[Asterisk-Users] Strange console call problem

[Scott Williamson]

FYI: It would seem that the alsa channel driver will only use hardware
devices, not plug type devices.

Anyone know more about this?

On Thu, 2005-17-03 at 12:35 -0500, Scott Williamson wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> When I dial from my sip device to the extension 1234 which is linked to
> the ALSA console driver the call fails with the message "No channel type
> registered for 'ALSA'" (see below).
> 
> I would like to have the console autoanswer for paging. 
> 
> However when I call from the console to the sip device the call
> completes fine.
> 
> I alias alsa device hw:1,0 to card1 in /etc/asound.conf to get rid of
> the pesky ',' (see below)
> 
> Any ideas on why this would happen?
> 
> I am using Asterisk 1.0.5 on Debian testing (package version 1:1.0.5-2,
> which is the latest)
> 
> --snip SIP to Console--
> 
>     -- Executing Macro("SIP/2201-621f", "stdexten|1234|ALSA/card1") in
> new stack
>     -- Executing Dial("SIP/2201-621f", "ALSA/card1|20") in new stack
> Mar 17 12:24:33 WARNING[23967]: channel.c:1901 ast_request: No channel
> type registered for 'ALSA'
> Mar 17 12:24:33 NOTICE[23967]: app_dial.c:749 dial_exec: Unable to
> create channel of type 'ALSA'
> 
> --snip--
> 
> --snip Console to SIP--
> 
> dial 2201
>     -- Executing Macro("ALSA/card1", "stdexten|2201|SIP/2201") in new
> stack
>     -- Executing Dial("ALSA/card1", "SIP/2201|20") in new stack
>     -- Called 2201
> Urgent handler
> Urgent handler
>     -- SIP/2201-506f is ringing
> Urgent handler
>     -- SIP/2201-506f answered ALSA/card1
>  << Console call has been answered >>
> Urgent handler
>  << Hangup on console >>
> 
> --snip--
> 
> --asound.conf--
> pcm.card1 {
>         type hw
>         card 1
>         }
> --end-- 
> 
> --alsa.conf--
> ...
> ; To set which ALSA device to use, change this parameter
> input_device=card1
> output_device=card1
> ...
> --end--
> 
> 
> --
> Scott J. Williamson <scott at sjwilliamson.ca>
> 
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> goto either. -- Larry Wall in <199709032332.QAA21669 at wall.org> 
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Scott J. Williamson <scott at sjwilliamson.ca>

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