[asterisk-users] 18.7.1 - can't load res_fax, can't stop app_fax

[John Covici]

I always empty /usr/lib/asterisk/modules if I am going to do an
install with a different version, or better to do it always.

On Wed, 03 Nov 2021 09:14:37 -0400,
Kingsley Tart wrote:
> 
> > Is the app_fax.so module still in /usr/lib/asterisk/modules? If so -
> > if you remove it do things work.
> > Is app_fax.so explicitly being loaded in modules.conf?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> I was already waiting for it to finish recompiling after Doug's
> suggestion but yes, app_fax.so was still in there and removing it then
> let me remove the noload => res_fax.so line from modules.conf and
> everything started fine.
> 
> At the end of the re-compile it was nice to see it point this out
> actually:
> 
> --8<--
>  WARNING WARNING WARNING
> 
>  Your Asterisk modules directory, located at
>  /usr/lib/asterisk/modules
>  contains modules that were not installed by this 
>  version of Asterisk. Please ensure that these
>  modules are compatible with this version before
>  attempting to run Asterisk.
> 
>     app_fax.so
> 
>  WARNING WARNING WARNING
> --8<--
> 
> 
> No, modules.conf didn't mention app_fax.
> 
> Thanks. All sorted. Now to work on the next one ;)
> 
> -- 
> Cheers,
> Kingsley.
> 
> 
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