# Install g729 codec

**URL:** <https://community.asterisk.org/t/install-g729-codec/86258>\
**Category:** Asterisk Support\
**Created:** [October 29, 2020, 7:29pm UTC](https://community.asterisk.org/t/install-g729-codec/86258 "2020-10-29T19:29:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![asteriskpath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@asteriskpath](https://community.asterisk.org/u/asteriskpath)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 7:29pm UTC](https://community.asterisk.org/t/install-g729-codec/86258/1 "2020-10-29T19:29:43Z")

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it seems very easy to install codec G729 however when I tried it did not work.  
uname -a  
asterisk -rx “core show version”  
cat /proc/cpuinfo

_ **Asterisk 1.8 64 bit intel machine** _

cd /usr/src

wget [http://asterisk.hosting.lv/bin/codec\_g729-ast18-gcc4-glibc-x86\_64-pentium4.so](http://asterisk.hosting.lv/bin/codec_g729-ast18-gcc4-glibc-x86_64-pentium4.so)

cp codec\_g729-ast18-gcc4-glibc-x86\_64-pentium4.so /usr/lib64/asterisk/modules/codec\_g729.so

chmod +x /usr/lib64/asterisk/modules/codec\_g729.so

asterisk -rc “module load codec\_g729.so”

Error: I dont have lib64/asterisk/modules, I have lib/asterisk/modules hence I downloaded in lib/asterisk

after restarting asterisk got the following error.

asterisk -rvvv  
Unable to connect to remote asterisk (does /var/run/asterisk/asterisk.ctl exist?)  
You have new mail in /var/spool/mail/root

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/asterisk/original/2X/4/475d0c889911cfb84ac4881ad6df8b523e3f9105.png) [@system](https://community.asterisk.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2020, 7:29pm UTC](https://community.asterisk.org/t/install-g729-codec/86258/2 "2020-11-28T19:29:55Z")

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