[asterisk-users] How does Digium Repo install Dahdi on a virtual container while I can't do the same trying from source install?

[Kevin P. Fleming]

On 01/16/2012 12:52 PM, Patrick Lists wrote:
> On 16-01-12 19:47, Russ Meyerriecks wrote:
> [snip]
>>> 2- Do I even need Dahdi, if the server doesn't connect to PSTN at all
>>> and
>>> it's all SIP? If yes, what do I need it for?
>> Dahdi is a set of drivers for telephony hardware. You won't need it
>> for pure
>> sip Asterisk implementations.
>
> Unless things have changed with recent versions I think you still need
> DAHDI if you want to use MeetMe and maybe other modules that require
> proper timing (which DAHDI provides).

They have changed; DAHDI is required for MeetMe/SLA/Page, but is not 
required for timing. In Asterisk 10, ConfBridge can be a suitable 
replacement for MeetMe for many users as well.

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