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<DIV><SPAN class=907305815-22062007><FONT face=Arial size=2>I used to run
Asterisk 1.4.4 but had to revert back to 1.2.13 to minimize a bug we were coming
across. 1.4.5 looked promising, but the hints are broken and making it so
I'll likely have to go back to 1.2.13 until I get the hints fixed. I'm
using Grandstream phones & hints on the parked extensions. I should
also clarify that when I upgraded versions, I renamed all Asterisk folders
(/var/log /var/lib /usr/lib /var/spool) so I could have a 'clean' install of
1.4.5. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=907305815-22062007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=907305815-22062007><FONT face=Arial size=2>There's a few things
that are happening on hints. First, on a fresh reboot, despite the server
saying all hints are "IDLE" the Grandstream phones light up as if INUSE.
This has never happened across umpteen different versions of Asterisk I've
ran. The fix is to actually put the parked extensions INUSE and clear
them, then they function fine...for a bit.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=907305815-22062007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=907305815-22062007><FONT face=Arial size=2>The second problem
is, after about an hour, hints just stop working. Well, hints actually
work, but the phones stop watching. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=907305815-22062007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=907305815-22062007><FONT face=Arial
size=2>
<A
href="mailto:205@parkedcalls">205@parkedcalls</A>
: park:205@parkedcalls
State:Idle
Watchers
29<BR>
<A
href="mailto:204@parkedcalls">204@parkedcalls</A>
: park:204@parkedcalls
State:Idle
Watchers
29<BR>
<A
href="mailto:203@parkedcalls">203@parkedcalls</A>
: park:203@parkedcalls
State:Idle
Watchers
29<BR>
<A
href="mailto:202@parkedcalls">202@parkedcalls</A>
: park:202@parkedcalls
State:Idle
Watchers
29<BR>
<A
href="mailto:201@parkedcalls">201@parkedcalls</A>
: park:201@parkedcalls
State:Idle
Watchers 29<BR></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=907305815-22062007><FONT face=Arial size=2>The watchers in an
hour or so after a fresh reboot will drop to 0, I believe it has to do with when
the phone reregisters.</DIV></FONT></SPAN>
<DIV><SPAN class=907305815-22062007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=907305815-22062007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Which brings me to
the third problem (directly related to a phone reregistering). After a
fresh reboot, if I reboot all phones before any calls get parked, all phones
work properly (for an hour anyway). However, if I reboot a phone *after* a
calls been placed on hold, the hints do not work for that phone and the Watchers
doesn't get updated (say I have Watches:28 and I plug another phone in, it
should go to 29 but it won't unless I restart Asterisk).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=907305815-22062007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=907305815-22062007><FONT face=Arial size=2>So somewhere I've
got something messed up. Not sure where to look, it seems odd that as soon
as the parking lot is used (and a hint updated) it kills any new watchers from
attaching, as well as all watchers drop off after an hour.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=907305815-22062007><FONT face=Arial
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=907305815-22062007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any thoughts on
where to look?</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>