Codec g729 installation guide

A simple guide to install the g729 codec

Installation script (only for Intel architecture)

1. download this script into the folder /root/bin

2. assign permissions 755

   chmod 755 codec-extras.sh

3. Run the script

    

   ./codec-extras.sh

4. Restart Asterisk

   [root@localhost]# service asterisk restart

5. Allow the codec g729 in the trunk settings

Manual Installation

1. Download the g729 binary file at http://asterisk.hosting.lv/. Be careful to choose the appropriate file for your Asterisk version and CPU type, use x86_64 for 64-bit mode, therefore:
   XCALLY MOTION (asterisk 13)
   XCALLY SHUTTLE (asterisk 11)

2. delete old codec_g729*.so files (if any) from /usr/lib/asterisk/modules directory
3. copy new codec_g729*.so files into /usr/lib/asterisk/modules directory

4. restart Asterisk

   [root@localhost]# service asterisk restart

5. check the codec is loaded with 'core show translation' on Asterisk console

   [root@localhost]# asterisk -r
   localhost*CLI> core show translation

6. Allow the codec g729 in the trunk settings