[svn-commits] kmoore: tools/trunk r9528 - /tools/trunk/

[SVN commits to the Digium repositories]

Author: kmoore
Date: Thu Dec  9 16:44:52 2010
New Revision: 9528

URL: http://svnview.digium.com/svn/dahdi?view=rev&rev=9528
Log:
README, UPGRADE.txt, system.conf.sample: Add documentation for using HWEC

Update documentation to the effect that HWEC is not enabled by default
and must be enabled manually if desired via "echocanceller" in system.conf.

Modified:
    tools/trunk/README
    tools/trunk/UPGRADE.txt
    tools/trunk/system.conf.sample

Modified: tools/trunk/README
URL: http://svnview.digium.com/svn/dahdi/tools/trunk/README?view=diff&rev=9528&r1=9527&r2=9528
==============================================================================
--- tools/trunk/README (original)
+++ tools/trunk/README Thu Dec  9 16:44:52 2010
@@ -106,7 +106,9 @@
 A sample annotated system.conf is included in this directory and
 installed by default. Edit it to suit your configuration. Alternatively 
 use the script dahdi_genconf to generate one that should work with your 
-system.
+system. Note that while dahdi_genconf will generate a working configuration,
+it will not automatically detect hardware echo cancellation modules.  These
+will have to be enabled manually in system.conf.
 
 /etc/dahdi/init.conf
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Modified: tools/trunk/UPGRADE.txt
URL: http://svnview.digium.com/svn/dahdi/tools/trunk/UPGRADE.txt?view=diff&rev=9528&r1=9527&r2=9528
==============================================================================
--- tools/trunk/UPGRADE.txt (original)
+++ tools/trunk/UPGRADE.txt Thu Dec  9 16:44:52 2010
@@ -62,10 +62,9 @@
 canceler to be used on the system's channels can be configured using
 the dahdi_cfg tool from the dahdi-tools package.
 
-IMPORTANT: It is *mandatory* to configure an echo canceler for the
-system's channels using dahdi_cfg unless the interface cards in use
-have echo canceler modules available and enabled. There is *no*
-default software echo canceler with DAHDI. See
+IMPORTANT: It is *mandatory* to configure an echo canceler for the system's
+channels using dahdi_cfg. There is *no* default echo canceler with DAHDI, not
+even hardware echo cancellation modules. See
 <<_echo_cancellers,section on echo cancellers>> in sample system.conf.
 
 

Modified: tools/trunk/system.conf.sample
URL: http://svnview.digium.com/svn/dahdi/tools/trunk/system.conf.sample?view=diff&rev=9528&r1=9527&r2=9528
==============================================================================
--- tools/trunk/system.conf.sample (original)
+++ tools/trunk/system.conf.sample Thu Dec  9 16:44:52 2010
@@ -312,10 +312,11 @@
 # cancellers are compiled and installed as part of the dahdi-linux package.
 # You can specify in this file the echo canceller to be used for each
 # channel. The default behavior is for there to be NO echo canceller on any
-# channel, so it is very important that you specify one here if you do
-# not have hardware echo cancellers and need echo cancellation.
-#
-# Valid echo cancellers are: mg2, kb1, sec2, and sec.
+# channel, so it is very important that you specify one here.
+#
+# Valid echo cancellers are: hwec, mg2, kb1, sec2, and sec.
+# 'hwec' is a special echo canceller that should be used if hardware echo
+# cancellation is desired on and available on the specified channels.
 # If compiled, 'hpec' is also a valid echo canceller.
 # 
 # To configure the default echo cancellers, use the format: