Well it looks like in order to build this I am going to need a little more input from anyone who has succeeded. Every attempt with every OS I have tried has failed at some point due to lack of direct support for some modules and or failures to compile to outright incompatibility.

Ubuntu 12.0.4 LTS got me the closest however when attempting to compile Zaptel, the compile fails with errors which googling them results in commentary that the Kernel is too new so I will need an older Kernel in Debian or Ubuntu. How old??? Good question… as all the notes in Allstar’s build indicate CentOS 5.x  is supported, nothing newer.. that does not help me much in the debian world…

I tried several versions of CentOS 5.x , and all result in various modules being of incorrect versions available or would not compile.  I tried CentOS 6.x and got closer but failed to compile Zaptel for the reasons stated above.

                So if the intent is to allow us to build over a wide array of OS’s I can say that Isn’t going happen. The modules are so critical that have been used that I have yet to find a version that will build.

So unless someone wants to give some specifics in versions of OS that are currently running asterisk as well as op25 as well as GNURadio, I have been thus far unable to find a combination that supports all of them.

                I tried starting with Allstar and with XiPar and neither has support for GUI nor was I able to get a GUI to run, apparently that process eludes me and my limited research to get it running as well as patience.

                I would say with the current state of the docs, at best Linux experts seem to be the only group of builders that are going to be able to step through the minefield of a build. I am not criticizing the docs, I understand they are written to be generic in many ways, but the build requirements are far from generic in OS/Kernel requirements to get it running.

                While I am maybe a power user of Linux, I am not a developer… so I may be above my knowledge base attempting the build. I own and operate a dozen or so linux box’s in my life including VMWare virtualization on CentOS at work. I thought the instructions looked do-able for my skillset.

                I do not mean to criticize as much as suggest a little more documentation on OS baseline starting points are in order.. As Debian and Ubuntu seem to build best, that maybe tell us what version is in use so we can get Zaptel to compile??? If that part fails, the rest is moot. Without Asterisk running the repeater part is dead.

Doug

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