Thanks a lot. And again, great job Ward.

[WM: Press # then 501]

Thanks bunch for the fantabulous how-to series!!!

[WM: At the moment, les.net is the best bet for a DID. Free unlimited incoming calls cost $3.99 a month, or you can pay as you go for 99¢ a month.]

1) I use stanaphone as the inbound phone provider and a pap2 to get calls from the computer to my phone. The problem is that the phone-number does not show up on inbound calls (I am *not* referring to the called-ID here, just the phone number). I know that asterisk sees the phone number since it does show up in the call log, but somehow it does not show up on the phone display. Perhaps this has something to do with the configuration of the pap2. Thanks so much for your help — I really would like this issue to get resolved.

2) After following your instructions, one gets sucked in and I tried to start using the asteridex rolodex. Unfortunately, when you use it after following your script above, the admin button does not work. Hence you cannot add, modify or delete entries.

Thanks for all your work Ward in putting this together.

[WM: Can’t help on PAP2. I don’t have one. As to #2, if the Admin option isn’t there, then reread the tutorial. The designated IP address hasn’t been set correctly. Also be sure to load the AsteriDex update to avoid security issues.]

[WM: It’s on my TO-DO list, and we plan to tackle it when the new TrixBox Appliance comes out. Until then, I wouldn’t risk it. There are a number of design changes with 2.x, and chances are you’ll end up with a mess.]

ps i’ve used sugar for years. its not bad. consider vtiger if you get bored with it.
pps i’ve bought those dell gx110’s and gx150’s for years too. computer-show.com is another source for them. very generous on the warranty, as in no questions asked ship you the replacement part. i use gx110’s as servers (like someone said above, 1/2 height vs 1/3 height issue).

anyway, this is fantastic, i cant wait to try it out and hopefully replace my existing voip/clec/ripoff. i dont even need intl calling.

[WM: You’ll need to add the security patches or run the security update script after the install.]

[WM: You’ll have better luck with questions like this by posting them on the TrixBox Forums.]

Secondly, I am still having issues with Astridex… I have tried all of the fixes, but not only is CID failing, it block calls on the inbound. The problem is resolved once I revert back to the original code.

And later–
Installing Nerd Vittles PBX-in-a-Flash image…
tar: /tmp/backup.tar: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
rsync: ling_stat "/tmp/backup/." failed: No such file or directory (2)
rsync error: some files could not be transferred (code 23) at main.c(702)

The script would then abruptly end and claim the install was "completed" after that last part. I tried it on three different dedicated systems and a virtual machine, all with the same result. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks for the advance Nerd Vittles gives to the Asterisk PBX community!

[WM: The tip off is the gunzip error message above. When you see an invalid compressed data error, it means the compressed file is damaged. Just download it again and all should be well. Thanks for the kudos.]

Roy. (from a rainy Holland)

When I follow the steps to install asterisk 1.2.16 and zaptel 1.2.15 I cannot do the "tar …./zaptel-1.2.15.tar.gz.

It say’s the following;

gzip: stdin: not in gzip format
tar: Child returned status 1
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors

Can you help me?

[WM: Sounds like a damaged file. Try downloading the file again.]

[WM: You might want to post this question on the Whirlpool Forums.]

[WM: Yes, you can upgrade freePBX. Our tutorial will walk you through it. We don’t recommend applying any other updates to either trixbox or the OS at this time.]

[WM: Look in /var/lib/asterisk/sounds/custom and be sure there are no .wav files remaining. If there are, delete or rename them.]

[WM: Shown in freePBX->Tools->Module Admin.]

[WM: Logging in from the Asterisk box (only), the root password is passw0rd with a zero. If you change it, it will break all sorts of apps. So, unless your Asterisk box is insecure, we recommend leaving it alone. You must log in from this machine to use this account and password.]

what are the minimum requirements for the PC hardware for a complete installation? In particular, what is the required minimum size of the hard drive? Also, RAM size and processor speed?

Thank you.

Johan

Help is urgently required.

[WM: Same typo I make all the time. NERDIVTTLES.COM should be NERDVITTLES.COM.

[WM: Post the details on the TrixBox forum, and we’ll have a look at your setup. Are you sure you opened each extension setup and resaved it?]

[WM: As the old saying goes, "If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it." Everything not on your system is either beta software or certifiably breaks something. So… I’d hold off a bit longer.]