Bug#706046: dahdi: Fails to install

[Karl Schmidt]

On 04/24/2013 02:49 AM, Tzafrir Cohen wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 05:40:46PM -0500, Karl Schmidt wrote:
>
>> $ apt-get install dahdi
>>   Reading package lists... Done
>>   Building dependency tree
>>   Reading state information... Done
>>   dahdi is already the newest version.
>>   0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 2 not upgraded.
>>   1 not fully installed or removed.
>>   After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
>>   Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
>>   Setting up dahdi (1:2.5.0.1-2) ...
>>   Loading DAHDI hardware modules:
>>   ERROR: could not insert 'dahdi': Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
>>      wct4xxp: error   wcte12xp: error   wct1xxp: error   wcte11xp: error   wctdm24xxp: error   wcfxo: error   wctdm: error   wcb4xxp: error   wctc4xxp: error   xpp_usb: error
>> Error: missing /dev/dahdi!
>> invoke-rc.d: initscript dahdi, action "start" failed.
>> dpkg: error processing dahdi (--configure):
>>   subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
>> Errors were encountered while processing:
>>   dahdi
>> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>
> The postinst script of dahdi starts the service dahdi, which in turn
> loads all kernel modules listed in /etc/dahdi/modules .
>
> Do you have any dahdi modules installed?

I had to download and build the ones from Digium
>
> Do you have any DAHDI hardware?

Yes
>
> Workaround: move that file aside.
>
> I wonder if we should change the default of that file to be generated by
> running 'dahdi_genconf modules' in the postinst script.

Should not error out even if people don't have the hardware or drivers - should provide a message 
telling them they need to get the drivers a different way.  (where is the dahdi_genconf script and 
does it build the kernel modules? )


It appeared by the package names that the drivers were installed by debain

$  wajig list dahdi

ii  asterisk-dahdi                        1:1.8.13.1~dfsg-3                  amd64        DAHDI 
devices support for the Asterisk PBX
ii  dahdi                                 1:2.5.0.1-2                        amd64        utilities 
for using the DAHDI kernel modules
ii  dahdi-firmware-nonfree                2.6.1-1                            all          DAHDI 
non-free firmware
ii  dahdi-linux                           1:2.6.1+dfsg2-1                    all          DAHDI 
telephony interface - Linux userspace parts
ii  dahdi-source                          1:2.6.1+dfsg2-1                    all          DAHDI 
telephony interface - source code for kernel driver

But I had to download dahdi-linux-current.tar.gz from digum and build by hand
( http://downloads.digium.com/pub/telephony/ )

module-assisant no longer builds these kernel modules - has a broken zaptel entry - see: ( now very 
old bug ) 641857

Some sort of message on install - and one should not get a error code if the package actually 
installs..  Lots of users will need bread-crumbs if they have to build the modules.

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