[Asterisk-Users] Unable to open IAX timing interface: No such file or directory

[Dave Cotton]

On Wed, 2004-12-01 at 11:24 +0100, Tomasz Chmielewski wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I just compiled and started Asterisk 1.0.2 following "Getting Started 
> With Asterisk Version 0.1a" from http://www.automated.it/guidetoasterisk.htm
> 
> I made only one change to default config files - I changed from using 
> oss to alsa.
> I don't have any devices so far.
> 
> I started asterisk from the command line:
> 
> # asterisk -vc
> 
> and I got this warning (this was also before I changed from oss to alsa):
> 
> res_musiconhold.c:564 moh_register: Unable to open pseudo channel for 
> timing... Sound may be choppy.
> 
> 
> What does it mean? Is it something to worry about? How to get rid of it?

The answer to 1 & 3
You need a timing device, you don't have a Digium card so compile and
install ztdummy from zaptel-1.0.2, you need to un-comment it in the
Makefile.

2 = No, unless you want MOH, meetme and other interesting things.

-- 
Dave Cotton <dcotton at linuxautrement.com>