New to Aserisk 1.6 and find the 'installation tutorials' seem low to non existent. You go to the main Asterisk page (digium.org) and really just old install instructions for 1.2 are in the examples. Download links only give you asterisk itself and not dahdi or libpri which also are needed to run asterisk? It's very confusing to anyone who is new. Someone take notice! we need a link to instructions right of the main asterisk page. My 1st question is am I missing a good step-by step for 1.6 and how to compile/install it along with it's side components (dahdi/libpri)? when/if those side components are actually needed? When would you run asterisk without them entirely? 2nd question is for an IP/SIP only system do I only need DAHDI or do I need DAHDI and LIBPRI? Is libpri only needed if interfacing to a pri? Is 1.6 so cutting edge that I should not expect to find complete documentation (yet)like I seem to be expecting very easily? Thanks much! Steve -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
I meant digium.com. Yay for messups! It's been one of those weeks. Really.> New to Aserisk 1.6 and find the 'installation tutorials' seem low to non > existent. > > You go to the main Asterisk page (digium.org) and really just old install > instructions for 1.2 are in the examples. > > Download links only give you asterisk itself and not dahdi or libpri > which also are needed to run asterisk? > It's very confusing to anyone who is new. > Someone take notice! we need a link to instructions right of the main > asterisk page. > > My 1st question is am I missing a good step-by step for 1.6 and how to > compile/install it along with it's side components (dahdi/libpri)? > when/if those side components are actually needed? > When would you run asterisk without them entirely? > > 2nd question is for an IP/SIP only system do I only need DAHDI or do I > need > DAHDI and LIBPRI? > > Is libpri only needed if interfacing to a pri? > > Is 1.6 so cutting edge that I should not expect to find complete > documentation (yet)like I seem to be expecting very easily? > > Thanks much! > > Steve > > > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > > _______________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >-- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
Hi Steve -> New to Aserisk 1.6 and find the 'installation tutorials' seem low to non > existent.Welcome to Open Source! Seriously, look at the README files accompanying asterisk, dahdi, and libpri. They will give you compilation/installation instructions. You can also search this list with google: "<Search term> site:lists.digium.com"> Someone take notice! we need a link to instructions right of the main > asterisk page.If you have a need for documentation, you're more than welcome to write it (once you've figured out how to install asterisk). We all contribute however we're able. Well, some of us do. Now to answer your questions:> My 1st question is am I missing a good step-by step for 1.6 and how to > compile/install it along with it's side components (dahdi/libpri)? > when/if those side components are actually needed? > When would you run asterisk without them entirely? > > 2nd question is for an IP/SIP only system do I only need DAHDI or do I need > DAHDI and LIBPRI?If you have no dahdi compatible hardware, you don't need dahdi. The one exception to this is meetme, for which you need a dahdi timing source. You can use the dummy timing driver.> Is libpri only needed if interfacing to a pri?Yes, mostly. I think you may need it if you have any card that takes a T1/E1. I think you may also need it for BRI cards.> Is 1.6 so cutting edge that I should not expect to find complete > documentation (yet)like I seem to be expecting very easily?The short answer is yes, given the glacial pace of documentation creation, 1.6 is that cutting edge. - Noah
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Steve Gladden wrote:> Is 1.6 so cutting edge that I should not expect to find complete > documentation (yet)like I seem to be expecting very easily?Most of what is applicable to 1.4 is applicable to 1.6. I'm running 1.6 without any hiccups -- YMMV. Barry -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFJf0s4CFu3bIiwtTARApXZAJ9kse5IimuCkzFG7FqlmQRzbxOlGgCfY8wA CeGjEgTSVagAovNT/TaNjDM=z1O2 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
>New to Aserisk 1.6 and find the 'installation tutorials' seem low to non existent.I first looked at * about four months ago and rapidly came to the same conclusion. Even with the O-Reilly book, which I purchased in paper, although it is freely downloadable, I feel there is a huge dearth of information. As I have become a bit involved, I find there is more than meets the eye, but it is spread across the entire internet! So far I am not aware of anything that fits any of three categories I feel are essential: 1. A good tutorial with enough detail to allow a person with a CS degree, years of telephony experience and limited Linux experience (myself) to install and configure a reasonable * system (something more complex that an FXO or two and a couple of SIP phones. 2. A reference guide that lists all commands and options with explanations of why they are useful and how to use them. Even the book doesn't attempt to touch this one. Such a reference needs to include things like Dahdi and other pieces that aren't strictly part of * but without which few installations could exist. 3. A decent cross-reference that can quickly allow someone to find the scattered information available on the web. Even this mailing list is so hopelessly linear in nature compared to most other newsgroups I am involved in as to be almost useless to me. My conclusion after installing a worthless * demo (that actually does allow two SIPs to talk to each other) is that Asterisk is not of any value to anyone other than a person who makes a full time career out of running Asterisk systems. I've installed and maintained several traditional PABXs and even wrote the control firmware (in 6502 assembly) for one, with sizes from 6 stations to 300 stations, including things like DID. It was kindergarten compared to Asterisk, and primarily because of the huge information vacuum. Wilton -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/attachments/20090127/075da478/attachment.htm