[Asterisk-Users] Embedded Asterisk System (was QoS Router/Software Suggestions)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 12 Oct 2004, Geoff Nordli wrote: Is this where we get to vote for our favorite router software? I choose Bering-uClibc (http://leaf.sourceforge.net/mod.php?mod=userpagemenu=910pag e_id=36). It comes with a ton of packages, and you can easily configure it to boot from HDD, or Compact Flash. Of course it also comes with QOS/Traffic Shaping support. Plus all the VPN options (IPSEC, PPTP, OpenVPN). I have been thinking before about adding an * package to it so you could deploy it remotely and not worry about SIP problems. I have heard there are problems building Asterisk with uClibc. Well, yeah. ;) But.. on another note, I just had what could amount to a brain-fart, or a good idea depending on how you look at it. There are some big issues with getting Asterisk to compile using uClibc rather than Libc, but if we could take the initial step of actually getting CVS Head to build cleanly against uClibc, these patches could be integrated back into the source tree making Asterisk more portable to embedded platforms. Sure, running uClibc on a Soekris or Via which have MMU's is not the same as a MIPS w/out an MMU, but it would be an important first step. BTW they also provide Glibc-2.0.7, Glibc-2.2.5 libraries that can be used for compatibility. It would be a great idea to have Asterisk boot from Compact Flash. You could easily fit everything on 32MB flash card, and then you could add capacity for voicemail. Any idea on how much space one would need for voicemail with wav support? A 512 MB CF card is 85$ US at Sandisk.com. You can buy an IDE to CF adapter for around 15$US. When Bering boots it loads everything into a RAM based filesystem. Anyone see any drawbacks in running an * system using a RAM based file system and booting from CF? If you needed additional capacity for VM you could add an IDE drive. The benefits to not using an IDE drive would mean one less mechanical device prone to failure. Geoff ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] Embedded Asterisk System (was QoS Router/Software Suggestions)
On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 11:36:09 -0700, Geoff Nordli [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When Bering boots it loads everything into a RAM based filesystem. Anyone see any drawbacks in running an * system using a RAM based file system and booting from CF? If you needed additional capacity for VM you could add an IDE drive. The benefits to not using an IDE drive would mean one less mechanical device prone to failure. You'll want some way to keep CDR records if you need them. I wouldn't replace the IDE drive for VM with a CF as you might run into a CF failure to due excessive writes per sector. It seems CFs are good for something on the order of 10k writes per sector, a number that might be deceptively easy to achieve. Now, booting from CF and writing CDR back once (or a few times) per day might be a worthwhile solution while using a remote * or disk for VM. Of course an IBM 1 GB Microdrive is on the order of $175 or so and would provide the ability to run the OS, * and VM all from disk without worry or kludge. sl ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] Embedded Asterisk System (was QoS Router/Software Suggestions)
Then you could export CDR to an external database on another machine. Realisitcally though, for the price of a microdrive you 'mose well buy a cheap ide hdd. It's a cost way up, you can't have too much of an underpowered machine otherwise you won't make many phone calls. On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 16:46:17 -0400, Scott Lykens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 11:36:09 -0700, Geoff Nordli [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When Bering boots it loads everything into a RAM based filesystem. Anyone see any drawbacks in running an * system using a RAM based file system and booting from CF? If you needed additional capacity for VM you could add an IDE drive. The benefits to not using an IDE drive would mean one less mechanical device prone to failure. You'll want some way to keep CDR records if you need them. I wouldn't replace the IDE drive for VM with a CF as you might run into a CF failure to due excessive writes per sector. It seems CFs are good for something on the order of 10k writes per sector, a number that might be deceptively easy to achieve. Now, booting from CF and writing CDR back once (or a few times) per day might be a worthwhile solution while using a remote * or disk for VM. Of course an IBM 1 GB Microdrive is on the order of $175 or so and would provide the ability to run the OS, * and VM all from disk without worry or kludge. sl ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- Regards, JB Hewitt Business: http://www.stcpl.com.au Blog: http://blade.lansmash.com Best LAN ever: http://www.lansmash.com How to ask a ?: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [Asterisk-Users] Embedded Asterisk System (was QoS Router/Software Suggestions)
What about syslogging the CDR's? You can set the loghost via DHCP on boot. On Thu, 14 Oct 2004, JB Hewit wrote: Then you could export CDR to an external database on another machine. Realisitcally though, for the price of a microdrive you 'mose well buy a cheap ide hdd. It's a cost way up, you can't have too much of an underpowered machine otherwise you won't make many phone calls. On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 16:46:17 -0400, Scott Lykens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 11:36:09 -0700, Geoff Nordli [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When Bering boots it loads everything into a RAM based filesystem. Anyone see any drawbacks in running an * system using a RAM based file system and booting from CF? If you needed additional capacity for VM you could add an IDE drive. The benefits to not using an IDE drive would mean one less mechanical device prone to failure. You'll want some way to keep CDR records if you need them. I wouldn't replace the IDE drive for VM with a CF as you might run into a CF failure to due excessive writes per sector. It seems CFs are good for something on the order of 10k writes per sector, a number that might be deceptively easy to achieve. Now, booting from CF and writing CDR back once (or a few times) per day might be a worthwhile solution while using a remote * or disk for VM. Of course an IBM 1 GB Microdrive is on the order of $175 or so and would provide the ability to run the OS, * and VM all from disk without worry or kludge. sl ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- Regards, JB Hewitt Business: http://www.stcpl.com.au Blog: http://blade.lansmash.com Best LAN ever: http://www.lansmash.com How to ask a ?: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users Thanks in advance, Steve Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] Voice: +1-760-468-3867 PST Newline [EMAIL PROTECTED]Fax: +1-760-731-3000 ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
