I was using in on Windows XP, so it was a single device for both microphone and speaker. Have not tried it on Linux.
-----Original Message----- From: Ondrej Valousek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 9:34 AM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] USB handset wanted Question: Did they behave like 1 audio device (for the speaker and mike) or 2 audiodevices (creating /dev/dsp1, /dev/dsp2) with the second one for the ringer? That's what I am unable to find out... Thanks a lot for the tips.... Ondrej Bates, Curtis wrote: >I have been playing with an MV100 from mvox (www.mvox.com) and a Phoenix Audio >Duet (www.phnxaudio.com). Both are USB Audio Devices. With X-Lite, I use >them like a speakerphone. I had X-Lite play the ring to the audio device. I >also used X-Lite's interface for all interaction with it. > >I like the MV100 for my personal use best. It is small and cheap ($40 at >Radio Shack), it also had better echo cancellation. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Ondrej Valousek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 2:30 AM >To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion >Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] USB handset wanted > > >Matt, > >You have forgotten the ringer. >In fact, I don't care that much about LCD & buttons. I want to use it >with something like X-lite. >Initially, I used machine builtin soundcard with X-Lite (worked well) >but then I realized that if the phone is supposed to compete with the >standard analog phone, it must have a working ringer. > > From what I see I suppose that every handset with builtin ringer must >be recongized to the OS as 2 USB soundcards - one for speaker/mike, the >second as a ringer. >But I could be wrong. > >Our company is completely linux based and If I manage, it will have a >linux based PBX as well (nothing against Windows, though). >Thanks, > >Ondrej > >Matt Riddell wrote: > > > >>Ondrej Valousek wrote: >> >> >> >>>Hello all asterisk users! >>> >>>Question: Does anybody know about any good USB handset that would >>>understand SIP and Asterisk and will run with Linux? >>> >>> >>USB Phones don't understand anything. They are effectively four >>components: >> >> a) Microphone >> b) Speaker >> c) LCD Display >> d) Buttons >> >>You have to design everything on the client side. If you don't >>understand USB extensively this would be rater a difficult task. >> >> >> >>>I have found tons of them, but they are mainly only supported in >>>Windows environment. >>> >>> >>Because people have written drivers for them (often the manufacturer) >> >> >> >>>I would like to set up new phone system in our company that would be >>>based on asterisk acting as PBX and SIP. >>> >>> >>With the clients or the server running Linux? >> >> >> >>>If you have any suggestions, please let me know. Any help would be much >>> >>> >>Well, it's definitely doable, I have written 2 stacks for usb phones, >>although writing it raw (just via usb access) in Linux would be a >>considerable undertaking. >> >>I would recommend that you: >> >>1) Find a phone where the usb audio device is recognised in Linux, and >>then move towards controlling the LCD and buttons. If you're lucky, >>the LCD will have something like an HD44870 chip controlling it, but >>bear in mind you're obviously going to need to open it up to check the >>chip. >> >>2) Run a usb sniffer and see what you can get out of the keypad. >> >>3) Write an IAXClient based softphone and include hardware control >>with it. >> >>4) Rinse, Repeat. >> >>:) >> >> >> > >_______________________________________________ >Asterisk-Users mailing list >[email protected] >http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >A.G. 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