[Asterisk-Users] drivers, kernel 2.6 and distribution

[Steve Totaro]

Fedora 2 core put up a little fight but not much.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Florin Andrei" <florin at andrei.myip.org>
To: <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 1:54 PM
Subject: [Asterisk-Users] drivers, kernel 2.6 and distribution


> I'm planning to do some tests with a Wildcard TDM400P and Asterisk as a
> small PBX, bridging POTS and VoIP. My test system is currently running
> Fedora 2, based on the 2.6 kernel.
> I intend to use Asterisk 1.0 RC1 in the tests.
> 
> While gathering information regarding how to compile the required
> software, i came across several issues being reported, related to the
> 2.6 kernel series.
> 
> I'd like to take the road that requires the minimum effort. If it's
> possible at all to use Asterisk and the TDM400P on a 2.6 machine, and if
> that's actually not too difficult, i'll probably go this way.
> But if there are many issues with this approach, i'm thinking to simply
> revert back to the 2.4 kernel; downgrading to Fedora 1 might not be the
> best move, since support for Fedora distros is (will be) quite
> short-lived, but perhaps migrate that system to Gentoo on kernel 2.4.
> 
> I have zero experience so far with Asterisk and the related software, so
> that's why i'm asking you guys - which way is easier overall:
> 
> 1. Stay with Fedora 2 and kernel 2.6 and fight off the driver-related
> obstacles
> 
> 2. Back up the machine, install Gentoo and kernel 2.4, restore data and
> functionality then compile Asterisk and the drivers
> 
> -- 
> Florin Andrei
> 
> http://florin.myip.org/
> 
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