Index: dahdi_dummy.c
===================================================================
--- dahdi_dummy.c	(revision 4909)
+++ dahdi_dummy.c	(working copy)
@@ -295,6 +295,10 @@
 	timer.expires = jiffies + 1;
 	add_timer(&timer);
 #endif
+	/* SPAN is always running, and it can be used as
+	   a timing source for DAHDI. Notifying DAHDI. */
+	ztd->span.flags |= DAHDI_FLAG_RUNNING;
+	dahdi_alarm_notify(&ztd->span);
 
 	if (debug)
 		printk(KERN_DEBUG "dahdi_dummy: init() finished\n");