Codec g729 installation guide
A simple guide to install the g729 codec
Installation script (only for Intel architecture)
download this script into the folder /root/bin
assign permissions 755
chmod 755 codec-extras.sh
- Run the script
./codec-extras.sh
Restart Asterisk
[root@localhost]# service asterisk restart
- Allow the codec g729 in the trunk settings
Manual Installation
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)- delete old codec_g729*.so files (if any) from /usr/lib/asterisk/modules directory
- copy new codec_g729*.so files into /usr/lib/asterisk/modules directory
restart Asterisk
[root@localhost]# service asterisk restart
check the codec is loaded with 'core show translation' on Asterisk console
[root@localhost]# asterisk -r localhost*CLI> core show translation
Allow the codec g729 in the trunk settings