2,Answer
> exten => 69,3,MP3Player,/path/to/music.mp3
>
> This example is the only way I found to make the mp3 player
> work.  I haven't
> been able to test fully the music on hold functionality, as
> my system is'nt
> fully functional yet, and I don't have other clients to test with.
>
> -Josh
Ok I get same results when using Answer, so I'll just stick with that

thx
Mickey
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mickey Binder" <mickey at comflex.dk>
> To: "Asterisk maillist (E-mail)" <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 11:13 AM
> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] MusicOnHold and MP3Player not
> triggering "answer"
>
>
> > Hi
> >
> > I have kind of an odd problem.
> > When dialing in from an outside line via a TE410P card it
> seems like
> > MusicOnHold and MP3Player doesn't work properly (for me anyway). The
> remote
> > end which is calling * doesn't hear the music but just
> keeps ringing.
> > But
> if
> > I insert a Playback("file_which_dont_exist") just before the Moh or
> > MP3Player I can hear the music. Actually I observed the
> same behavior
> > internally when I used H323 for my Welltech Wellgates (which I have
> > now changed to SIP).
> >
> > What can cause this kind of problem?
> > Its not a huge issue since I can use the Playback to
> trigger the call,
> > but it would be nice to find the source of the problem.
> >
> > regards
> > Mickey Binder
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Asterisk-Users mailing list
> > Asterisk-Users at lists.digium.com
> > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
> >
>
> _______________________________________________
> Asterisk-Users mailing list
> Asterisk-Users at lists.digium.com
> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
>
> _______________________________________________
> Asterisk-Users mailing list
> Asterisk-Users at lists.digium.com
> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
>