[asterisk-users] Sangoma U100 failing every Monday - USB port problem or Wanrouter issue?

Sebastian shop at open-t.co.uk
Mon Jan 3 08:28:10 UTC 2011


Hi Bruce,

On 01/03/2011 06:03 AM, Bruce B wrote:
> Thanks for the input. The errors I pointed out should be available in
> the /var/log/messages or messages.1 .2 .3 etc...or in dmesg each time
> you reboot the machine.

I have just rebooted the server and can confirm that neither dmesg, 
/var/log/messages or /var/log/syslog contain "device not accepting 
address" or "USB device is disconnected" error messages.

Sebastian



At least that is the case with mine. If you
> don't have it then it's I guess very specific to this atom board.  I
> know someone else added something along the lines "irq=fixconflict" to
> get rid of the issue with a wireless USB mouse showing same symptoms and
> CentOS. IRQ conflicts is also one of my thoughts as well but I can't
> play at BIOS level at this time as the server is thousands miles away
> from me.
>
> Regards,
>
> On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 8:18 PM, Sebastian <shop at open-t.co.uk
> <mailto:shop at open-t.co.uk>> wrote:
>
>     Hi,
>
>
>     On 01/02/2011 08:08 PM, Bruce B wrote:
>
>         Thanks for the input. I have the latest drivers but it seems
>         that there
>         is some serious incompatibility issue with the kernel as when the
>         FLASHING happens even if the system is restarted it's still not
>         detected. One has to re-plug it in and then it shows in
>         "wanrouter hwprobe".
>
>         It could also be that the atom board is not compatible with the
>         driver
>         in my case. It your /var/log/messages upon restart do you any
>         line that
>         might match this:
>         *
>         *
>         *cd /var/log/*
>         *grep -o "device not accepting address" **
>         *grep -o "USB device is disconnected" **
>         *dmesg | egrep "device not accepting address" *
>         *dmesg | egrep "USB device is disconnected" *
>
>         If not then you are not experiencing the same issue. If you have
>         then
>         it's a universal issue and not hardware specific.
>
>         I would really appreciate it if you look into your logs and let
>         me know.
>
>
>     If you are asking me to look into the logs when the U100 is not
>     recognised and it is flashing - I'm afraid I can't help much - as
>     this problem went away and haven't had issues any more for at least
>     6-8 months now. Considering the U100 persist in giving problems even
>     after computer restarts somehow sounds to me like a hardware issue.
>     I wouldn't be surprised if the Acer Aspire motherboard is not coping
>     very well with both of them being plugged in - although, obviously,
>     it should.
>
>     This linux-usb FAQ seems to also suggest that the problem is
>     hardware (based on the "device is not accepting address" error message):
>
>     http://www.linux-usb.org/FAQ.html#ts6
>
>     Have you tried disabling in bios everything you don't use - maybe
>     sound card, wifi etc. to free some IRQ's?
>
>     I run kernel 2.6.33.4-smp - just in case it helps.
>
>     Let me know if you need any other info. If you find a final solution
>     - I would be curious to know - just in case I will stumble over this
>     problem.
>
>     It wouldn't be a bad idea to build a script which grep's lsusb
>     output - and run it through cron maybe every 10 minutes - to try and
>     determine more precisely when does the U100 stop being recognised.
>     Then you can look through the logs to see if there is anything else
>     happening in the system around the same time.
>
>     Sebastian
>
>
>         Regards,
>         Bruce
>
>
>         On Sat, Jan 1, 2011 at 6:57 PM, Sebastian <shop at open-t.co.uk
>         <mailto:shop at open-t.co.uk>
>         <mailto:shop at open-t.co.uk <mailto:shop at open-t.co.uk>>> wrote:
>
>             Hi Bruce,
>
>
>             On 12/28/2010 10:51 PM, Bruce B wrote:
>
>                 Thanks for the input. I can not replicate the situation
>         as it
>                 happens
>                 randomely or maybe over the weekend. However I have sent
>         you all the
>                 requested command and logs in a separate e-mail for your
>                 analyzes. The
>                 only thing that stood out at me was the output of "lsusb
>         -v" at
>                 the very
>                 end where it timed out.
>
>                 Since all lines didn't work I am to assume that both
>         module went
>                 down
>                 but per my diagnoses with "hwprobe" I could see one unit
>                 connected and
>                 the other was not when the problem happened. Simply
>                 connecting/disconnecting that unit or connecting it to
>         another port
>                 solved the problem and it showed up in "hwprobe"
>
>                 This is an Acer Aspire Revo mini PC. I am wondering if
>         the U100s
>                 draw
>                 too much power? The only other USB connected device is
>         the thumb
>                 size
>                 wireless connector for the keyboard.
>
>                 Acer computer:
>         http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/acer-aspire-revo-ar1600/4505-3118_7-33777218.html
>
>
>             Don't know if this will help - but I will butt in with what
>         I have :-)
>
>             I've been using a Sangoma U100 adapter for about 2 years
>         now. It is
>             connected to a Compaq V2120 laptop (Celeron M 1.4GHz processor)
>             which serves as my home server. It is actually the main reason I
>             went for the U100 - as I couldn't add a PCI or PCIe card to
>         a laptop
>             to get the FXO ports I needed. I  have to say I really like
>         the U100
>             - I believe it is the only low(ish) cost USB based FXO
>         interface on
>             the market.
>
>             I have had occasional problems with it. I remember it used
>         to just
>             stop working - and the lights would start flashing. If I
>         remember
>             correctly - I went to Sangoma's website and downloaded the
>         latest
>             wanpipe drivers, compiled and installed them - and
>         everything was ok
>             after that. At the moment I'm running Asterisk 1.6.2.9 and
>         wanpipe
>             3.5.11. I can't remember what version of wanpipe was giving
>             problems, I'm afraid.
>
>             I also found that mine doesn't really like to be hot-plugged
>         - it
>             just freezes the system with strange characters on the
>         screen. But
>             that was a while ago. Since I've learned it's foibles - it
>         must be
>             at least one year since I had to look at it.
>
>             Sebastian
>
>
>
>                 Looking forward to your analysis.
>
>                 Regards,
>                 Bruce
>
>                 On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 3:58 PM, Moises Silva
>         <moises.silva at gmail.com <mailto:moises.silva at gmail.com>
>         <mailto:moises.silva at gmail.com <mailto:moises.silva at gmail.com>>
>         <mailto:moises.silva at gmail.com <mailto:moises.silva at gmail.com>
>         <mailto:moises.silva at gmail.com <mailto:moises.silva at gmail.com>>>>
>
>                 wrote:
>
>                     On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 11:33 AM, Bruce B
>         <bruceb444 at gmail.com <mailto:bruceb444 at gmail.com>
>         <mailto:bruceb444 at gmail.com <mailto:bruceb444 at gmail.com>>
>         <mailto:bruceb444 at gmail.com <mailto:bruceb444 at gmail.com>
>         <mailto:bruceb444 at gmail.com <mailto:bruceb444 at gmail.com>>>> wrote:
>
>
>                         I appreciate your feedback and let me know what
>         info I
>                 can post
>                         here that may help resolve the issue (such as output
>                 from dmesg
>                         or lspci?).
>
>
>                     Hi Bruce,
>
>                     The following would be useful for starters:
>
>                     1. cat /etc/wanpipe/*.conf
>
>                     2. ifconfig -a (from a working and non-working
>         situation)
>
>                     3. lspci -v and lsusb -v (from a working and non-working
>                 situation)
>
>                     4. wanrouter hwprobe verbose (from a working and
>         non-working
>                 situation)
>
>                     5. /var/log/messages (near the date the problem
>         happened)
>
>                     Moises Silva
>                     Senior Software Engineer
>                     Sangoma Technologies Inc. | 100 Renfrew Drive, Suite
>         100,
>                 Markham ON
>                     L3R 9R6 Canada
>                     t. 1 905 474 1990 x128 | e. moy at sangoma.com
>         <mailto:moy at sangoma.com>
>         <mailto:moy at sangoma.com <mailto:moy at sangoma.com>>
>         <mailto:moy at sangoma.com <mailto:moy at sangoma.com>
>
>         <mailto:moy at sangoma.com <mailto:moy at sangoma.com>>>
>
>
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