userdoc:dahdi [AstLinux Documentation]

This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong.
====== DAHDI ======

DAHDI is the replacement for Zaptel made by Digium. More information about this change is: **[[http://blogs.digium.com/2008/05/19/zaptel-project-being-renamed-to-dahdi/|Zaptel project being renamed to DAHDI]]**.

/* **Note**: Because AstLinux is an embedded solution optimized for size, a full version of Perl is **not** included. This means that the DAHDI config tools (dahdi_cfg, dahdi_genconf, etc) will **not** work, and you must write your DAHDI config files manually, as detailed below. */

!!Note ->!! Since AstLinux 1.1.0 the DAHDI Perl scripts "dahdi_genconf" and "dahdi_hardware" can be used to generate and verify a DAHDI configuration.

!!Note ->!! Since AstLinux 1.4.0 (DAHDI 3.1) "dahdi_hfcs" is no more included!

===== New DAHDI Install =====

When moving from an existing Zaptel install, see below: **[[#moving_from_zaptel_to_dahdi|Moving from Zaptel to DAHDI]]**

This page explains the proper way to set up your DAHDI device on Astlinux systems.
We assume at this point that you have a working Astlinux system and are able to retain password changes over a reboot (ie. **[[userdoc:new-install#persistent_storage_options_gui|persistent storage]]** is configured).

!!Please read this next step very carefully:!!

  * If you've used the web interface to configure your system, the configuration file to edit is ''/mnt/kd/rc.conf.d/user.conf''
  * If you've ONLY used the CLI to create your configuration, you will have a single ''/mnt/kd/rc.conf'' file and NO ''/mnt/kd/rc.conf.d'' directory, so the configuration file to edit is ''/mnt/kd/rc.conf''
  * If the ''/mnt/kd/rc.conf.d'' directory exists, DO NOT use ''/mnt/kd/rc.conf''

!!Never edit ''/etc/rc.conf'' directly!!!

Edit <configfile>.conf as determined above.  Add or change ''DAHDIMODS'' to the correct value.

Examples:

  # OLD Digium 400p (and clones)
  DAHDIMODS="wctdm"

  # NEW Digium cards 410p, etc.
  DAHDIMODS="wctdm24xxp"

  # Rhino 8 and 24 port analog cards
  DAHDIMODS="rcbfx"

  # 2-8 port HFC-multi BRI cards (formerly supported by mISDN with "hfcmulti")
  DAHDIMODS="wcb4xxp dahdi_echocan_oslec"

  # Since AstLinux 1.0.3 up to AstLinux 1.3.10: Single port HFC-S BRI cards (formerly supported by mISDN with "hfcpci" (unofficial 3rd-party driver))
  DAHDIMODS="dahdi_hfcs dahdi_echocan_oslec"
  
Create a ''system.conf'' file in ''/mnt/kd/dahdi''.  This will be used after rebooting.
Create or edit a ''chan_dahdi.conf'' file in ''/mnt/kd/asterisk/''.

These two files correspond to /etc/dahdi/system.conf, and /etc/asterisk/chan_dahdi.conf in a non-AstLinux Asterisk installation. [[http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/DAHDI#ConfigurationFiles|Edit these files according to the DAHDI documentation]].
===== Moving from Zaptel to DAHDI =====

!!Note ->!! From AstLinux 0.7 or later.

Moving from Zaptel to DAHDI is pretty straightforward.  The names of the files have changed and the channel names have changed.  (NOTE that for Asterisk 1.4, you can use ''ZAP/X'' for your channel declarations, but this is deprecated, so you should move to ''DAHDI/X'').

  * ''zaptel.conf'' (''/mnt/kd/zaptel.conf'') is now called ''system.conf''. Simply rename ''/mnt/kd/zaptel.conf'' to ''/mnt/kd/dahdi/system.conf''.
  * ''/etc/asterisk/zapata.conf'' should be renamed to ''chan_dahdi.conf''
  * Edit your dialplan and change ''Zap/XX'' references to ''DAHDI/XX''
  * Change ''ZAPMODS'' to ''DAHDIMODS'' in your ''/mnt/kd/rc.conf.d/user.conf'' file (or ''/mnt/kd/rc.conf'')
  * Reboot your system

===== Echo Cancellation =====

DAHDI does not configure an echo cancellation method by default.  If your DAHDI hardware does not have hardware echo cancellation, you will need to specify this in the **system.conf** file.

Valid echo cancellers are: mg2, kb1, sec2, sec and oslec.  Specify as follows:

''echocanceller=mg2,1-8''

This specifies use of the mg2 echo canceller on channels 1-8.