Asterisk

There has been lots of recent talk about getting app_cepstral to work with Asterisk 1.4 on the users mailing list. I decided it was time for me to get it working again, and I found that app_cepstral is now depreciated in favour of app_swift. Which actually works out of the box with Asterisk 1.4. Continue reading for the howto!’,0,0,‘1. First, I downloaded Cepstral (8Khz Telephone Version) # wget http://downloads.cepstral.com/cepstral/i386-linux/Cepstral_David-8kHz_i386-linux_4.1.4.tar.gz Then, I untarred the file into a new directory...

I wanted to upgrade my PBX from 1.2 to 1.4, and during the process decided to format my box, and start fresh from Gentoo 2006.1. I’ve documented the process here for everyone to help with getting Asterisk 1.4 working, including the GUI if you want it. I run Asterisk from command line, with a local Apache Daemon, and MYSQL running for Callerid Storage. Readon! Prerequisites: Gentoo Universal or Minimal Installation CD Computer Some Time Internet Connection Apache Web Server 2....

I was doing some reading recently and came across a few people doing some rolodex’s for asterisk to re-write the callerid name. Some of them require mysql, some postgresql, some use the asterisk internal database. I wasn’t sure I liked what was available, so with the help of a friend we worked up this little script to modify/add/delete entries into the callerid database on asterisk. It’s a very simple interface, but it works....

Greetings, This weekend I had some free time, and decided I would try and get the Hudlite Call Manager working with my Asterisk Installation. This wasn’t the easiest of processes since I do not run TrixBox, FreePBX, etc. I have a stock Asterisk installation on Gentoo Linux, managed from command line, and realtime databasing. The Hudlite Call Manager was a little difficult to get working, hopefully this howto will help with getting it to work on your installation....

What’s the deal with weather? It’s funny that as nerds, we probably have more weather apps on our desktops than actually going outside or looking out a window. I admit I do it myself. On the laptop I have the Enlightenment Weather Module loaded up, as well as ForeCastFox on all of my desktops and laptop with continual popup reminders letting me know down to the minute barometer pressure and current ceiling height....