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Asterisk works under OpenVZ (no zaptel)

Hi,

Just to let you know that I did a basic test with asterisk on an OpenVZ VE and it works. We only tested SIP connectivity (it would probably be complex to have Zaptel support and I don’t really need it). We were able to connect to a VoIP provider using SIP (unlimitel) and music on hold works.

The only thing I had to change to make it work is to comment out this line in /usr/sbin/safe_asterisk:

#TTY=9 # TTY (if you want one) for Asterisk to run on

(I guess there is no TTY9 (console # 9) on openVZ since it is a virtual machine and TTY9 is usually a physical console (monitor)).

I’ll soon put my asterisk server in a VE, I’ll let you know how it goes. I also use Unlimitel and ATAs to link my PSTN line and cordless phones.

Installing milter-greylist on centos4

• Download and unpack the tarball, then cd into it
• Install (from this site)
• libspf2-1.2.5-3.i386.rpm
• libspf2-1.2.5-3-devel.i386.rpm
• libspf2-1.2.5-3-progs
• ./configure –with-libspf2=/usr/lib –enable-dnsrbl
• make
• do a ‘make install’ or use ‘checkinstall’
• Copy the init script
• Test

Can’t resist…

What one would do to avoid an impossible physics question…? Here.

MySQL 4.1 on CentOS3

Hi,

This is more of a reminder for me, but may be usefull for anyone who needs MySQL 4.1 on RHEL 3 or one of its clone.

The trick is to download mysql-client, mysql-server, and mysql-shared-compat. The latter is the most important as it makes the mysql rpm that comes with the distribution unnecessary. If you don’t install it, or if you install the mysql-shared-standard package, you will be forced to re-install mysql (the 3.23.x client) if you are using php-mysql. By installing the mysql-shared-compat, you provide the prerequesites for php-mysql, so you can just download all the new MySQL packages in a directory and do a rpm -Uvhf MySQL*.

Mountain Bike pics!

I finally found time to upload thes pics of me mountain biking that I like…

A new reptile?

Yeah… I finally went out and got a Ball Python… 3 months old. Calm, eats once a week (and eventually once a month!), I like it. I don’t know if it is a female or a male though… Yes, pictures will come eventually…

My favoroite songs…

Just a list of the songs I like most…

- Sting: A thousand years, Shape of my heart, I miss you kate
- Ariane Moffat: Seul dans sa categorie, Se perdre (J’aime bien le “Se perdre dans ses propre mots, entre un un et un zero), Retourne chez elle
- Dave Matthews: Big eyed fish, Crush (funny, a lot of people seem to like Dave’s ‘Crash’, oh, what can a single letter do !), The stone, Captain
- Red Hot Chili Peppers: Death of a martian, Sir Psycho Sexy, Breaking the girl
- Daniel Belanger: Primate electrique, Respirer dans l’eau, Imprafait
- Rush: Animate (Rocks!), Leave that thing alone, Limbo
- Beau Dommage: J’aimais l’hiver, Picbois
- Ben Harper: Alone
- Blind Melon: Paper scratcher, Mouthfull of cavities
- George Michael: Careless Whisper
- Chicane: Calvaire, Tu peux partir
- Claude Dubois: Pas question d’aventure
- Coldplay: White shadows
- David Usher: Joy in small places
- Delirium: Fallen, eternal odyssey
- Eagles: Hotel California
- Evanescence: …
- Gowan: A criminal mind

I like too many of them… gotta go to bed, I’ll add other ones as time goes by… Gnite!

How come Pod is dead?

Yeah… Sorry to let you know that my water dragon died… I’m not sure of what happened but he drowned in the aquarium that is in its vivarium… Can’t exactly what is the cause, either he died of some disease, or he got into the water and was unable to get out… However, there was some plastic plants that were accessible in the water (as always), so I think it should have been able to get out. Anyway, I can’t do anything about it now, it’s gone. It happened a couple of days ago so I had some time to think about whether I’ll get another reptile or not. I’m tempted about a snake. Less agitated, eats once a month… I’ll see later on.

Back to winter Hiking

Hmmm, winter, snow, mountain, ice… Went hiking yesterday. I really love hiking during winter.

I didn’t know what kind of weather to expect, so I brought my snowshoes and crampons… I came back after the sunset, using my Petzl lamp. I felt good, alone, with the snow and the nature. In fact, I had the feeling that I wasn’t really alone out there. Maybe it’s because I was getting closer to myself, or maybe it was something else. Or maybe both.

Once I got down, I saw 2 persons, looking for their 17-year-old kid and his girlfriend. I offered my help… I hiked another 2 hours. It wasn’t easy because I was becoming tired and it is a bit scary, in the dark, alone, in the woods… but at least I knew I had extra food, water and clothes… and when I got back to my car again, I had a note on my wiper, saying that the kid was back and safe, with thanks and their phone #. So I called them to thank them for letting me know and to let them know that I’m also back and safe. I talked to the father, and a few minutes later the mother called me to thank me personnaly…

It is funny to see how the father and mother reacted differently to the situation… The mother looked very anxious and has shown her appreciation in a more demonstrative manner… But they probably felt the same inside.

Rather irrelevant story, but… I had fun yesterday