asterisk users - Nov 2007 - Digium E1 and Digium TDM400P (2xFXO) Help!

Hello,
it is now 2am presently where i am and i have been at work since 8am
yesterday. I am not allowed to go home unless i get this system up and
running, else i shouldnt expect a job when i come back :s...


now that you have some background,
I am having no luck installing these two cards - i have already
confirmed they are on their own IRQ etc, and if i run genzaptelconf,
they are coming up fine and with no errors, and i can see them in the
zapata-auto.conf file, however i cannot see the E1 card when typing
"ztcfg -vvvv", and i cannot get a link light on the E1 card either.


I may be missing something really simple here but can someone please
point me in the right direction (i understand this might be
spoonfeeding but beleive me i have spent a lot of time on google
looking for this, and some time in email with digium and its so late
at night that i just want it solved now!)

thanks


Cameron Hissey

Cameron Hissey wrote:
> now that you have some background,
> I am having no luck installing these two cards - i have already
> confirmed they are on their own IRQ etc, and if i run genzaptelconf,
> they are coming up fine and with no errors, and i can see them in the
> zapata-auto.conf file, however i cannot see the E1 card when typing
> "ztcfg -vvvv", and i cannot get a link light on the E1 card
either.
>
>   
This looks like something other than straight Asterisk. So it may be 
different, but I'll try to help you the best that I can.

First, stock Asterisk/Zaptel needs 2 files to be correct for your E1 
card and TDM card to work. You need a valid, correct, and complete 
zaptel.conf, usually in /etc (although it can be different depending on 
your config). zaptel-auto.conf may be #included in your zaptel.conf, or 
it may need to be renamed. I honestly have no idea. For all of my 
systems, it would have to be renamed, as I try not to #include in 
anything except my sip.conf, extensions.conf, and iax.conf. But that's 
just me.

Secondly, Asterisk needs a valid, correct, and complete zapata.conf, 
usually in /etc/asterisk, although it can vary depending on how things 
were configured when the system was set up.

If you have both of these files in the right place, and with the right 
stuff, make sure you reload zaptel and asterisk. I know I don't have to, 
but when I make big changes after hours, I tend to reboot. Especially 
when I'm tired and can easily make mistakes. But that's a matter of 
personal preference.

Hope that helps.

Cameron Hissey wrote:
> Hello,
> it is now 2am presently where i am and i have been at work since 8am
> yesterday. I am not allowed to go home unless i get this system up and
>   

You need to send us the section of your zaptel and zapata.conf that 
describes your setup.  Without these, we can't help.

Doug

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On Tue, Nov 27, 2007 at 02:22:27AM +1100, Cameron Hissey wrote:
> now that you have some background,
> I am having no luck installing these two cards - i have already
> confirmed they are on their own IRQ etc, and if i run genzaptelconf,
> they are coming up fine and with no errors, and i can see them in the
> zapata-auto.conf file, however i cannot see the E1 card when typing
> "ztcfg -vvvv", and i cannot get a link light on the E1 card
either.
What is the output of:

  cat /proc/zaptel/*

Please post your /etc/asterisk/zapata.conf and every file that is
#include-d there.

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On Nov 27, 2007 2:56 AM, Tzafrir Cohen <tzafrir.cohen at xorcom.com>
wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 27, 2007 at 02:22:27AM +1100, Cameron Hissey wrote:
>
> > now that you have some background,
> > I am having no luck installing these two cards - i have already
> > confirmed they are on their own IRQ etc, and if i run genzaptelconf,
> > they are coming up fine and with no errors, and i can see them in the
> > zapata-auto.conf file, however i cannot see the E1 card when typing
> > "ztcfg -vvvv", and i cannot get a link light on the E1 card
either.
>
> What is the output of:
>
>  cat /proc/zaptel/*
>
> Please post your /etc/asterisk/zapata.conf and every file that is
> #include-d there.
>
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