[Mac-telephony-list] Apple USB modem dongle

[Edward Eigerman via List]

Well, since you bring that up...

Has anyone gotten a linux based set up working on an Intel Mac? I  
really wanted to do Trixbox, but that seems to be no-go.

Ed

On Dec 20, 2006, at 1:18 PM, Colin Anderson via List wrote:

>> All I want (and I believe I represent a LOT of Mac users) is a way to
>> eliminate my dependance on proprietary phone systems.  Let me
>> configure my phone system in an easy and user friendly way (GUI).
>
> If you want to just get it done, buy a Dell 430SC and Xorcom's 8  
> port USB
> Astribank, and download Trixbox. It'll cost you about $1200 total.  
> Friendly
> GUI and all. Unfortunately, once you throw Macs in the mix,  
> hardware PSTN
> interfaces have to be offloaded to a seperate device (such as a SIP/ 
> PSTN
> gateway) because of driver issues. Once you let go of the notion  
> that it
> *has* to run on a Mac, things usually go so much smoother. I'm not
> denegrating this project and Sunrise's work (in fact, I'm excited  
> by it:
> this is why I'm subscribed to the list), but the reality is that  
> Asterisk is
> written for Linux/x86 and any other implementation is going to be
> problematic by it's very nature. This will most likely go away in  
> time, as
> Apple becomes more MacIntel but for now...
>
> I'd sure like to try Asterisk on the new xserve. Should be able to  
> plug in a
> Digium and Sangoma card and off you go. Linux, of course.
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