[asterisk-users] X100P Fxo card headaches

[Drew Gibson]

Chris Boczko wrote:
> Hello List,
>
> Im just dipping my feet into the asterisk world, and im having major
> fxo problems
>
> Im running Asterisk (from svn) + libpri (from svn) + asterisk-addons
> (from svn) + asterisk gui (svn 1.4 branch) + zaptel (svn 1.4) on a
> Debian Etch box, with 1gb ram, running all of the services for my home
> server (web / db / music server etc), and i would like to run my PSTN
> line from Kingston Comms, but i can't get this box the recoginsie this
> line!
>
> The X100p is a cheap clone i got off ebay for a tenner, so im not
> expecting much, i know they have echo issues, but im going to upgrade
> to a SPA3012 / TDM400B when i have the cash.
>
> Ztcfg -vv reports
>
> orange:~# ztcfg -vv
>
> Zaptel Version: SVN-branch-1.4-r3374
> Echo Canceller: MG2
> Configuration
> ======================
>
>
> Channel map:
>
> Channel 01: FXS Kewlstart (Default) (Slaves: 01)
>
> 1 channels to configure.
>
> orange:~#
>
>
> and my zaptel.conf file contains
>
> orange:~# more /etc/zaptel.conf
> fxsks=1
> loadzone=uk
> defaultzone=uk
> orange:~#
>
> but zap show status in the command line shows
>
> orange*CLI> zap show status
> Description                              Alarms  IRQ    bpviol CRC4
> Fra Codi Options  LBO
> Wildcard X100P Board 1                   OK      0      0      0
> CAS Unk  YEL      0 db (CSU)/0-133 feet (DSX-1)
> orange*CLI>
>
> and i think the Unk means unknown...?
>
> Does anyone have any ideas on how to get this line to work, ive
> followed every howto i can find, and google seems to be comming up
> short, as far as i can see, ztcfg should report the card as
> configured, but it isn't, and ive no idea why.
>
> Hope you can help
>
> Chris
>
>   

Try adding channels=1 to the end of your zaptel.conf to assign the 
settings you have made to a channel.

regards,

Drew

-- 
Drew Gibson

Systems Administrator
OANDA Corporation
www.oanda.com