On Sun, 12 Aug 2007, Dermot Bradley wrote: >> I'm sure it will run linux+asterisk just fine with a 1GHz Via C7 >> processor as there are many platforms out there using that >> combination (or the Via C3) > > I recently gave up trying to use Jetway J7F2 motherboards (VIA C7 and > VIA IDE/SATA/Ethernet) as they proved too unstable with Linux. I never > managed to find the root cause - there's 1 box here that's rock solid > and two others that keep locking up (only powercycle will clear) - one > of the boxes locks up on average once per day. > > I'm not the only person having lockups on C7 systems either - there's > chats on the VIA Linux forum about this. > > I'm now using Micro-ATX systems with Dual Core Athlons (the EE versions) > - it ends up the same price to build as the Mini-ITX systems but has > more horsepower and is better supported in Linux. > > VIA C3 & C7 systems have been known to have DMA-related issues for some > time.
Intersting/Worrying! I've not yet had any issues with the boards I've deployed - all CN1000's (Fanless 1GHz, Via C3 and my dev/test ones are older fanless 533MHz) ... Lots out in the field with Digium TDM400 or Sangoma analogue cards and Beronet ISDN2e cards (or none). # cat /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0 vendor_id : CentaurHauls cpu family : 6 model : 10 model name : VIA Esther processor 1000MHz stepping : 9 cpu MHz : 997.560 cache size : 128 KB fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 1 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce sep mtrr pge cmov pat clflush acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 tm pni est tm2 rng rng_en ace ace_en ace2 ace2_en phe phe_en pmm pmm_en bogomips : 1996.56 # uptime 22:02:46 up 73 days, 10:59, 2 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 # asterisk -rx 'show uptime' System uptime: 8 weeks, 4 days, 12 hours, 18 minutes, 9 seconds Last reload: 7 weeks, 5 days, 8 hours, 53 minutes, 57 seconds And another: $ uptime 22:12:48 up 109 days, 9:19, 1 user, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 # rasterisk -rx 'show uptime' System uptime: 15 weeks, 4 days, 9 hours, 19 minutes, 52 seconds Last reload: 12 weeks, 4 days, 4 hours, 2 minutes, 23 seconds Verbosity is at least 9999 I've also built routers & small NAS boxes out of the same motherboard... I compile up a custom kernel for them & don't use the on-board audio hardware (nor printer port, but I use the serial ports on the routers!) and I always turn them off in the BIOS... So what am I doing wrong.... (or not as the case is!) Gordon _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
