asterisk users - Feb 2005 - Where are chan_capi bug reports and bugfixes sent?

Hello all

I found a bug in the chan_capi driver (really a not implemented message 
handling and then a false error condition) and I guess I have wrote a 
patch to fix it (basically I searched the internet for other capi open 
source implementation an borrowed the code snippet) but I don't know 
where to send the report and bugfix.
I also found some miss-behaviours that I would like to share with other 
asterisk+chan_capi users.
I went to Asterisk bugtracker but I didn't find a capi (or related) 
section. I also looked at Junghanns.net and I didn't find an asterisk 
capi users mailing list or a way to report bugfixes to chan_capi.

Does anybody knows the best way to submit the report so it's available 
to anyone?

Thanks a lot
Luis

chan_capi is not part of asterisk due to license issues (chan_capi is 
pure GPL, while to have code included in asterisk you have to sign a 
disclaimer to digium to let them use your code for commercial, closed 
source asterisk as well). (if I'm wrong here forgive me and don't start 
a flame ;))
So you should report chan_capi bugs to it's creator at 
www.junghanns.net, where you downloaded it (or maybe you've found it in 
a package?).
Since I've the feeling that the creator of chan_capi don't belive that 
the ISDN future is chan_capi anymore, but his "bristuff", I also
suggest
you:
a) use his "bristuff" (same site as above)
b) if you have kernel 2.6, use mISDN kernel patches and chan_mISDN, that 
is, seems, well supported and developed (and works, with a compilation 
flag, with asterisk stable and asterisk head as well):
http://www.beronet.com/?PageID=3017

Best regards
Marco Menardi


Luis Vazquez wrote:
> Hello all
> 
> I found a bug in the chan_capi driver (really a not implemented message 
> handling and then a false error condition) and I guess I have wrote a 
> patch to fix it (basically I searched the internet for other capi open 
> source implementation an borrowed the code snippet) but I don't know 
> where to send the report and bugfix.
> I also found some miss-behaviours that I would like to share with other 
> asterisk+chan_capi users.
> I went to Asterisk bugtracker but I didn't find a capi (or related) 
> section. I also looked at Junghanns.net and I didn't find an asterisk 
> capi users mailing list or a way to report bugfixes to chan_capi.
> 
> Does anybody knows the best way to submit the report so it's available 
> to anyone?
> 
> Thanks a lot
> Luis
> 
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Thank you for your very instructive response!
I also use chan_capi with Eicon Diva Server, and the problem I had was 
not critic, but related with some  ERROR's  reported by chan_capi when 
the it receives not handled (subcommand=CAPI_CONF command=CAPI_LISTEN)  
messages from the telco.
I fixed this by looking at the handling of this message type in the 
capisuite proyect and adding the code snippet in the proper case entry.
I didn't know of the patch on leviogo.de so I will take a look in case 
the problem I found is fixed in this code.

On the other hand, I am currently using the chan_capi to  handle 6 (3BRI 
x2) pstn lines at the company I'm working in, and the only serious 
problem I'm having is with some phantom (bursts of) dtmf  tones the 
users hear some times in the middle of a conversation.
Have you (or any other capi user) experienced similar problems? There is 
any known fix for this?

Thanks a lot and best regards
Luis

Patrick wrote:
> Hi Luis,
>
> I think the best way is to make a diff against the latest chan_capi 
> which seems to be version 0.3.5 and email it to kapejod. You may 
> probably want to use something like : diff -uNr 
> <original_chan_capi_dir> <chan_capi_dir_with_fixes>  > 
> chan_capi_patch.txt
>
> You can find his email address here: 
> http://www.junghanns.net/asterisk/page1.html
>
> Are you aware that there is a patch for chan_capi that fixes some 
> issues? You can find it here:
> http://www.levigo.de/VoIP/chan_capi-0.3.5-cvs-HEAD-patch.tar.bz2
> The note about this patch on voip-info.org says:
> NOTE: If you are using chan_capi 0.3.5 with asterisk cvs-head (as of 
> November 2004) you need to apply a small patch here for it to work. 
> This patch also enables sending and receiving of faxes with active 
> ISDN cards.
>
> I would appreciate it if you could email me the diff because I use 
> chan_capi-0.3.5 with an Eicon Diva Server card at home.
>
> Thanks for finding the bugs.
>
> Regards,
> Patrick
>
> Luis Vazquez wrote:
>
>> Hello all
>>
>> I found a bug in the chan_capi driver (really a not implemented 
>> message handling and then a false error condition) and I guess I have 
>> wrote a patch to fix it (basically I searched the internet for other 
>> capi open source implementation an borrowed the code snippet) but I 
>> don't know where to send the report and bugfix.
>> I also found some miss-behaviours that I would like to share with 
>> other asterisk+chan_capi users.
>> I went to Asterisk bugtracker but I didn't find a capi (or related)
>> section. I also looked at Junghanns.net and I didn't find an
asterisk
>> capi users mailing list or a way to report bugfixes to chan_capi.
>>
>> Does anybody knows the best way to submit the report so it's 
>> available to anyone?
>>
>> Thanks a lot
>> Luis
>>
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>> Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com
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>

> b) if you have kernel 2.6, use mISDN kernel patches and chan_mISDN, 
> that is, seems, well supported and developed (and works, with a 
> compilation flag, with asterisk stable and asterisk head as well):
>
no mISDN driver for eicon diva cards so it's hard to get it working for me.
> Luis Vazquez wrote:
>
>> I went to Asterisk bugtracker but I didn't find a capi (or related)
>> section. I also looked at Junghanns.net and I didn't find an
asterisk
>> capi users mailing list or a way to report bugfixes to chan_capi.
>>
I also patched an echo cancel bug over eicon diva and busy signals pakets
So feel free to contact me to share ur patches.
We could find a place share our chan_capi issues. I also mailed the 
chan_capi developer but no reponse from him.

Sergio