[asterisk-users] clone X100p+dahdi dial out works only after receiving call

Tzafrir Cohen tzafrir.cohen at xorcom.com
Sat Feb 28 13:52:46 CST 2009


On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 11:24:53AM -0800, Michael Higgins wrote:
> 
> So, tweaking configs, rebuilding this and that... restarting, twiddling, it works (yeah!), but fails on re-boot to work at all. Consistently, though.
> 
> I believe it comes down to this: I can call out only *after* I've received a call.
> 
> So, cold boot. Then:
> 
>   modprobe dahdi
>   modprobe wctc4xxp

Why? Do you have a transcoder card?

>   modprobe wcfxo
> 
> dahdi: Telephony Interface Registered on major 196
> dahdi: Version: 2.1.0.3
> dahdi_transcode: Loaded.
> ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:06.0[A] -> Link [LNKB] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11
> Found a Wildcard FXO: Wildcard X100P
> 
>  cat /proc/dahdi/1 
> Span 1: WCFXO/0 "Wildcard X100P Board 1" (MASTER) 
> 
> 	   1 WCFXO/0/0 
> 
> Looks good so far. I think. Don't really know what the strings represent entirely.
> 
>  # /etc/init.d/dahdi start
>  * Starting DAHDI ...                                                    
> 
> 
> Start asterisk:
> sudo -u asterisk asterisk -cvvv
> 
> *CLI> dahdi 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)
> 
> *CLI> dahdi show channel 1
> Channel: 1
> File Descriptor: 10
> Span: 1
> Extension: 
> Dialing: no
> Context: from-pstn
> Caller ID: 
> Calling TON: 0
> Caller ID name: 
> Mailbox: none
> Destroy: 0
> InAlarm: 0
> Signalling Type: FXS Kewlstart
> Radio: 0
> Owner: <None>
> Real: <None>
> Callwait: <None>
> Threeway: <None>
> Confno: -1
> Propagated Conference: -1
> Real in conference: 0
> DSP: no
> Busy Detection: no
> TDD: no
> Relax DTMF: no
> Dialing/CallwaitCAS: 0/0
> Default law: ulaw
> Fax Handled: no
> Pulse phone: no
> DND: no
> Echo Cancellation:
>         1 taps
>         (unless TDM bridged) currently OFF
> Actual Confinfo: Num/0, Mode/0x0000
> Actual Confmute: No
> Hookstate (FXS only): Onhook
> 
> So, all is good. First test is to see if I can originate a call from CLI:
> 
> *CLI> originate DAHDI/1/5034735882 extension linphone
> *CLI> [Feb 28 10:59:48] NOTICE[2401]: channel.c:3316 __ast_request_and_dial: Unable to request channel DAHDI/1/5034735882
> 
> So, by chance, instead of ripping my hair for a bit, just to be sure it's still working *at all*, I call myself:
> 
> starting simple switch on 'DAHDI/1-1'
> [Feb 28 11:00:49] NOTICE[2458]: chan_dahdi.c:7125 ss_thread: Got event 18 (Ring Begin)...
>   == Starting DAHDI/1-1 at from-pstn,s,1 failed so falling back to exten 's'
>   == Starting DAHDI/1-1 at from-pstn,s,1 still failed so falling back to context 'default'

asterisk -rx 'dialplan show s at from-pstn'

>     -- Executing [s at default:1] Verbose("DAHDI/1-1", "1|dumb answering machine") in new stack
> 1|dumb answering machine
>     -- Executing [s at default:2] Answer("DAHDI/1-1", "") in new stack
>     -- Executing [s at default:3] Playback("DAHDI/1-1", "transfer,skip") in new stack
>     -- <DAHDI/1-1> Playing 'transfer.gsm' (language 'en')
>     -- Executing [s at default:4] Dial("DAHDI/1-1", "SIP/mykhyggz at 192.168.0.100,20,rt") in new stack
>   == Using SIP RTP CoS mark 5
>     -- Called mykhyggz at 192.168.0.100
>     -- SIP/192.168.0.100-0827a188 is ringing
>     -- SIP/192.168.0.100-0827a188 answered DAHDI/1-1
>   == Spawn extension (default, s, 4) exited non-zero on 'DAHDI/1-1'
>     -- Hungup 'DAHDI/1-1'
> 
> And I get my call... with success.
> 
> Now, I try to call out, originate at CLI again:
> 
> *CLI> originate DAHDI/1/5034735882 extension linphone
>   == Starting DAHDI/1-1 at default,linphone,1 failed so falling back to exten 's'
>     -- Executing [s at default:1] Verbose("DAHDI/1-1", "1|dumb answering machine") in new stack
> 1|dumb answering machine
>     -- Executing [s at default:2] Answer("DAHDI/1-1", "") in new stack
>     -- Executing [s at default:3] Playback("DAHDI/1-1", "transfer,skip") in new stack
>     -- <DAHDI/1-1> Playing 'transfer.gsm' (language 'en')
> *CLI>     -- Executing [s at default:4] Dial("DAHDI/1-1", "SIP/mykhyggz at 192.168.0.100,20,rt") in new stack
>   == Using SIP RTP CoS mark 5
>     -- Called mykhyggz at 192.168.0.100
>     -- SIP/192.168.0.100-0827a700 is ringing
>     -- SIP/192.168.0.100-0827a700 answered DAHDI/1-1
>   == Spawn extension (default, s, 4) exited non-zero on 'DAHDI/1-1'
>     -- Hungup 'DAHDI/1-1'
> 
> 
> So, obviously it works... sort of. I'm assuming that, since I don't really *know* what I'm doing, someone else who *does* can probably point out the missing or incorrect part of my configuration.
> 
> (Meanwhile, I'll see about IRQ status... seems a possible culprit, now that I think about it more.)
> 
> Anyway, here's the bits of:
> ./chan_dahdi.conf
> ./dahdi-channels.conf
> ./extensions.conf
> 
> [trunkgroups]
> [channels]

If you configure things manually, don't also include dahdi-channels.
If you do include it, it is probably best to include it after you set
all the defaults in the lines below.

> #include /etc/asterisk/dahdi-channels.conf
> signalling=fxs_ks
> usecallerid=yes
> callwaiting=yes
> usecallingpres=yes
> callwaitingcallerid=yes
> threewaycalling=yes
> transfer=yes
> canpark=yes
> cancallforward=yes
> callreturn=yes
> echocancel=no
> echocancelwhenbridged=no
> group=1
> callgroup=1
> pickupgroup=1
> immediate=yes
> ringtimeout=8000
> signalling=fxs_ks
> callerid=asreceived
> 
> group=0
> context=from-pstn
> channel => 1
> 
> [general]
> static=yes
> writeprotect=no
> clearglobalvars=no
> [globals]
> CONSOLE=Console/dsp				
> IAXINFO=guest					
> TRUNK=DAHDI/g1					
> TRUNKMSD=0
> 
> [default]
> exten => 1205,1,Wait(2)
> exten => 1205,2,Record(/tmp/asterisk-recording:gsm)
> exten => 1205,3,Hangup
> exten => s,1,Verbose(1|dumb answering machine) 
> exten => s,n,Answer() 
> exten => s,n,Playback(transfer,skip)		
> exten => s,n,Dial(SIP/mykhyggz at 192.168.0.100,20,rt) 
> exten => s,n,BackGround(asterisk-recording)
> exten => s,n,Voicemail(6666 at default) 
> exten => s,n,Playback(tt-weasels) 
> exten => s,n,Hangup() 
> exten => 4567,1,Dial(SIP/mykhyggz at 192.168.0.100,20,rt)
> exten => _X.,1,Dial(DAHDI/1/${EXTEN})
> exten => 3456,1,Dial(SIP/linphone,20,rt)
> exten => 6666,1,Voicemail(6666 at default) 
> exten => 6666,n,Hangup() 
> 
> Also, 
> 
> *CLI> dahdi restart
>  Destroying channels and reloading DAHDI configuration.
>        > Initial softhangup of all DAHDI channels complete.
>        > Final softhangup of all DAHDI channels complete.
>   == Unregistered channel 1
>   == Parsing '/etc/asterisk/chan_dahdi.conf':   == Found
>   == Parsing '/etc/asterisk/dahdi-channels.conf':   == Found
>   == Parsing '/etc/asterisk/users.conf':   == Found
>     -- Reconfigured channel 1, FXS Kewlstart signalling
> 
> but, after a cold boot and restart:
> 
>  dahdi restart
>  Destroying channels and reloading DAHDI configuration.
>   == Unregistered channel -2
>   == Unregistered channel 1
>   == Parsing '/etc/asterisk/chan_dahdi.conf':   == Found
>   == Parsing '/etc/asterisk/dahdi-channels.conf':   == Found
>   == Parsing '/etc/asterisk/users.conf':   == Found
>     -- Reconfigured channel 1, FXS Kewlstart signalling
> *CLI> 
> 
> 
> What the heck is channel -2, I wonder?
> 
> . . .
> 
> Finally... do I *really* need to cold boot in order to re-init this card successfully? Or is there some known sure way to get it initialized truly 'from scratch'? It seems *so* wrong to boot unless I've rebuilt the kernel.
> 
> Thanks for any help or suggestions to fix this problem.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
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