[Asterisk-Users] TDM4xxP

[Tzafrir Cohen]

On Sat, May 06, 2006 at 01:46:41PM -0400, Steve Totaro wrote:
> tom wrote:
> >Sean Cook wrote:
> >  
> >>hmmmmm... why not just use ztdummy and save the $150 for the card?
> >>
> >>Sean
> >>
> >>    
> >Maybe he amalgamated 2 cards and has one left over.
> >Maybe he doesn't want to compile USB support for his kernel.
> >
> >  
> I have an SGI Altix 350 with dual Itaniums.  I tried compiling ztdummy 
> but it wont run without recompiling the kernel with some 1000kz 
> setting.  This is a 24/7 high volume call center.  Seems much less 
> likely to cause problems by just popping in a card.

What kernel version? What architecture?

> 
> I have a card with no modules sitting gathering dust so no additional 
> cost and less downtime to pop a card in as opposed to recompiling a 
> kernel and hoping it comes back up.  We lose $16,000/hr if the switch 
> goes down.

Check for yourself, then.
Put it in another computer, install zaptel, make sure ztdummy is not
loaded and no other card is present, and run zttest. Or for that matter,
head -c 1 /dev/zap/pseudo

-- Tzafrir