[Asterisk-Users] can't get musiconhold to work

[Low, Adam]

I've not got a sound card in my RH9 * box and music on hold works great as long as you have mpg123 in /usr/bin


> -----Original Message-----
> From: wipeout at linuxmail.org [mailto:wipeout at linuxmail.org] 
> Sent: 27 July 2003 20:08
> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] can't get musiconhold to work
> 
> 
> Yes always end your conf files with blank lines otherwise you 
> may get weird results from asterisk..
> 
> as for the sond card requirement I don't know all my systems 
> have onboard sound..
> 
> 
> > So you mean a just simple blank line at the end of the 
> musiconhold.conf 
> > file or the extensions.conf file?  
> > Second question, though it might seem a bit stupid, do I 
> perhaps need a 
> > sound card on the box that asterisk is running on?  I don't 
> think this 
> > should be the case but I'm just wondering.
> > Is there anything I can do to manually make it run with 
> asterisk?  I guess 
> > what I'm trying to say here is in ps aux I see no example of mpg123 
> > running that tells me it has not been executed.  What is 
> the process that 
> > asterisk uses to execute it?  Is it executed each time a 
> caller is put on 
> > hold or are instances started in the background when 
> asterisk begins 
> > (listen state)?
> > AJ
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On Sat, 26 Jul 2003, WipeOut . wrote:
> > 
> > > Only things I can suggest is..
> > > 
> > > 1. Execute it from a command line and make sure it runs.. 
> If not you may hevr to compile it from source..
> > > 
> > > 2. Make sure you have a new line at the end of your .conf 
> file cos * often freaks out about that..
> > > 
> > > Other than that I don't know why its not working for you..
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > No instances of it running when I look at processes.
> > > > AJ
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > On Sat, 26 Jul 2003, WipeOut . wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > Sorry I though you had compiled from source...
> > > > > 
> > > > > When * is running do "ps-aux | grep mpg123" and make 
> sure it is actually running..
> > > > > 
> > > > > Later..
> > > > > 
> > > > > > Wipeout
> > > > > > I'm using the exact mpg123 binary that you sent me. 
>  When I execute a 
> > > > > > "whereis mpg123" it returns /usr/bin.  To take it a 
> step further I've done 
> > > > > > "whereis mpg321" and "rpm -q mpg321" just to make 
> sure mpg321 is not on 
> > > > > > the system.  The one thing that's confusing the 
> heck out of me is the fact 
> > > > > > that the rpm that I installed seems to have 
> installed in /usr/bin whereas 
> > > > > > everybody else's installed in /usr/local/bin.  Any 
> other ideas?  I'm 
> > > > > > growing very frustrated.
> > > > > > AJ
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > On Sat, 26 Jul 2003, WipeOut . wrote:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > IIRC I had the same problem becasue the package 
> will install the mpg123 binary to /usr/local/bin and * seems 
> to look in /usr/bin so just copy the mpg123 executable to 
> /usr/bin and it should work..
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Later..
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > I can't seem to get musiconhold to work.  I'm 
> running asterisk on a RH9 
> > > > > > > > box, I have the mpg123 package installed.  In 
> my zapata.conf file I have 
> > > > > > > > the line  MusicOnHold=default .  In my 
> musiconhold.conf file, in the 
> > > > > > > > classes section I uncommented default and loud. 
>  In my extensions.conf 
> > > > > > > > file I have a set musiconhold line.  However if 
> I get a call and I either 
> > > > > > > > put it on hold or hit flash I get no music.  
> The sample mp3 file is in the 
> > > > > > > > mohmp3 directory.  Does anyone know what I 
> might be doing wrong or how I 
> > > > > > > > might be able to correct it?
> > > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > > Also I have tried assigning a extension with 
> the MusicOnHold application 
> > > > > > > > and it still doesn't seem to work.
> > > > > > > > AJ
> > > > > > > > 
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