[Asterisk-Users] Booting * from CF

[Michael Graves]

On Sun, 02 Jan 2005 09:47:22 -0800, Steven P. Donegan wrote:

>Michael Graves wrote:
>
>>Hi All,
>>
>>I've read J.R. Richardson's paper "Create an Embedded Asterisk Server"
>>which outlines making a Debian server that boots from a compressed disc
>>image on a CF card. I'm really interested in this as I want my * server
>>to be more like an appliance than a PC. However, the paper is only an
>>outline and some of the processes of pruning the installation down to a
>>minimum are beyond my Linux skills. 
>>
>>That being the case, and CF cards being bigger and cheaper every month,
>>does anyone have an experience building a server that simply boots from
>>a 512 MB or 1 GB CF card? Is that big enough?
>>
>>Michael
>>
>>
>Here is one that runs on a couple of different embedded systems: 
>http://www.krisk.org/astlinux/
>

Yeah, I'm familiar with this. I even own a Soekris box for my firewall.
However, I need something with more CPU power and the ability to take a
TDM400 card. So I'm really trying to make the plain vanilla PC that I
presently use into something that's more robust. I'd like to eliminate
the HD and make certain that it reboots quickly into a fully running *
server.

I see that the Xorcom Rapid ISO sets up the core of what I need. Then I
just have to tweak the installation for my * config. It says that it
requires 600 MB of HD space. With 1 GB CF cards under $100 I'm thinking
that this is a route I could pursue. I don't need much VM storage so
the lack of a HD is no problem.

Michael



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