[asterisk-users] [UK SPECIFIC] DAHDI and a OpenVox Card

[--[ UxBoD ]--]

----- "Steven J. Douglas" <stevend at moij.biz> wrote: 
> --[ UxBoD ]-- wrote: 
> > ----- "Steven J. Douglas" <stevend at moij.biz> wrote: 
> > 
> >> --[ UxBoD ]-- wrote: 
> >> 
> >>> ----- "Gordon Henderson" <gordon+asterisk at drogon.net> wrote: 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>>> On Fri, 1 May 2009, --[ UxBoD ]-- wrote: 
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>>> Okay, getting somewhere now ! I am now getting the following :- 
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> == Starting post polarity CID detection on channel 1 
> >>>>> -- Starting simple switch on 'DAHDI/1-1' 
> >>>>> [May 1 12:03:10] NOTICE[4360]: chan_dahdi.c:7669 ss_thread: MWI: Channel 1 message waiting! 
> >>>>> -- Executing [s at inbound-dahdi:1] Answer("DAHDI/1-1", "") in new stack 
> >>>>> -- Executing [s at inbound-dahdi:2] Ringing("DAHDI/1-1", "") in new stack 
> >>>>> -- Executing [s at inbound-dahdi:3] Wait("DAHDI/1-1", "1") in new stack 
> >>>>> -- Executing [s at inbound-dahdi:4] Playback("DAHDI/1-1", "home-message") in new stack 
> >>>>> -- <DAHDI/1-1> Playing 'home-message.gsm' (language 'en') 
> >>>>> -- Executing [s at inbound-dahdi:5] Hangup("DAHDI/1-1", "") in new stack 
> >>>>> == Spawn extension (inbound-dahdi, s, 5) exited non-zero on 'DAHDI/1-1' 
> >>>>> -- Hungup 'DAHDI/1-1' 
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> The problem is that I never actually here the message playback. On the dialling phone I just hear it keep ringing. My test dialplan is as follows :- 
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> [inbound-dahdi] 
> >>>>> exten => s,1,Answer() 
> >>>>> exten => s,n,Ringing() 
> >>>>> exten => s,n,Wait(1) 
> >>>>> exten => s,n,Playback(home-message) 
> >>>>> exten => s,n,Hangup() 
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> 
> >>>> I put that in mine and get: 
> >>>> 
> >>>> == Starting post polarity CID detection on channel 4 
> >>>> -- Starting simple switch on 'Zap/4-1' 
> >>>> -- Executing Answer("Zap/4-1", "") in new stack 
> >>>> -- Executing Ringing("Zap/4-1", "") in new stack 
> >>>> -- Executing Wait("Zap/4-1", "1") in new stack 
> >>>> -- Executing Playback("Zap/4-1", "tt-ferrets") in new stack 
> >>>> -- Playing 'tt-ferrets' (language 'en') 
> >>>> -- Executing Hangup("Zap/4-1", "") in new stack 
> >>>> == Spawn extension (incoming-zap-ddi, s, 5) exited non-zero on 'Zap/4-1' 
> >>>> -- Hungup 'Zap/4-1' 
> >>>> 
> >>>> Personally I'd not put in the Ringing(), but it's doing no harm here... 
> >>>> 
> >>>> Looks like it's almost there - barring bugs in the dahdi code, but there 
> >>>> must be 1000's of people out there using it with TDM400 cards or clones... 
> >>>> The differences between UK and US lines are minimal give or take a line 
> >>>> reversal, but who knows... 
> >>>> 
> >>>> Gordon 
> >>>> 
> >>>> _______________________________________________ 
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
> >>> Yes, I agree with you Gordon, I really do think it is a bug in the DADHI code as it never plays back the message at all. I even tried removing the Ringing code and that makes no difference at all. With such a simple dialplan and configuration I can only think it is how BT signals the line. Though the fact that the dialplan does get executed suggests that it has noticed the inbound call; it just does not pick up the line :( 
> >>> 
> >>> Best Regards, 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >> Are you using a 2-pin BT to RJ-11 phone cable? If your cable is a 4-pin 
> >> BT to RJ-11 version, then its a modem cable and it won't work. The 
> >> symptoms will be similar to what you have described. 
> >> 
> >> Regards, 
> >> Steve 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> > Hi Steve, 
> > 
> > Thank you for the reply. I have a RJ11 plugged into the TDM400 which has a standard BT connector on the end. This is then connected to a standard telephone extension cable and plugged into the BT socket. 
> > 
> > Should I be using something different ? 
> > 
> > Best Regards, 
> > 
> > 
> Hi, 
> 
> Your BT connector should have only 2 pins. If there are 4 pins on the BT 
> connector, then it is a modem cable, which is wrong. 
> 
> Regards, 
> Steve. 
> 
> 
Well just a follow up to my fun and games!  All is working wonderfully now :) It is amazing what difference the correct cable makes! ;)

Though I have had to drop back to Asterisk 1.4 and DAHDI instead of 1.6.1 due to being unable to play back voicemail.  As soon as I switched to 1.4, compiled with exactly the same options, and the same dialplan everything kicked into life.

Thanks to all and I appreciate everybody who has taken the time out to reply.

Now onto the next challenge :D

Best Regards,

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