# How to start Asterisk once all modules installed

**URL:** <https://community.asterisk.org/t/how-to-start-asterisk-once-all-modules-installed/20132>\
**Category:** Asterisk General\
**Created:** [April 3, 2008, 1:27pm UTC](https://community.asterisk.org/t/how-to-start-asterisk-once-all-modules-installed/20132 "2008-04-03T13:27:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![bmcneil3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/45deac/32.png) [@bmcneil3](https://community.asterisk.org/u/bmcneil3)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 1:27pm UTC](https://community.asterisk.org/t/how-to-start-asterisk-once-all-modules-installed/20132/1 "2008-04-03T13:27:55Z")

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Hello all

I’m a bit of a biginner at this PBX open source system build, I wanted to begun testing the product so I built a Red Hat system Linux 2.4, I downloaded all files needed:

ls  
asterisk-1.4.18.1 linux-2.4  
asterisk-1.4-current.tar.gz redhat  
debug Redhat  
libpri-1.4.3 zaptel-1.4.9.2

cd asterisk-1.4.18.1  
Installed with the  
make clean  
,/configure  
make menuselect  
make install  
make samples

How do I run Asterisk now I want to see the configuration screen, is there one ?  
I can run the make menuselect and get a menu but this looks to be settings for the system.  
How do I get the ztdummy to run ?

[root@localhost src]# modprobe ztdummy  
modprobe: Can’t locate module ztdummy  
[root@localhost src]#

[root@localhost sbin]# asterisk -h  
bash: asterisk: command not found  
[root@localhost sbin]#

I wanted to know , after the files seem to be compiled how do you start the Asterisk system up?  
Is there an issue with the verison of kernel I’m running ?  
Should I install the AsteriskNow , would this work in conjunction with what’s complied already ?  
Any answers will lead me in the right dirrection

Thanks

😮