[fedora-arm] system with FXS port

[Steve Underwood]

On 01/18/2014 02:57 AM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>
> On 01/17/2014 01:24 PM, Steve Underwood wrote:
>> On 01/18/2014 12:05 AM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>>>
>>> I was reminded that with spandsp, you can get a v32modem to function 
>>> as an fxs port.  Of course this puts the burden for i/o handling on 
>>> your cpu.  Use to do this lots of years ago, and really forgot those 
>>> days.  You do have to watch out for how disk i/o could interupt the 
>>> modem handling.
>> Whoever or whatever reminded you of that is wrong. There is no V.32 
>> modem in spandsp.
>
> Here is the response from the freepbx forum:
>
> "One answer and quite easy if you use a Debian based system as you do, 
> is to install a t32modem or two along with spandsp and run it through 
> asterisk/hylafax. No hardware/license needed, add Avantfax and you 
> have a fully functional fax gateway with a GUI that can send and 
> receive faxes complete with email forwarding. True you will have to 
> get your hands dirty (and your brain) but it has worked very well for 
> years now."
>
> But now it retrospect, I think he is talking fxo functionality, not 
> fxs.  Worth a try.  Once I get to it.  But I do remember, back in '07 
> running with a couple clone wildcards and spandsp.  Finally got a real 
> digium fxs/fxo pci card.
>
>
He's talking about FAX. spandsp provides a lot of FAX facilities, 
including FAX modems. It doesn't provide V.32 modems.

Steve