Hi all, I just got my X100P card installed and asterisk keeps on complaining that it cannot create a zap channel. I read somewhere on the internet that the zap card will not work when a phoneline is not plugged in, cause is draws power from the phoneline. Is this correct? Of course eventually I will connect it to a phoneline, but I would just like to know this for sure.. Alex -- Alex van Es - Alex@icepick.com http://photography.icepick.com
On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 21:55:57 +0200, Alex van Es <alex@icepick.com> wrote:> > I just got my X100P card installed and asterisk keeps on complaining > that it cannot create a zap channel. I read somewhere on the internet > that the zap card will not work when a phoneline is not plugged in, > cause is draws power from the phoneline. Is this correct? Of course > eventually > I will connect it to a phoneline, but I would just like to know this > for sure..yeah, it's a real pain with all those devices that only work when they are plugged in. The coffee machine doesn't make any coffee without ground coffee beans, the fridge doesn't keep things cool without electricity, the WAN router won't work without an internet connection, and now those damned X100P cards that won't call anywhere without a phone line. What's next? Cars that won't run without fuel? This is getting really annoying, isn't it?! rgds benjk -- Sunrise Telephone Systems, 9F Shibuya Daikyo Bldg., 1-13-5 Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. NB: Spam filters in place. Messages unrelated to the * mailing lists may get trashed.
The card requires no power from the phone company... it is powered from the PCI bus. However, I'm not sure if the card can detect if the line is there or not... I've never tried it. Plug a line into it and see what you get! :) On Tue, 2004-10-19 at 12:55, Alex van Es wrote:> Hi all, > I just got my X100P card installed and asterisk keeps on complaining > that it cannot create a zap channel. I read somewhere on the internet > that the zap card will not work when a phoneline is not plugged in, > cause is draws power from the phoneline. Is this correct? Of course > eventually > I will connect it to a phoneline, but I would just like to know this > for sure.. > > Alex > > -- > Alex van Es - Alex@icepick.com > http://photography.icepick.com > > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Alex van Es wrote:> Hi all, > I just got my X100P card installed and asterisk keeps on complaining > that it cannot create a zap channel. I read somewhere on the internet > that the zap card will not work when a phoneline is not plugged in, > cause is draws power from the phoneline. Is this correct? Of course > eventually > I will connect it to a phoneline, but I would just like to know this for > sure.. > > Alex >Alex, It may not be able to create a zap channel because the driver isn't loaded. Make sure that you have the kernel modules installed and everything working, etc. Too much to go over right now. Look in the wiki, etc. But you will need to have it connected to the phoneline to make calls over the phone line, of course. The X100p does not get power over the phone line. The PCI bus takes care of that. -- Kristian Kielhofner
> -----Original Message----- > From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com > [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of > Kristian Kielhofner > Sent: 19 October 2004 22:12 > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] X100P red alert > > Alex van Es wrote: > > > Hi all, > > I just got my X100P card installed and asterisk keeps on > complaining > > that it cannot create a zap channel. I read somewhere on > the internet > > that the zap card will not work when a phoneline is not plugged in, > > cause is draws power from the phoneline. Is this correct? Of course > > eventually I will connect it to a phoneline, but I would > just like to > > know this for sure.. > > > > Alex > > > > Alex, > > It may not be able to create a zap channel because the > driver isn't loaded. Make sure that you have the kernel > modules installed and everything working, etc. Too much to > go over right now. Look in the wiki, etc. But you will need > to have it connected to the phoneline to make calls over the > phone line, of course. > > The X100p does not get power over the phone line. The > PCI bus takes care of that. >Whilst the card does get power from the line, it does detect if the line is present. If you have the zaptel module loaded, and the ztcfg runs ok, you should have: bash $ cat /proc/zaptel/1 Span 1: WCFXO/0 "Wildcard X101P Board 1" 1 WCFXO/0/0 FXSKS (In use) This will say RED ALARM if the card is unable to use the line. Check the cord you have plugged in is the correct cord, and has the correct pins connected. I had this originally, and on swapping the cord all worked fine :) Also: bash $ ls -al /dev/zap/* lr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 7 Jan 1 1970 /dev/zap/1 -> span1/1 crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 196, 254 Jan 1 1970 /dev/zap/channel crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 196, 0 Jan 1 1970 /dev/zap/ctl crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 196, 255 Jan 1 1970 /dev/zap/pseudo crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 196, 253 Jan 1 1970 /dev/zap/timer /dev/zap/span1: total 0 drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 0 Jan 1 1970 . drwxr-xr-x 1 root root 0 Jan 1 1970 .. crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 196, 1 Jan 1 1970 1 bash $ Hope this helps, Cheers, Karl ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk ________________________________________________________________________
Yes, it's true! Connect the card to a phone line and the Red Alert disappears. I don't think it draws power from the phone line, but it gives a red alert if the phone line is not there. I have experienced it myself! Yiannis.> -----Original Message----- > From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com > [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com]On Behalf Of Alex van Es > Sent: 19 October 2004 20:56 > To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com > Subject: [Asterisk-Users] X100P red alert > > > Hi all, > I just got my X100P card installed and asterisk keeps on complaining > that it cannot create a zap channel. I read somewhere on the internet > that the zap card will not work when a phoneline is not plugged in, > cause is draws power from the phoneline. Is this correct? Of course > eventually > I will connect it to a phoneline, but I would just like to know this > for sure.. > > Alex > > -- > Alex van Es - Alex@icepick.com > http://photography.icepick.com > > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >