[Asterisk-Users] confusing info from Digium and asteriskdoc aboutsetup of TDM11B

[Steve Totaro]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Prior" <sprior at geekster.com>
To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion" 
<asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 11:53 AM
Subject: [Asterisk-Users] confusing info from Digium and asteriskdoc 
aboutsetup of TDM11B


>I received my TDM11B as I assume everyone currently does with the green FXS
> module nearest the bracket (slot 1), and the red FXO card in the far slot 
> (slot 4).
>
> After installing the card and the zaptel modules I believe I have the 
> modules
> loaded correctly, modprobe wcfxs returns:
>
> Freshmaker version: 71
> Freshmaker passed register test
> Module 0: Installed -- AUTO FXS/DPO
> Module 1: Not Installed
> Module 2: Not Installed
> Module 3: Installed -- AUTO FXO (FCC mode)
> Found a Wildcard TDM: Wildcard TDM400P REV E/F (4 modules)
>
> The instructions at:
> http://www.asteriskdocs.org/modules/tinycontent/content/docbook/current_v1/docs-html_one/vm1.html
>
> tell me that I should use in my /etc/zaptel.conf:
>
> fxoks=1 # Make sure that the FXS(green) module is closest to the 
> bracket...
> fxsks=4 # FXO module
> defaultzone=us
> loadzone=us
>
>
> But a direct note from Digium gave me the following (which I suspect has 2
> instead of 4):
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> Hi sir,
> ALl the files will be the same as the online one, if you want the
> examples needed to make your cards work, append these to the following 
> files
>
> /etc/ZAPTEL.CONF:
> fxoks=1
> fxsks=2
>
> /etc/asterisk/ZAPATA.CONF
>
> signalling=fxo_ks
> group=1
> callerid="Steve" <(555)555-5555>
> channel=>1
>
> signalling=fxs_ks
> group=2
> callerid=asrecieved
> channel=>2
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> As in the website docs, ztcfg returns:
>
> /sbin/ztcfg -vv
>
>
> Zaptel Configuration
> ======================
>
>
> Channel map:
>
> Channel 01: FXO Kewlstart (Default) (Slaves: 01)
> Channel 04: FXS Kewlstart (Default) (Slaves: 04)
>
> 2 channels configured.
>
>
> Now the website shows the following for /etc/asterisk/zapatel.conf, but
> shouldn't the second channel be 4 and not 2???
>
> language=en
> context=default
> switchtype=national
> signalling=fxo_ks
> channel => 1
> signalling=fxs_ks
> channel => 2
>
>
>
> Now when I have an analog phone plugged into jack #1 on the back of the 
> card and
> I start asterisk I get nothing but steady static over that phone.  I would 
> have
> expected nothing, or by some miracle a dialtone, but not steady static.
>
> Can anyone help get me started?
>
> Steve

Yes, it should be four unless you care to move the actual module on the card 
to the second slot.