asterisk users - Jan 2012 - How does Digium Repo install Dahdi on a virtual container while I can't do the same trying from source install?

Hello,

I can do simple, "yum install asterisk18-*" and it installs Asterisk
and
Dahdi-tools/Dahdi-Linux on my OpenVZ container. Everything runs well and
smooth.

However, if I want to compile dahdi-linux on the same openvz then I get the
error, *"You do not appear to have the source for the 2.6.32-4-pve kernel
installed".*
*
*
1- Based on above error and Google search I have concluded that dahdi-linux
module should be installed on mother node. So, I am puzzled. How does
Digium yum repository achive this without acessing the mother node?

2- Do I even need Dahdi, if the server doesn't connect to PSTN at all and
it's all SIP? If yes, what do I need it for?

Any feedback is much appreciated.

Thanks
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On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 01:41:30PM -0500, asterisk jobs
wrote:
> 1- Based on above error and Google search I have concluded that dahdi-linux
> module should be installed on mother node. So, I am puzzled. How does
> Digium yum repository achive this without acessing the mother node?
The repo files are pre-compiled and do not require the kernel headers. If you
wish to compile dahdi from source, you'll need access to the same headers
your
VM is running.
> 
> 2- Do I even need Dahdi, if the server doesn't connect to PSTN at all
and
> it's all SIP? If yes, what do I need it for?
Dahdi is a set of drivers for telephony hardware. You won't need it for pure
sip Asterisk implementations.

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2012-01-16 19:41, asterisk jobs skrev:
> Hello,
>
> I can do simple, "yum install asterisk18-*" and it installs
Asterisk
> and Dahdi-tools/Dahdi-Linux on my OpenVZ container. Everything runs
> well and smooth. 
>
> However, if I want to compile dahdi-linux on the same openvz then I
> get the error, /*"You do not appear to have the source for the
> 2.6.32-4-pve kernel installed".*/
> /*
> */
> 1- Based on above error and Google search I have concluded that
> dahdi-linux module should be installed on mother node. So, I am
> puzzled. How does Digium yum repository achive this without acessing
> the mother node?
>
> 2- Do I even need Dahdi, if the server doesn't connect to PSTN at all
> and it's all SIP? If yes, what do I need it for?
>
I've just installed a new server with OpenVZ. And as others has
explained you will need Dahdi for Meetme among other things.

You will need to install dahdi-complete on the Hardware node, and the
kernel sources. ( Debian: apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r` )

In the VE conf-file you will need the following line for the VE to
access Dahdi:
DEVNODES="dahdi/channel:rw dahdi/ctl:rw dahdi/pseudo:rw
dahdi/timer:rw"

In the VE, compile and install dahdi-complete, then build and install
asterisk.

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