[Asterisk-Users] Again Asterisk and VMWare - it works now!

[Dan]

Hi Eduardo,

It is a file on a NTFS volume.
I don't thing this can be an issue for a simple voice playback for a very
small file (gsm format).
Anyway, I will check this, but I need a separate drive to do it.

Best regards,
Dan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carlos Eduardo Cremon" <ecremon at uol.com.br>
To: <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2003 3:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Again Asterisk and VMWare - it works now!


>   Dan,
>
> What type of "virtual harddisk" did you create in your linux vmware
> virtual machine? As far as I know, the default type is a kind of
> compressed harddisk image, to save disk space in the host machine.
> Perhaps that is the answer to have bad performance only in local
> services, opening local files in vmware: the overhead to decompress.
>
> -Eduardo
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Dan escreveu:
>
> >Nice!
> >If it can work without connecting it to the power supply, then will be
> >better..;-)
> >When we leave the home, I must disconnect from the mains EVERYTHING (the
> >alarm system and the HA PC are the only accepted exceptions)...
> >
> >:-)))
> >
> >Dan
> >
> >----- Original Message ----- 
> >From: "Simon Woodhead" <woodheads at gonegardening.com>
> >To: <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
> >Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2003 1:31 PM
> >Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Again Asterisk and VMWare - it works now!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>Hey Dan,
> >>
> >>Get a http://www.mini-itx.com/ and disguise it as a fruit bowl. She'll
> >>
> >>
> >never
> >
> >
> >>know! I can't wait until someone builds one looking like a shoe or a
> >>
> >>
> >handbag
> >
> >
> >>and then I can have them all over the house and the more I have, the
> >>
> >>
> >happier
> >
> >
> >>the other half will be!!
> >>
> >>W
> >>
> >>----- Original Message ----- 
> >>From: "Dan" <dtoma at fx.ro>
> >>To: <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
> >>Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2003 11:12 AM
> >>Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Again Asterisk and VMWare - it works now!
> >>
> >>
> >>Roy,
> >>
> >>Please do not give me such a solution.
> >>I know how and where to buy or how to build a very cheap PC (I work in
> >>
> >>
> >this
> >
> >
> >>field).
> >>I now that this is a cheaper option (to buy or build a new pc), but I
> >>
> >>
> >don't
> >
> >
> >>want another computer running 24/7 in my house.
> >>It is so difficult to understand that?
> >>I have a small flat with two rooms. I want to be able to sleep too in
the
> >>same house.
> >>My wife for sure will not accept another one...
> >>
> >>I feel that it can fully work on my config (allmost it does it now).
> >>
> >>It is more challenging to make it work under those circumstances...;-)
> >>Why to choose everytime the easiest solution available?
> >>I want to do it for my ..soul...;-)
> >>
> >>Best regards,
> >>Dan
> >>P.S. I have several PCs available for this, but.. I DON'T WANT TO USE
> >>
> >>
> >THEM!
> >
> >
> >>----- Original Message ----- 
> >>From: "Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk" <roy at karlsbakk.net>
> >>To: <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
> >>Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2003 12:33 PM
> >>Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Again Asterisk and VMWare - it works now!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>IIRC you were given URLs for all sorts of cheapo PCs. Perhaps you've
got
> >>>an old P90 lying around? Or perhaps someone else has?
> >>>
> >>>Use that!
> >>>Not vmware!
> >>>If you're to use vmware, do it the other way around - linux host with
> >>>vmware windoze guest. This works fine for me on my PC.
> >>>
> >>>On Sat, 2003-07-19 at 08:49, Dan wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Hi,
> >>>>
> >>>>I have succeed using Asterisk on VMWare on an Athlon at 1GB with 128 MB
> >>>>allocated for the Linux virtual machine.
> >>>>I have connected this PBX with another one using IAX/GSM. I can call
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >the
> >
> >
> >>>>other part and the sound is great, without any interruption.
> >>>>The phone used is a Cisco7960 with G.711, so still a codec conversion
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >is
> >
> >
> >>in
> >>
> >>
> >>>>place (GSM/G.711) and Asterisk/VMWare Wkst performs very well.
> >>>>
> >>>>The problem is only when I try to call local services, like echo test
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >or
> >
> >
> >>>>Digium Demo. Then, the sound of the informative message for the Digium
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>Demo
> >>
> >>
> >>>>is choppy, but the sound from the Digium server (after connection) is
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>very
> >>
> >>
> >>>>good.
> >>>>
> >>>>So.. the problem is only to play local files when in virtual machine
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>(menus,
> >>
> >>
> >>>>informative messages, etc.). Why? It is clear that this is not a
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>computer
> >>
> >>
> >>>>performance issue and/or a timing problem during the codec conversion.
> >>>>More, the inband DTMF works like a charm under the virtual machine.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >Even
> >
> >
> >>the
> >>
> >>
> >>>>known problem with double digits for Cisco phones dissapear.
> >>>>
> >>>>BR,
> >>>>Dan
> >>>>P.S. Please do not answer again that this setup cannot work. In this
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>moment
> >>
> >>
> >>>>I cannot accept such an answer.
> >>>>
> >>>>
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