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

Sat Jul 19 23:35:25 MST 2003

Thanks James.
I'll try this too..

BR,
Dan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Sizemore" <james at deny.org>
To: <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2003 7:52 AM
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Again Asterisk and VMWare - it works now!

> Also using the -p (real time option) to start asterisk, may also help.
>
>
> James Taylor wrote:
>
> >Carlos,
> >You may have something here.
> >Dan - you might try to connect via the virtual network adapter to your
"host" machine's hard drive.  (just map a drive) it could be that
"networking" from your "VM" to the host is faster.
> >James Taylor
> >
> >---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> >From: Carlos Eduardo Cremon <ecremon at uol.com.br>
> >
> >
> >
> >> 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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> >James Taylor
> >jltaylor at metrotel.net
> >903-793-1953
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