I'm trying to get my TDM400P to work with a BT POT line. I've done everything I can think of to get the uk settings right (in zapata.conf, zaptel.conf and options for the wctdm driver) - and they all look right (ie uk like) and look like they are working when I try diagnostics with lspci, dsmsg, asterisk -c etc - but when I connect the FXO unit to the BT line it just makes it (the BT line) go permanently engaged. I'm tearing my hair out and about to chuck it all in the bin, but before I do, has anyone ever managed to get a TDM400P to work with a BT line and did they have any of these issues? Thanks for any help Mark
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Mark Muffett wrote:> I'm trying to get my TDM400P to work with a BT POT line. I've done > everything I can think of to get the uk settings right (in > zapata.conf, zaptel.conf and options for the wctdm driver) - and they > all look right (ie uk like) and look like they are working when I try > diagnostics with lspci, dsmsg, asterisk -c etc - but when I connect > the FXO unit to the BT line it just makes it (the BT line) go > permanently engaged. I'm tearing my hair out and about to chuck it > all in the bin, but before I do, has anyone ever managed to get a > TDM400P to work with a BT line and did they have any of these issues?You sure it's an FXO module? - -- Cheers, Matt Riddell _______________________________________________ http://www.sineapps.com/news.php (Daily Asterisk News - html) http://freevoip.gedameurope.com (Free Asterisk Voip Community) http://www.sineapps.com/rssfeed.php (Daily Asterisk News - rss) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFE+q+WS6d5vy0jeVcRArUZAJ9a8+wU+MQSlrc+Vuk6XL45tbccFQCcCy3O ZdLMujY7KMcgC/bwBUfWlMo=MBcZ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
On Sun, Sep 03, 2006 at 11:05:35AM +0100, Mark Muffett wrote:> I'm trying to get my TDM400P to work with a BT POT line. I've done > everything I can think of to get the uk settings right (in > zapata.conf, zaptel.conf and options for the wctdm driver) - and they > all look right (ie uk like) and look like they are working when I try > diagnostics with lspci, dsmsg, asterisk -c etc - but when I connect > the FXO unit to the BT line it just makes it (the BT line) go > permanently engaged. I'm tearing my hair out and about to chuck it > all in the bin, but before I do, has anyone ever managed to get a > TDM400P to work with a BT line and did they have any of these issues?Please convince us that you have done that right. For starters: does 'zap show channels' show a channel ? Is the line OK? Does a normal phone work well? What is the output of 'cat /proc/zaptel/*' ? -- Tzafrir Cohen sip:tzafrir@local.xorcom.com icq#16849755 iax:tzafrir@local.xorcom.com +972-50-7952406 jabber:tzafrir@jabber.org tzafrir.cohen@xorcom.com http://www.xorcom.com
Mark Muffett wrote:> I'm trying to get my TDM400P to work with a BT POT line. I've done > everything I can think of to get the uk settings right (in > zapata.conf, zaptel.conf and options for the wctdm driver) - and they > all look right (ie uk like) and look like they are working when I try > diagnostics with lspci, dsmsg, asterisk -c etc - but when I connect > the FXO unit to the BT line it just makes it (the BT line) go > permanently engaged. I'm tearing my hair out and about to chuck it > all in the bin, but before I do, has anyone ever managed to get a > TDM400P to work with a BT line and did they have any of these issues? > > Thanks for any helpBad fxo module? Call digium support and let them help diagnose the problem. Also, the E/F revision is rather old; current is more like rev J.
Mark Muffett <mark.muffett@gmail.com> wrote:> I'm trying to get my TDM400P to work with a BT > POT line.....> when I connect the FXO unit to the BT line it > just makes it (the BT line) go permanently > engaged.....> has anyone ever managed to get a TDM400P to work > with a BT line and did they have any of these > issues?Yes, I had a test system with a TDM400P and two FXO modules terminating two BT Featureline Compact lines. However, "had" is the operative word. One of the two FXO modules is now holding the line permanently off-hook - even when the system is powered down. The other module is fine, and the drivers don't see anything wrong with either module. My suspicion is that the one module is dead. I haven't had a chance to pull out the machine and play with it, though. To see if you have a similar problem, connect a phone in parallel with the FXO module. Unplug the module from the line, and check that you get a dial tone with the handset. Hang up, and plug the FXO back in. Then lift the handset again - I get a noisy line with a very quiet dial tone. If you wait long enough, the dial tone will stop and you'll hear the screamer, again very quiet. I've no idea what caused our fault. I don't know of any storms before the failure, and all the other connected equipment is fine. Nick. -- Nick Chalk ................. once a Radio Designer Confidence is failing to understand the problem.