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gnimsh

Mandriva's a waste, get ubuntu/fedora/opensuse etc.

gnimsh

So, I'm now trying my luck with virtualbox 2 and 3 in hardy heron (as I have previously only used VMware Server in 8.04, and VB3 in jaunty) and I have had no luck getting the MJ to work in my XP VM. It just will not launch no matter what I do.

Anyone else have similar experiences?

gnimsh

It doesn't work in version 2 under ubuntu 8.04 either. However, it does work using VMware Server under hardy heron. So I guess you should use either of those 2 applications depending on the version of linux/ubuntu you're running.

gnimsh

Hm so here's an interesting problem. In ubuntu 9.04, my magicjack worked correctly in VB3, and was detected as one device even. No such luck in VB3 on hardy heron. It will not start.

I'm going to try version 2 and get back to you.

gnimsh

Darkman, you can mention me by name any time you want! :p

gnimsh

Oh really? Maybe you can tell every other user on the forum how you're able to do that without using a proxy.

gnimsh

Magicjack will not work natively on PPC macs. It will only work on intel macs. To get around this, you will need to install parallels or some kind of virtual machine software. This basically makes a fake computer that you can install windows on and run it from inside OS X. Then you can plug in your ...

gnimsh

And just to make you feel better, I had the same issue.

So first, a few things. The easy fix: make sure you don't have virtualbox-OSE (open source edition) installed. This edition does not have USB support.

Next, you need to add a specific line to your fstab file. To open this file, open up a ...

gnimsh

Not any more you can't, they changed the nonce so you can't connect through any softphone but their own without the proxy.

Anyways, who cares if its against the TOS? Its wrong of them to close down their product on their customers anyway. We should be able to use their service in any way we want ...

gnimsh

I've found your various other posts about this, and none of the programs I was thinking of seem to be working for you. I do agree with the others though, that you should use a sip phone instead which will not popup on you.

Grab stroth's utility here to get your sip info: http://www ...

gnimsh

There's a program for that somewhere in the forum. I'll see if I can find it.

gnimsh

Hey I just wanted to say thanks for the proxy script. I'm running it on Ubuntu 9.04 right now, connected via twinkle. Its been running for 33 minutes with no problems. This has been a godsend, as without it I was going to switch to another voip provider, or even worse, run a VM whenever I wanted to ...

gnimsh

So i compiled the C proxy and then tried to run it with the following code: ./mjproxy 0.0.0.0 5070 proxy01.minneapolis.talk4free.com 5070 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX but when I do I get this error: Can't bind listen address (0.0.0.0:5070)

Any tips?

gnimsh

It works fine in Vmware Server as well as Virtualbox 3, both of which are free.

gnimsh

Man this Michael Jackson dying business has been really annoying. All over twitter its "MJ this" and "MJ that" and the whole time I just keep thinking magicjack, and wondering why so many people are talking about it.

Is anyone else having this problem?

gnimsh

New update: I found this site tonight: http://www.voipo.com They offer monthly unlimited service for $8.25/month (annually) and have sip lines and send you an ATA and all the works. I may have to give that a try.

gnimsh

That doesn't quite help me as I'm in the U.S. My biggest concern is that I'm going to South Korea in 3 months and I run linux, so I'd really rather not run a VM just for my softphone if I don't have to. I will, but I don't want to. Could buy a little Fit PC thingy that's small enough and run it off ...

gnimsh

Mr_dasher, what service have you switched for $10 a month?

gnimsh

I don't but I don't believe you can hook it up to a router like that as you would still need to run the software phone, which a router cannot do.

gnimsh

Hm well as of this writing, all softphones other than the MJ one no longer work... that means that twinkle will not connect to the MJ service, sadly. So it may not be your set up at all.

gnimsh

I opened the ports and it works now.
However, I cannot use my phone to place and answer calls. The headset works fine, though. Any hint on how to overcome this ? The audio settings are all defaults (OSS conexant).
Thanks for helping,
Stav

In linux, the MJ device works as a soundcard. When you ...

gnimsh

On your sip server settings in twinkle, make sure "registrar" looks like: proxy1.Miami.talk4free.com:5070

Check the "register at startup" box.

Under "outbound proxy" use the same line as above (proxy1.Minneapolis.talk4free.com:5070)

Check the FAQ page from twinkle and search for STUN, as it seems ...

gnimsh

Yes. http://www.phoneservicesupport.com/linu ... -t739.html

gnimsh

Do this: http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-588225.html

Then restart.

gnimsh

If the magicjack lights up, it works. Linux uses it as a soundcard that you can hook up to a sip phone like twinkle.

gnimsh

Ah, the mysteries of linux. Sometimes a reboot is all that's needed

gnimsh

Hm I've never experienced that. Make sure you have call forwarding disabled.

I'm on 8.04 as my headset, along with various other devices, would not work in 9.04. I can't really test it myself for this reason, unfortunately.

gnimsh

To start with, can you give your system information, distro and version, what program you're using, audio setup, stuff like. Also if you can explain in detail what happens when you receive an incoming call that would help too.

gnimsh

Yep, already covered. Check it out: http://www.phoneservicesupport.com/linu ... -t739.html

gnimsh

Hey everyone, I just saw this link from a twitter follower today, thought you guys might be able to use it: http://www.myfax.com/free/

You can upload attachments and type your messages and it will fax them for free.

gnimsh

Seems annoying to have to add any number you want to call to your MJ forwarding number. Why not just add it to the verizon or tmobile free calls list? Just as annoying. I'd rather just use my minutes...

gnimsh

@kif Hah I beat you! :p j/k.

gnimsh

Check out the tools here: http://www.phoneservicesupport.com/stro ... t4230.html

They will help you find your SIP info (login name and password)

gnimsh

I have Qwest DSL as well, and I have no issues with sound quality. I use linux, and a softphone, and have no issues. I have occasionally used the MJ on my VM, and have also had no issues.

gnimsh

In ubuntu, the magicjack is recognized as a soundcard, just like in windows. However, the software does not load so you will have to find your SIP info and then load it into a linux softphone.

To use the MJ device with a softphone, you'll have to get your SIP information from the dongle. See this ...

gnimsh

This works in windows but not in linux. Please advise on how to reach the advanced settings in the linux x-lite softphone.

gnimsh

jp10558, did you manage to get xlite working then via the setup I posted?

gnimsh

Whoa I did it.

SIP phone details for Xlite:

Click the button to the right of the "clear" button in the center of the xlite console. Choose system settings>SIP proxy>default.

Double click enabled, change to yes.
Display name: whatever you want.

Username: your proxy username
Authorization user ...

gnimsh

AFAIK only one person has been caught because of that.

gnimsh

I don't know how long you've been using Xandros, but I could definitely recommend that you install ubuntu on your EeePC. There is a netbook remix as well as straight ubuntu 8.10 that will work with the EeePC, there are deb packages available for twinkle in ubuntu.

To get you started, here's a link ...

gnimsh

Ugh. I tried xlite for linux and thought it was just horrible. I'd rather try to help you install twinkle on the EeePC than figure out xlite.

Let me know what OS you have running on the Eeepc and we can go from there.

gnimsh

I used 8.04 as well. So when I plug in my magicjack, it actually does detect the 2 drives on the device. The little blue light comes on, but you can't just pick up the phone and dial. This is because the magicjack is basically being detected as just another soundcard by ubuntu. For example, you ...

gnimsh

Well since no one's replied in like 28 days I'll just add something else...

When I plug the MJ into my laptop, ubuntu 8.04 picks it up right away. I don't need to do anything...

gnimsh

Heres a tutorial on how to install VMware server: http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/05/30/install-vmware-server-106-on-ubuntu-804-hardy/

That has no ubuntu-specific commands (as far as I can tell) so it should work with fedora.

Once that's done there's one more thing you'll have to do to enable ...

gnimsh

Well we don't really have any hints to give you...none of us have figured it out either. Sadly the best option at this time is to either hack the device for your SIP credentials or run the magicjack from a Windows VM.

gnimsh

So I found out today that my current place of employment uses vonage, and that the boss thinks he's paying too much (duh) and wants to find something cheaper, so I suggested the magicjack, it has 2 lines just like they have now, and to add more lines just buy more devices. Then I was told that the ...

gnimsh

So I've been having some issues with my cellphone, and I called verizon to get them sorted out. The tech asked for another number to call me on so we could troubleshoot the phone, so I gave her my magicjack number and hung the cellphone. I had forgotten about the call forwarding so when she called ...

gnimsh

What exactly do you mean by a fix?

gnimsh

Darkman, its gnimsh* If you're gonna recommend someone look for posts by me, spell my name right :p

Anyway, the post you mentioned refers to this link: http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/05/30/install-vmware-server-106-on-ubuntu-804-hardy/

The newer version is 1.0.8. I had 1.0.7 installed and then ...

gnimsh

I used mine in Austria, with an Austrian phone, with no problems.

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