Open Source - Installing DAHDI
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Software Installation
Sangoma® hardware requires drivers and libraries that are not integrated with the Linux kernel. These drivers and libraries including application software, and may be obtained from Sangoma’s downloads server at:http://downloads.digium.com
For an introduction to Asterisk®, Sangoma’s telephony software, including information on its configuration, setup and features, please refer to:http://www.asterisk.org . For product-specific documentation including product’s manual and other related information please visithttp://www.digium.com
Software Requirements
Linux 2.6.18 or later
Sangoma recommends CentOS, Debian, RedHat, and Ubuntu distributions of Linux.
Development libraries and headers for ncurses, zlib, openssl and libnewt
GCC and standard software build tools
Debian like OS: # apt-get install gcc libncurses-devel kernel-devel kernel-smp-devel gcc-c++ libnewt-dev zlib-devel unixODBC-devel libtool make
Red Hat like OS: # yum install gcc ncurses-devel libtermcap-devel kernel-devel gcc-c++ newt-devel zlib-devel unixODBC-devel libtool make
Note: These commands includes optional libraries which are used by Asterisk and Asterisk-addons
Installation Steps
It is recommended that you use the most recent version of the Asterisk, DAHDI, and libpri software for the best results. If you have previously installed any of these, Sangoma recommends that you upgrade to the latest “-current” version of each.
Also, please be aware that you may need to re-compile Asterisk if you are upgrading DAHDI or libpri. The Application programming interface (API) of these packages tends to change between versions, re-compilation is the only way that you make Asterisk's adapt to the new API.
Download and install the latest DAHDI drivers. DAHDI is available for download from: http://downloads.digium.com/pub/telephony/dahdi-linux-complete
# wget http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/telephony/dahdi-linux-complete/dahdi-linux-complete-X.X.X+X.X.X.tar.gz
# tar -zxvf dahdi-linux-complete-X.X.X+X.X.X.tar.gz
# cd dahdi-linux-complete-X.X.X+X.X.X.tar.gz
# make
# make install
# make config
If you are installing a Sangoma Digital Card, download and install the latest version of libpri after installing DAHDI. libpri is available for download from: http://downloads.digium.com/pub/telephony/libpri
# wget http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/telephony/libpri/libpri-X.X.X.tar.gz
# tar -zxvf libpri-X.X.X.tar.gz
# cd libpri-X.X.X/
# make
# make install
Configuration
Sangoma suggest that customers refer to the product manual for specific information about how to configure your Sangoma Card. Product documentation including product’s manual and other related information it can be obtained athttp://www.digium.com
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