[asterisk-users] Cisco IP Phone 7940G.

Jeff LaCoursiere jeff at jeff.net
Fri Feb 13 09:09:07 CST 2009


If you are running Linux you already have a TFTP server.  You just need to 
enable it.

j

On Fri, 13 Feb 2009, Ronny Julian wrote:

>
> Thanks!  I'll have to load it on my Wife's Windows machine.  I have gone
> total Linux and the darn things keep going!  My wife's Vista WinBlows
> laptop has to be booted every few days.
>
> peder at networkoblivion.com wrote:
>> Windows - http://kin.klever.net/pumpkin/binaries
>>
>> Works great.
>>
>> k4rjj at bellsouth.net wrote:
>>
>>>  I'm trying to do the same and have read the mentioned sites.  The one
>>> item I can't seem to get past is a working TFTP server.  What is the
>>> easiest method to get one running and what packages in Linux or Windows
>>> work best?
>>>
>>> Thanks for putting up with a Linux newbie.
>>>
>>> Ronny
>>>
>>>     -------------- Original message from Alex Balashov
>>>     <abalashov at evaristesys.com>: --------------
>>>
>>>
>>>     >
>>>     > Have a look at:
>>>     >
>>>     http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/phones/ps379/products_tech_note09186a0080
>>>
>>>     > 094584.shtml#topic2
>>>     >
>>>     > On Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:06:48 +0200, "Catalin S."
>>>     > wrote:
>>>     >> I understand, but i cannot load the new firmware... is any well
>>>     know
>>>     >> method?
>>>     >>
>>>     >>
>>>     >> On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 11:48 AM, Alex Balashov
>>>     >> wrote:
>>>     >>>
>>>     >>> This phone is currently running the SCCP (Skinny) image.
>>>      Before you
>>>     >> will
>>>     >>> get anywhere you need to load the SIP firmware image onto it.
>>>      The SEP*
>>>     >>> configuration files are for SCCP.
>>>     >>>
>>>     >>> After doing that, the phone will start requesting the correct
>>>     files.
>>>     >>  You
>>>     >>> may need to upgrade through various SIP images cumulatively.
>>>     >>>
>>>     >>> On Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:42:03 +0200, "Catalin S."
>>>     >>
>>>     >>> wrote:
>>>     >>>> Hello I recently get a Cisco 7940G IP Phone and I try to make
>>>     several
>>>     >>>> things with it and I en counted many difficulties:
>>>     >>>>
>>>     >>>> 1.) I tried to unlock the phone and to set manually IP Address,
>>>     >>>> Netmask, Gateway etc. I don't get any luck.
>>>     >>>> 2.) I tried to upgrade firmware like they said with tftp
>>>     server... I
>>>     >>>> downloaded: P0S3-08-11-00.zip and I uncompressed the files in
>>>     tftpboot
>>>     >>>> directory.
>>>     >>>> I don't get any luck here either. I look in the
>>>     /var/log/messages and
>>>     >>>> I observed that my phone request 4 different files that i
>>>     don't have
>>>     >>>> it in my tftp directory.
>>>     >>>> Here's my tftp output session with my phone:
>>>     >>>>
>>>     >>>> Feb 13 11:19:36 linux-9pg5 atftpd[18825]: Serving OS79XX.TXT to
>>>     >>>> 192.168.1.3:52178
>>>     >>>> Feb 13 11:19:36 linux-9pg5 atftpd[18825]: Serving
>>>     >>>> SEP00141CAA4B4C.cnf.xml to 192.168.1.3:52179
>>>     >>>> Feb 13 11:19:36 linux-9pg5 atftpd[18825]: Serving
>>>     XMLDefault.cnf.xml
>>>     >>>> to 192.168.1.3:52180
>>>     >>>> Feb 13 11:19:36 linux-9pg5 atftpd[18825]: Serving
>>>     SEP00141CAA4B4C.cnf
>>>     >>>> to 192.168.1.3:52181
>>>     >>>> Feb 13 11:19:36 linux-9pg5 atftpd[18825]: Serving
>>>     SEPDefault.cnf to
>>>     >>>> 192.168.1.3:52182
>>>     >>>>
>>>     >>>> as you see my phone request 4 files that doesn't comes in
>>>     archive
>>>     >>>> P0S3-08-11-00.zip:
>>>     >>>> SEP00141CAA4B4C.cnf.xml, XMLDefault.cnf.xml,
>>>     SEP00141CAA4B4C.cnf,
>>>     >>>> SEPDefault.cnf...
>>>     >>>>
>>>     >>>> while my archive contents is the following:
>>>     >>>> OS79XX.TXT, P003-08-11-00.bin, P003-08-11-00.sbn,
>>>     P0S3-08-11-00.loads,
>>>     >>>> P0S3-08-11-00.sb2
>>>     >>>>
>>>     >>>> 3.) I want to make this phone to be SIP compatible. A friend
>>>     of main
>>>     >>>> gave me a .cnf file with an example of configuration for SIP.
>>>     >>>> How may I rename this cnf file to make work with my phone.
>>>     >>>>
>>>     >>>> 4.) On the other side my phone doesn't have ringtone either.
>>>     Any clue
>>>     >>>> how may I put ringtones on it?
>>>     >>>>
>>>     >>>> I know is a lot of questions for you guys, but I browse on
>>>     cisco.com
>>>     >>>> web site and google for hours and I don't get it any clue to
>>>     make work
>>>     >>>> this phone in any way.
>>>     >>>>
>>>     >>>> Thank you for help.
>>>     >>>>
>>>     >>>> Jonson.
>>>     >>>>
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