asterisk users - Jul 2005 - Zap channel configuration problem

Hi,

I would like to use a digum card to call an external number through my 
PSTN. I think that I have a problem in the configuration. Asterisk 
returns me app_dial.c:764 dial_exec: Unable to create channel of type
'Zap'

I use Fedora core 3.
I installed libpri, zaptel and asterisk.
I plugged my line on the FXS module (green part).
I make modprobe zaptel && modprobe wctdm without error return.

Configuration files :

/etc/zaptel.conf
fxsks=1
loadzone = it
defaultzone=it


/etc/asterisk/zapata.conf
[channels]
language=en
context=from-sip
signalling=fxs_ks


/etc/asterisk/extensions.conf
TRUNK=Zap/g2
TRUNKMSD=1
DIALOUTANALOG=Zap/1

[from-sip]
exten => _9.,1,Dial(${TRUNK}/${EXTEN:${TRUNKMSD}})
exten => _9.,2,Congestion

exten => _0.,1,Dial(${DIALOUTANALOG}/${EXTEN})
exten => _0.,2,Congestion


Anyway, if I dial a number adding 9 or 0, Asterisk returns

-- Executing Dial("SIP/203-3cad", "Zap/1/03208518561") in
new stack
Jul 25 15:35:06 NOTICE[2971]: app_dial.c:764 dial_exec: Unable to create 
channel of type 'Zap'
  == Everyone is busy/congested at this time
    -- Executing Congestion("SIP/203-3cad", "") in new stack
  == Spawn extension (from-sip, 03208518561, 2) exited non-zero on 
'SIP/203-3cad'
Jul 25 15:35:06 ERROR[2971]: cdr_csv.c:222 csv_log: Unable to re-open 
master file /var/log/asterisk//cdr-csv//Master.csv : No such file or 
directory


Please help me.

Alexis F.

On Mon, Jul 25, 2005 at 03:44:07PM +0200, Alexis F.
wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I would like to use a digum card to call an external number through my 
> PSTN. I think that I have a problem in the configuration. Asterisk 
> returns me app_dial.c:764 dial_exec: Unable to create channel of type
'Zap'
> 
> I use Fedora core 3.
> I installed libpri, zaptel and asterisk.
> I plugged my line on the FXS module (green part).
> I make modprobe zaptel && modprobe wctdm without error return.
> 
> Configuration files :
> 
> /etc/zaptel.conf
> fxsks=1
fxoks=1
# ditto for the signalling entry below.
> loadzone = it
> defaultzone=it
> 
> 
> /etc/asterisk/zapata.conf
> [channels]
> language=en
> context=from-sip
> signalling=fxs_ks
signalling=fxo_ks
channels=>1
> 
> /etc/asterisk/extensions.conf
> TRUNK=Zap/g2
> TRUNKMSD=1
> DIALOUTANALOG=Zap/1
> 
> [from-sip]
> exten => _9.,1,Dial(${TRUNK}/${EXTEN:${TRUNKMSD}})
> exten => _9.,2,Congestion
> 
> exten => _0.,1,Dial(${DIALOUTANALOG}/${EXTEN})
> exten => _0.,2,Congestion
> 
> 
> Anyway, if I dial a number adding 9 or 0, Asterisk returns
> 
> -- Executing Dial("SIP/203-3cad", "Zap/1/03208518561")
in new stack
> Jul 25 15:35:06 NOTICE[2971]: app_dial.c:764 dial_exec: Unable to create 
> channel of type 'Zap'
>  == Everyone is busy/congested at this time
>    -- Executing Congestion("SIP/203-3cad", "") in new
stack
>  == Spawn extension (from-sip, 03208518561, 2) exited non-zero on 
> 'SIP/203-3cad'
> Jul 25 15:35:06 ERROR[2971]: cdr_csv.c:222 csv_log: Unable to re-open 
> master file /var/log/asterisk//cdr-csv//Master.csv : No such file or 
> directory
As a sanity check:

  zap show channels

probably only shows "pseudo" now. You need to see there '1' as
well.
> 
> 
> Please help me.
> 
> Alexis F.
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Hi Alexis,

Quoting "Alexis F." <a.fecourt@labplug.com>:
> I would like to use a digum card to call an external number through my
> PSTN. I think that I have a problem in the configuration. Asterisk
> returns me app_dial.c:764 dial_exec: Unable to create channel of type
'Zap'
>
> I make modprobe zaptel && modprobe wctdm without error return.
Does it report finding the card?
> Configuration files :
>
> /etc/zaptel.conf
> fxsks=1
> loadzone = it
> defaultzone=it
>
>
> /etc/asterisk/zapata.conf
> [channels]
> language=en
> context=from-sip
> signalling=fxs_ks
I don't see a channel definition line there.

I think it should be something like:
channel => 1

but depends on your hardware config.

Asterisk definately doesn't know about your zap, and that is why
you are getting that error.

To be sure, issue a "zap show channels" in the CLI.

J.

On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 15:44:07 +0200
  "Alexis F." <a.fecourt@labplug.com>
wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I would like to use a digum card to call an external 
>number through my PSTN. I think that I have a problem in 
>the configuration. Asterisk returns me app_dial.c:764 
>dial_exec: Unable to create channel of type 'Zap'
> 
> I use Fedora core 3.
> I installed libpri, zaptel and asterisk.
> I plugged my line on the FXS module (green part).
I am sure someone will correct me if I am worng, but I 
just looked on Digium's sit to verify, and the Green 
moduls are FXS modules for connecting analog phone sets. 
NOT to connect to the PSTN. For the PSTN you would need 
the FXO module which is red.

Hopefully you have not had any incoming calls, as that 
will blow up the FXS module and make it unusable!!!!
> I make modprobe zaptel && modprobe wctdm without error 
>return.
> 
> Configuration files :
> 
> /etc/zaptel.conf
> fxsks=1
> loadzone = it
> defaultzone=it
> 
> 
> /etc/asterisk/zapata.conf
> [channels]
> language=en
> context=from-sip
> signalling=fxs_ks
> 
> 
> /etc/asterisk/extensions.conf
> TRUNK=Zap/g2
> TRUNKMSD=1
> DIALOUTANALOG=Zap/1
You configs above regarding signalling would be correct IF 
you had the FXO module and not the FXS module.



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