Asterisk Setup for noob...

[zevin]

I love the help and chatter, keep it going.

I tried to install the pbxinaflash last night but was unable to get the CD to run at bootup. I checked and the CD drive is number one in boot order. I was using a CD-RW would that make a difference?

I am going to try again tonight with a new copy. Any ideas as to why the ISO that I burned would not boot to install.

[dswartz]

no idea, maybe downloaded or burned it wrong?

[burris]

I love the help and chatter, keep it going.

I tried to install the pbxinaflash last night but was unable to get the CD to run at bootup. I checked and the CD drive is number one in boot order. I was using a CD-RW would that make a difference?

I am going to try again tonight with a new copy. Any ideas as to why the ISO that I burned would not boot to install.

Since I have forgotten to do so at times, be sure the ISO you burn is set up to be burned as a bootable ISO.

[usa2k]

FWIW I use a free program on Vista http://www.imgburn.com/ that is great for ISO distros.

I don't expect you would have just copied the data to a CD or DVD anyway - just thought it is a good plug for the software

[zevin]

I was able to burn the ISO just fine using Nero. The only blank CD I had was a CD-RW. I was excited and couldn't wait any longer so I use the CD-RW. I think that is my problem. For what ever reason it doesn't like the CD-RW.

I am now burning again to a CD-R. I also finally figured out how to get GRUB to stop taking over and allow the CD to boot. BIOS was set to CD Rom drive as the first but GRUB would overpower BIOS.

I hope tonight I will see some progress.

For what ever reason the CD-RW would never boot.

[scott2020]

I like DeepBurner for burning ISO images. They have a free version. In the past, I have had trouble sometimes with an ISO burn that wouldn't boot, only to re-burn it to another CD and it works fine. My problems have always been dirty CD drives and stuff like that.

I installed PbxIAF on a virtual machine last night with the Asterisk 1.6 option. I could not for the life of me get into FreePBX though. It kept asking for the admin and maint passwords, and I kept entering them, only to get rejected. I went ahead and updated to FreePBX version 2.5 hoping to fix it, but no real luck there. I ended up going into the amportal.conf (I think) file and taking out the database login check thing, and removed the .htaccess from the /admin pages and I did get in. But, I do get hammered for passwords still and I just keep entering in stuff until it lets me in! Good grief.

Tim is sending me a Grandstream that I will use for now. I'll play with 1.6 and move everything over to it eventually.

Scott

[zevin]

It worked! I got it installed. Quite a few steps. It took a little longer than I thought, before I knew it the time was 3:30 in the morning and I had to work at 9.

So tonight I get to play!

I will keep you guys posted. Thanks for the help

Oh and the CD-R worked much better.

[NY Tel Guy]

It worked! I got it installed. Quite a few steps. It took a little longer than I thought, before I knew it the time was 3:30 in the morning and I had to work at 9.

So tonight I get to play!

I will keep you guys posted. Thanks for the help

Oh and the CD-R worked much better.

I had an employee who worked for me once and his name was Devin, his brother was bevin and there was a third son with a rhyming name. True story.
Perhaps you are the missing link.

[scott2020]

Did you end up going with 1.4 or 1.6?
So far Asterisk 1.6 with FreePBX 2.5 seems pretty slick. I need to play some more with it, but after the wife goes to sleep or something..

[zevin]

I had an employee who worked for me once and his name was Devin, his brother was bevin and there was a third son with a rhyming name. True story.
Perhaps you are the missing link.

It could be true, I am adopted... Did they just work through the alphabet?

"Honey I just loved how Bevin sounded lets name our next Cevin oh and Devin and when we get to Zevin everyone will know we are nuts."

The physical education teachers had a good time with me in high school.