Re: [Asterisk-Users] mpg123 removal

2006-01-10 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
Kevin Bockman wrote: If you are using 1.2, I would use native (codec, not MP3). There should be an example in the sample config file in /usr/src/asterisk/configs/musiconhold.conf.sample - I don't see it on the Wiki. It should be there, somewhere. Must be buried. For this option, you

Re: [Asterisk-Users] mpg123 removal

2006-01-10 Thread Matt Riddell (IT)
Robert La Ferla wrote: Chris Albertson wrote: Second even if there were one the mpg123 process is not long lived. A new one is started for each MOH session. I hate to say it but there is a problem where the mpg123 process never terminates. This occurs with the latest

Re: [Asterisk-Users] mpg123 removal

2006-01-10 Thread Cirelle Enterprises
we had the same problem, so we switched it to madplay (do a search in the wiki) and that issue stopped. Best Regards Greg Cirino [EMAIL PROTECTED] Virus Spam Free and you can't do better than that! http://www.cirellemail.com Cirelle Enterprises Inc. 25 Indian Rock Rd #421 Windham NH,

Re: [Asterisk-Users] mpg123 removal

2006-01-10 Thread Robert La Ferla
Kevin Bockman wrote: If you are using 1.2, I would use native (codec, not MP3). There should be an example in the sample config file in /usr/src/asterisk/configs/musiconhold.conf.sample - I don't see it on the Wiki. It should be there, somewhere. Must be buried. For this option, you will

Re: [Asterisk-Users] mpg123 removal

2006-01-10 Thread Kevin P. Fleming
Robert La Ferla wrote: How can you convert mp3 to gsm? mencoder? Do you have an example? Once again, documented on the wiki :-) sox is your friend; it can convert between pretty much all available codecs, except G.729 and G.723.1. ___

Re: [Asterisk-Users] mpg123 removal

2006-01-10 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
On Tue, Jan 10, 2006 at 01:16:51PM +0100, Matt Riddell (IT) wrote: I tried to get my wife to killall mpg123 processes from the console, but the machine was probably in the Asterisk console rather than the command line. !killall mpg123 should work from the asterisk CLI -- Tzafrir Cohen

[Asterisk-Users] mpg123 removal

2006-01-09 Thread Chris Mason (Lists)
When I configured this server, I did not do the make mpg123 option. Months later, I read about it and did it, as the client was asking about MOH. About a week later the server crashed, which it never has before. I believe mpg123 have a memory leak. What's the best way to remove it, and is

Re: [Asterisk-Users] mpg123 removal

2006-01-09 Thread Kevin Bockman
Chris Mason (Lists) wrote: When I configured this server, I did not do the make mpg123 option. Months later, I read about it and did it, as the client was asking about MOH. About a week later the server crashed, which it never has before. I believe mpg123 have a memory leak. What's the best

Re: [Asterisk-Users] mpg123 removal

2006-01-09 Thread Chris Albertson
Almost certainly a memory leak in mpg123 is not the cause of a system crash. First off, there is no such leak. Second even if there were one the mpg123 process is not long lived. A new one is started for each MOH session. If mpg123 is causing the crash then it may be due simply because of all

Re: [Asterisk-Users] mpg123 removal

2006-01-09 Thread Robert La Ferla
Chris Albertson wrote: Second even if there were one the mpg123 process is not long lived. A new one is started for each MOH session. I hate to say it but there is a problem where the mpg123 process never terminates. This occurs with the latest SVN-branch-1.2-r7917 version and has been

Re: [Asterisk-Users] mpg123 removal

2006-01-09 Thread Peter Fern
That's been happenning since 1.2 - if the parent * process dies the mp123 process doesn't go with it like it should and will just eat your processor right up, if you're using 1.2, I'd definitely suggest using native moh. Robert La Ferla wrote: Chris Albertson wrote: Second even if there

RE: [Asterisk-Users] mpg123 removal

2006-01-09 Thread James Harper
Almost certainly a memory leak in mpg123 is not the cause of a system crash. First off, there is no such leak. Second even if there were one the mpg123 process is not long lived. A new one is started for each MOH session. If mpg123 is causing the crash then it may be due simply because