[Asterisk-Users] Problems with TDM400P card

[John Novack]

I too wish I had a solution.
What I REALLY wish is that Digium would acknowledge that there is a 
whole bunch of problems, firstly with the card and MANY motherboards, 
then with reported problems some have with the FXO, either card or 
drivers? and FXS problems as well, again with the card and drivers.
Support is no support.
My ( and some others ) peculiar requirements make the use of many other 
devices difficult at best, and perhaps Digium wouldn't solve those, but 
this business of many having to go through a stable of motherboards to 
find one that works really makes it difficult to suggest using this card 
to others.

John Novack


GEOFFREY SACHS wrote:

>I would also be interested in alternatives to the Tdm400p. I have had endless problems with a tdm400p card not being able to get the zttest numbers above 99.975 and as a result not being able eliminate an intermitent but consistent echo.I have tried to date 4 different motherboard and hardware combinations as well as different linux versions to no avial.I would welcome some feedback on this.
>oter           Geoffrey Sachs
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Anton Krall <akrall-lists at intruder.com.mx>
>Date: Friday, April 29, 2005 11:54 am
>Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Problems with TDM400P card
>
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>
>>Which card do you recommend using instead of the tdm400p? 
>>
>>|-----Original Message-----
>>|From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com 
>>|[asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of 
>>|John Novack
>>|Sent: Viernes, 29 de Abril de 2005 09:19 a.m.
>>|To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
>>|Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Problems with TDM400P card
>>|
>>|Anton Krall wrote:
>>|> Zttool shows nothing inside thebox.
>>|I have had similar problems with a TDM400 and CERTAIN 
>>|Motherboards which are PCI 2.2 but the TDM400 is not seen, in 
>>|my case, AT ALL The one I have reports it as an E/F but the 
>>|silk-screen clearly says H, Digium contends there is no 
>>|problem with the card, the reporting of different version 
>>|numbers is a "known bug" but doesn't prevent the card from 
>>|working, and because I can place it in another machine and get 
>>|it working, they refuse to acknowledge there is any defect in 
>>|the board.
>>|
>>|Perhaps a different motherboard? That is Digium's answer.
>>|Just keep going through hardware that otherwise meets 
>>|published specs until you find one that works.
>>|
>>|I have to conclude that, due to Digiums refusal to acknowledge 
>>|there are problems with the design, ( and there are more I 
>>|won't bore you with ) and no willingness to address the issues 
>>|that have been raised on this list time and time again, that 
>>|the TDM400 should be considered a "card of last resort" when 
>>|absolutely nothing else will work.
>>|Seems their IAXy falls into that same classification.
>>|Can't say about their T1/E1 cards
>>|
>>|JMO
>>|
>>|John Novack
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