that sux, matti! sorry to hear about all the obstacles. <br><br>ps. remind me not to try that anytime soon. ;)<br><br>--miguel<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 2:28 PM, matti <<a href="mailto:mathew_2000@yahoo.com">mathew_2000@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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Hi,<br>
<br>
I just wanted to share this fun SNAFU...<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
So, I am finally setting up a Trixbox server<br>
for a new business... small business nothing<br>
fancy...<br>
<br>
last week, I spent all week attempting to download<br>
the software .iso ...<br>
<br>
M-Wed:<br>
============<br>
<br>
tried down loading the 2.4.x ISO at home.. but bandwidth<br>
just sucks at home (super slow DSL.. neighborhood got over<br>
subscribed.. bad lines.. cross talk problems.. )<br>
est 12-13hrs... apartment mates reboot "modem"<br>
when the internet looks slow.. (i.e. on big downloads)<br>
(crappy 2-wire lemon of a "modem"/bridge needs<br>
to be rebooted a lot... it's not mine... otherwise<br>
i'd call and ask sbc/att to replace it.. )<br>
<br>
ok... so try it at a work location (fast,<br>
nice bandwidth.. 6Mbps down.. ) CD/DVD<br>
burner in the office is dead! It's the<br>
ONLY burner in the office!!!<br>
( My laptop HD is dead.. so I'm screwed here.. )<br>
<br>
Thu<br>
========<br>
<br>
Verizon promised a 1.5Mbps down at the new site...<br>
turned out to be only 300kbps .. argh!!!<br>
Called Verizon tech support thur.. must be the<br>
telephone line.. so I replaced it, and ALL<br>
the inside wiring.. STILL a problem... argh.<br>
<br>
test the "jack".. actually posts the demarc<br>
(i.e. it's non-modular.. ) so you need a multi-meter<br>
NO VOLTAGE recorded on dsl/fax line!! SNAFU!<br>
<br>
Called them back late Thu ..<br>
Me: "No Voltage, No Ring Tone at the Demarc,<br>
still slow internet"<br>
V Rep: usual blah..blah.. "Did you turn off the firewall?"<br>
<br>
ummm... what part of this are you NOT understanding?<br>
It's not working at the Demarc (i.e. where the phone<br>
co brings the service.. before any firewall.. )<br>
<br>
OK - verizon promises to send a tech out Fri between<br>
10am-2pm...<br>
<br>
Fri<br>
====<br>
Rep NO SHOW.. called Verizon...<br>
<br>
V Rep: usual blah blah.. basically WE schedule techs as WE need<br>
he'll be there tomorrow at 8-12am.. YOU need to be there...<br>
<br>
Me: "No I don't, just have the tech test at the demarc,<br>
everything is OK on the inside wiring."<br>
( you sometimes have to be determined and insist )<br>
<br>
Sat-Sun<br>
========<br>
Biz owner asks why the phones dont work yet....<br>
<br>
I download the Trixbox SW at a friends (1.5M down)<br>
using their burner... (thankfully I fixed<br>
this system LAST weekend.. laptop harddrive<br>
bad spots.. )<br>
<br>
What! Trixbox CE just updated their version..<br>
OK.. Oh, what is this???<br>
<br>
Trixbox CE <a href="http://2.6.0.0" target="_blank">2.6.0.0</a><br>
<br>
OH!!! but the old version isn't available.. errr..<br>
ok, download the latest...<br>
<br>
Mon<br>
====<br>
Install looks like it is working....<br>
hmmm... the Sangoma cards require usual old school<br>
linux/unix rpm and other command line install/admin...<br>
hmmm... read the docs.. no autodetect and setup...<br>
<br>
Tue<br>
====<br>
<br>
Reading the various forums...<br>
<br>
What's this... reading the trixbox CE docs I find out that<br>
<a href="http://2.6.0.2" target="_blank">2.6.0.2</a> is out... hmmmm... digging about a bit more...<br>
<br>
"Tue, 03/04/2008 - 10:26am<br>
<br>
No, <a href="http://2.6.0.0" target="_blank">2.6.0.0</a> was borked up as I posted to the Dev Blog."<br>
Kerry Garrison<br>
(recall Kerry presented to us awhile back ;)<br>
<br>
arrrrrrrrrrr...<br>
<br>
basically, <a href="http://2.6.0.0" target="_blank">2.6.0.0</a> was screwed up enough (permissions and<br>
a script problem) that kerry advices just to restart<br>
the install with 2.6.0.2!!!<br>
<br>
BLAH!!!<br>
<br>
Oh, and now... I noticed a post<br>
<br>
"I just contacted Sangoma today. They said "If you give us a few days,<br>
there will be RPMs for trixbox 2.6, but as of right now trixbox 2.4<br>
RPMs won't work on Trixbox 2.6."<br>
<br>
If you can't wait, you can install the drivers from source.<br>
You must follow the steps below and follow the respective links.<br>
This is a much more involved process, but all the instructions are on<br>
the wiki."<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
SNAFU!!!!!<br>
<br>
<br>
Lessons:<br>
=============<br>
1) Thankful for forums/wiki's.... but they take a LONG time<br>
to process<br>
2) Remember to tell people it will take LONGER to setup<br>
things ... if done early, then they are happy.<br>
3) Have multiple ways to download and burn software...<br>
4) Carry CD blanks and a sharpie with you<br>
5) Remember not all broadband connections are equal...<br>
6) when provisioning an office, try to place at least<br>
2 cd/dvd burners on site.<br>
7) Expect laptop hard drives to DIE often...<br>
<br>
Well, that's about it for now...<br>
<br>
just thought I would share this as I wait for the<br>
<a href="http://2.6.0.2" target="_blank">2.6.0.2</a> download to complete!!!! (1.5Mbps down still<br>
sucks!!! blah!! )<br>
<br>
best<br>
<font color="#888888">matti<br>
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