May 2014 - App_rpt-users - lists.keekles.org

Registration issues
by Thor Wiegman 30 Nov '15

30 Nov '15

Tonight I had a user tell me that one of my nodes wouldn't connect anywhere. Verified, rebooted the server, still nothing. Tried running the rc.updatenodelist script manually and it just sits there. However, after running the following command I do get an update and can now connect to other nodes. /usr/bin/wget -O /var/lib/asterisk/rpt_extnodeshttp://nodes1.allstarlink.org/cgi-bin/nodes.pl When I checked two other nodes they had the same problem and same work-around. I ran that same command for nodes2 and it works. When I run it for nodes3 it times out. Could a problem with nodes3.allstarlink.org be causing the rc.updatenodelist script to choke? And could that have been causing my nodes to not be able to connect to others?

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URI<>TKR-750 cable
by Jay Urish 06 Feb '15

06 Feb '15

Does anybody have notes on connecting tkr750 to a URI? TIA, W5GM

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Echo-stink
by Johnny Keeker 05 Jan '15

05 Jan '15

I've found the 'permit=w1aw,w5yi,etc' line in the echolink.conf only allows for 29 allowed calls. Any more than 30 entries in the list prevents incoming requests on or not on the list access to the node. Short of checking for typo's, using a backslash\ to continue to the next line, or adding another 'permit= line' hasn't proved any results. ???

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Re: [App_rpt-users] additional- app_rpt_script_execution
by mike＠midnighteng.com 22 Jul '14

22 Jul '14

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Re: [App_rpt-users] App_rpt-users] Cent OS Updating?
by Thor Wiegman 17 Jul '14

17 Jul '14

My experience is exactly what Jim suggests, it kills the Zaptel modules. With the ACID distro what I end up doing is a complete update of the OS then I do a complete update and recompile of the SVN. Basically you: 1) Do all of your OS updates using yum. (Or, I use the tool in Webmin). 2) Update the ACID SVN using these steps: cd /usr/src rm -rf astsrc wget http://x.allstarlink.org/svn-trunk.tar.gz -O- | tar xzv mv trunk astsrc cd astsrc make upgrade-acid 3) Finally update Zaptel with these steps: cd /usr/src/astsrc/zaptel ./configure make make install make config modprobe zaptel service zaptel start service asterisk restart I have no idea if this is the "right" way to do all this. But I do know that it's working for me. YMMV. 73 Thor (Operator of N7JCT) ---------------------------------------- > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2014 20:30:53 -0700 > From: Jim Duuuude <telesistant(a)hotmail.com> > To: Tim Sawyer <tim.sawyer(a)mac.com>, Greg <kb1ncj(a)gmail.com> > Cc: app_rpt mailing list <app_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org> > Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Cent OS Updating? > Message-ID: <BLU180-W110437AB9DEDF02ECED3FFB1560(a)phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > > At my size, if I "jump" in. Im likely to break it!! > > How about a "gentle step"... > > :-) > > Yes, when Centos updates to a new kernel, the previously-compiled Zaptel modules are no > longer compatible with the running kernel and need to be re-compiled. > > Jim > > > > From: tim.sawyer(a)mac.com > Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2014 20:27:00 -0700 > To: kb1ncj(a)gmail.com > CC: app_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org > Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Cent OS Updating? > > That?s a good question. One I?ve been meaning to look into myself. > Here?s what suspect happens: I think the issue is when you install a new kernel it breaks Zaptel. So you have to then update App_rpt with the instructions on the site. But, like I said, that?s what I suspect happens and I?ve never tried it myself. > Perhaps someone will jump in here and enlighten us. > > -- > Tim > :wq > > > On Apr 12, 2014, at 2:42 PM, Greg <kb1ncj(a)gmail.com> wrote:Is it possible to update Allstar base OS without breaking something? Will "yum update" work or is there some other option that is safer? When I checked the list of updates, asterisk wasn't one of them but haven't executed it yet. > Thanks > Greg > _______________________________________________ > App_rpt-users mailing list > App_rpt-users(a)ohnosec.org > http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users > > To unsubscribe from this list please visit http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users and scroll down to the bottom of the page. Enter your email address and press the "Unsubscribe or edit options button" > You do not need a password to unsubscribe, you can do it via email confirmation. If you have trouble unsubscribing, please send a message to the list detailing the problem. > > >

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"Official" "fixed" DAHDI patches
by Jim Duuuude 10 Jul '14

10 Jul '14

After much lamenting this morning, I have come up with what I feel comfortable as a "working" DAHDI patch set. This is useful if you are wanting to "roll your own" app_rpt system (perhaps on some non-(Centos 5.X 32 bit) platform). If you take any of the distros of DAHDI 2.5.1 or newer, and apply these patches, it should "work". This patch set may be obtained from: https://allstarlink.org/fixed-dahdi-patches.tar.gz or from SVN at: http://svn.ohnosec.org/viewvc/projects/allstar/astsrc-1.4.23-pre/trunk/fixe…

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Server Config is Blank
by Jon Byrne 23 Jun '14

23 Jun '14

Good Evening I have installed the server and set up and had a node configured on the online portal, however when I run "nodesetup.sh" on the server I get past the login prompt, confirm the server and then the downloads starts. However it ends with the error Failed to download and unpack configuration files Allstar Link Portal Config Download Failed.. exiting I have tried to walk through each line and as far as I can see the file it downloads is empty, I have tried to download it manually but the tar is empty and has a file sizes of 0 bytes. Has anyone else had this problem or know how to resolve it? Thanks ------------ Jon Byrne 2E0RFU email(a)jonbyrne.com

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Re: [App_rpt-users] Playing mp3 files in app_rpt
by Ken 07 Jun '14

07 Jun '14

Asterisk/app_rpt will play MP3 files alright, using the add-on, although, you may need to change the output level. In format_mp3.c #define OUTSCALE 32768 Seems to be about right (I think the original was 8192 but YMMV as they say) I used mp3 for bulletins for a while - I even bought a copy of Adobe Audition CS5.5 (now there is version 6) so I could make "real" MP3 files. MP3's made by Audacity sound *really* weird. MP3 files contain a frequency spectrum that depends on the sampling rate of the recording. This is a separate rate from the Bit Rate of the MP3 playback. If you reduce the playback bitrate of an MP3 file, you may still have frequency components up through perhaps 12 or 15 kHz, you just get more distortion and artifacts. All those frequency components above about 3.6 KHz will be ignored by Asterisk, which runs its sound system at 8 k-samples/sec. This may produce some strange effects since you are playing back stuff that Asterisk can't "hear". The distortion below 3.6 kHz comes through of course... To get a file like ARRL Audio News (44 kHz sample rate, in stereo, with an MP3 bit rate of 192k) to play properly on asterisk, you need some software that can re-sample the original file down to 8 k sampling rate (and 8k bit rate). That way the playback spectrum of the MP3 will have components only up through about 3.4 kHz, which is quite compatible with asterisk. Adobe Audition 5.5 (and later) can do this. Audacity will also re-sample (at the "Project Rate"), but it is best used to make ulaw files, not MP3's; but it's free. If the original recording was frequency-limited then no re-sampling of the recording is needed. For example, my NWS weather podcasts are a computer voice designed for telephone bandwidth, but distributed as MP3's. Those MP3's played through asterisk sound just like the original played on any MP3 player. Lots of fun 73 Ken

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turn off telemetry
by Michael Miller 06 Jun '14

06 Jun '14

How do you turn of telemetry? in Acid thanks Mike N6IQY

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IRLP install script
by Michael Miller 31 May '14

31 May '14

Were can I download ---- irlpsetup.sh ---- script , it is missing on my version of ACID Thanks Mike N6IQY

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