Bought a Raspberry pi to go with my OBi
NoHomePhone:
So great to see their is such an active, friendly & knowledgeable community on ObiTalk Forums =).
@azrobert, Thanks that maybe the best short term solution for me while I do some reading . I could easily call route all suspicious numbers to the 2nd phone port with an answering machine. That way we don't miss anything potentially important and I can have a custom audio greeting with desired effect. Definitely added to my list of potential options.
@giqcass, Thanks for the Asteridex & Banana Phone info. It's a shame I bet the patents for defeating robodialers are owned by the robodialer manufactures too, so they could push for them to not exist. It's a doable project though so maybe something similar will resurface. You may still need to do your own adjustsments in Vinux for cursor size or system text, but the screen reader and other stuff work great, the screenreader voice can be a bit bothersome (like microsoft sam narrating window titles, every tab, button or box you click, ect,. there are some adjustments that can be made to the voice like pitch, speed, pronunciations), depending on your needs it maybe a trade off. Orca Screenreader is free, nicely integrated into the OS, and great for someone who can't shell out major money for similar windows software, or doesn't want to have to constantly pay for updates.
@noobee, double check your /boot/config.txt make sure you still have the right monitor settings, also that you aren't overclocked too much, some people release images with settings that were right for them personally. I know overclocking too much also causes errors in the SD card filesystem. I also never stop hearing about how a great PSU makes all the difference, can you ping/ssh into it, wonder if it's just thee screen turning off, or if that's just a symptom of another underlying problem? You might have to re-image your SD card. =S
Modem ----> Router (Ethernet port1)---->RaspberryPi
Router (Ethernet port2)---->Obi
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Line-In (PTSN)
They talk over IP addresses, they are both just mini computers, you would have to assign in the PBX a the virtual extension to the Obi IP address, and the Obi may need the PBX's IP in the config somewhere. I am not sure where or what the option is called as I have no experience installing a PBX yet, but it is just using your router to communicate between the two devices. My understanding is the Raspberry becomes sort of like a server (or a middleman for the Obi and your voice provider) and it just forwards them to the Obi over the network. There is no special cabling though as far as I know.
I managed to finish work early today so I will be testing out some of these suggestions =). If all goes well, I shouldn't have to tell the "Duct Cleaning" telemarketers, "I only have Canadian Geese" or "My ducks are cleaning themselves in the pond", they really hate that *laughs*
Thanks for the great info everyone, & good luck Noobee.
~NPH
drgeoff:
Quote from: noobee
I tried re-formatting and reimaging... Write was successful, but no luck. I will try JUST re-imaging.
In regards to RPi and Obi connection. Is that like below
Router > RPi
Router > Obi
Both are connected to Router but not directly, is that correct?
What computer OS and what app are you using to write to the SD card? What image are you writing?
I suggest you don't install Hylafax yet. Get the phone basics working and then install Hylafax only if you really need it.
You can connect the RPi's Ethernet port to the OBi110's Ethernet port. But as they won't be connected to anything else that is not a particularly useful setup. :)
noobee:
Quote from: drgeoff on May 21, 2014, 11:04:14 am
Quote from: noobee
I tried re-formatting and reimaging... Write was successful, but no luck. I will try JUST re-imaging.
In regards to RPi and Obi connection. Is that like below
Router > RPi
Router > Obi
Both are connected to Router but not directly, is that correct?
What computer OS and what app are you using to write to the SD card? What image are you writing?
I suggest you don't install Hylafax yet. Get the phone basics working and then install Hylafax only if you really need it.
You can connect the RPi's Ethernet port to the OBi110's Ethernet port. But as they won't be connected to anything else that is not a particularly useful setup. :)
I have Windows 8 and using SDFormatter to QUICK format SD card and then Win32diskimager to write IncrediblePBX image (raspbian7-incrediblepi-12-02-2013.img) file.
I probably took out the SD card without proper shut down and likely caused SD card image to get corrupt.
Any work around to start over with "clean slate"?
I am still trying to understand how can I use this set up to keep Obi+GV free calling "alive" and add other useful features of PBX and what those features are..
azrobert:
Noobee,
Does your router see Raspbx?
Anyway, 2 must have apps are PuTTY and WinSCP.
Using PuTTY you can display the Raspbx console on your Windows monitor.
WinSCP makes it very easy to edit files on Raspbx. You can find examples on your Windows browser and then do a copy and paste to a Raspbx file. You can also use it to transfer files in both directions between Windows and Raspbx.
http://winscp.net/eng/download.php
You can setup the GV callback method (non-XMPP) in Raspbx to get free calls.
http://tech.iprock.com/?p=9784
There is also a PHP script available that does the same. I think it's a little easier install than the Python script. I have both installed and my limited testing showed the Python script runs about a second faster than the PHP script.
The pygooglevoice-0.5 source needs 2 updates. There are instructions out there to run a patch after the Python install. I updated the source using WinSCP before doing the Python install.
Edit:
If you decide to install pygooglevoice-0.5 let me know. I will post the two source changes you need.
noobee:
Quote from: azrobert on May 21, 2014, 01:50:02 pm
Noobee,
Does your router see Raspbx?
Anyway, 2 must have apps are PuTTY and WinSCP.
Using PuTTY you can display the Raspbx console on your Windows monitor.
WinSCP makes it very easy to edit files on Raspbx. You can find examples on your Windows browser and then do a copy and paste to a Raspbx file. You can also use it to transfer files in both directions between Windows and Raspbx.
http://winscp.net/eng/download.php
You can setup the GV callback method (non-XMPP) in Raspbx to get free calls.
http://tech.iprock.com/?p=9784
There is also a PHP script available that does the same. I think it's a little easier install than the Python script. I have both installed and my limited testing showed the Python script runs about a second faster than the PHP script.
The pygooglevoice-0.5 source needs 2 updates. There are instructions out there to run a patch after the Python install. I updated the source using WinSCP before doing the Python install.
Edit:
If you decide to install pygooglevoice-0.5 let me know. I will post the two source changes you need.
I do have PuTTY and downloaded WinSCP just now per your recommendation.
I formatted and reimaged SD card using Raspbx impage couple of times, but for some reason when I connect Rpi to the my router via LAN cable, that particular port does not light on. I switched ports with my other working Obi Port, but only when connected to Rpi, it does not light up. My display also does not show any thing. IP Scan does not show RPi on my network (obviously as the Router port light is off).
Not sure if my SD card is corrupt and if I could do something about it (apart from formatting). Not sure what is overclocking and if my Rpi has caused any damage due to my consistent tries. My earlier attempt to RaspBX was good and display was working, it was also accessible via SSH (PuTTY). But now, nothing seems to work!
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