Posted here because someone without a threaded email client wanted to start a flame war with a bunch of off-topic emotional comments. HOWTO: 1. Install your favorite flavor of Linux and configure it your way, optimize your way, secure your way. 2. Install prerequisites for Asterisk 3. Go into /usr/src directory on your linux box # cd /usr/src 4. b) Download the latest SVN stable release of libpri and zaptel and Jim's branch # svn checkout http://svn.digium.com/svn/libpri/branches/1.4 libpri-1.4 # svn checkout http://svn.digium.com/svn/zaptel/branches/1.4 zaptel-1.4 # svn checkout http://svn.digium.com/svn/asterisk/team/jdixon/chan_usbradio-1.4/ asterisk_usbradio 5. cd into each of the above directories and read any READMEs or similar all caps files. 6. cd into libpri-1.4 # make clean # make && make install 7. cd into zaptel-1.4 # make clean # make && make install 8. cd into asterisks_usbradio # make clean # ./configure # "make menuselect" and make the selections you want. # make && make install 9. Edit required files 10. Start Asterisk on the console with core dump on and a bit of verbose # asterisk -vvvvvvvvvvvgc Someone please test this as I have, and post to the websites pushing EVB or ACID. Thanks, Steve Totaro On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 1:44 PM, Steve Totaro <stotaro@totarotechnologies.com> wrote:
Sorry to reply to my own post but why is there such pushback from the "app_rpt" community from installing manually?
Everyone pushes EVB or ACID, why?
Any 3rd party ISO distro takes away from security and flexibility. I can tell you that EVB can be rooted VERY easily if it is not firewalled properly or services and settings changed.
Who knows what other code is in that ISO?
So again, I pose the question, "Why are manual installs discouraged?"
Just an example, I asked this very same question months ago and got an offlist reply from Steve Henke, he called me and we talked for quite a while, great guy, but in the end, his final answer was "Find an old machine and install EVB ISO then run the scripts."
Is it because HAM people are assumed to be dumb? Couldn't a shell script be written to pull down known versions of zaptel/dahdi, libpri, and Jim's branch, and install?
If you are just using the box for USB/URI use, do you need zaptel/dahdi? I seriously doubt you need libpri (lol).
I look forward to a logic answer as to why EVB and ACID are being basically forced, and why nobody writes a simple howto or script to get Asterisk, libpri, Zaptel/DAHDI from Digium's servers and build from source.
Thanks, Steve Totaro
On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 12:11 PM, Steve Totaro <stotaro@totarotechnologies.com> wrote:
Why not just use Jim Dixon's SVN branch on Digium's servers? I would think that would be the cleanest, easiest, and most up to date code.
svn checkout http://svn.digium.com/svn/asterisk/team/jdixon/chan_usbradio-1.4
Thanks, Steve Totaro
On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 11:34 AM, Stephen Rodgers <hwstar@rodgers.sdcoxmail.com> wrote:
Tony,
Here's some additional information to go along with my previous message.
1. After compiling and installing files.tar.gz, use the initial config files in the /usr/src/configs and ./usr/src/configs/usbradio directory to /etc/asterisk then move file zaptel.conf to /etc.
2. files.tar.gz currenly comes with chan_rptdir version 0.2. After you have resolved the segfaulting issue, you'll need update the source file to version 0.5.
Steve WA6ZFT
Tony Langdon, VK3JED wrote:
I've been trying to install Asterisk on a CentOS 4.4 box for a while, but not with much luck. I got Asterisk compiled and the software installed. After a couple of issues finding the right kernel-devel package for my kernel, all seemed to install fine. I also installed chan_rtpdir (v 0.2 so far, though now I will need 0.5). However, when I try and start Asterisk, I get a segfault if there is anything at all in rpt.conf.
While the idea of using a distribution like ACID or EVB is nice, I was forced to use a pre-existing system, so reformatting isn't an option.
If I use the sample rpt.conf, Asterisk loads fine. However, as soon as I uncomment any line, then Asterisk dies with a segfault on the second pass of reading my rpt.conf.
On my system, it reads and identifies the rtpDir link on the first pass and then dies on the second pass. For the record, I recompiled chan_rtpdir on my system to avoid library/compiler issues, which I did have also.
Anyone have any ideas?
Alternatively, are there some sample configs that can be used on an existing Asterisk box? I'm running no RF hardware on Asterisk at this stage. All paths to RF are via the rtpDir link. Eventually, I might add a remote base directly to Asterisk, or move the RF hardware to Asterisk.
73 de VK3JED http://vkradio.com
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