Hello,
I want to install asterisk in a dreambox devices which has these specifications:
-300 MHz MIPS Processor
Can i install Asterisk in this platform or the processor its not enough?
Im not good at PC requeriments so i hope you can help me…
You can probably install it. There is probably not enough power to operate more than a proof of concept or domestic system, however this is extremely dependent on what you want to do with the system, and for that reason you will find that, whilst people will tell you what their systems run on and what they do, they will be reluctant to size your system. Very few, if any people, on this forum will use such a system, so you will have difficulty getting support if things go wrong.
Never under estimate what a little power CPU can do! I have a mediocre FON2100 device flashed with a stripped-down version and self-built OpenWRT firmware + asterisk-1.6.2.x and it has no problem to serve three basic concurrent calls for personal use. Since it is a Linux embedded system with an under power CPU, don’t expect it to perform heavy tasks, i.e. running scripts, transcodings, SIP2Skype etc.
What about sizing up an under power system for personal usage as I mentioned above?
Really? Most of the time, Asterisk users have problems with their basic registrations and/or dialplan contexts. Such problems are mostly machine independant and can occur across any platforms.
To the OP, the bottom line is unless you know what you are doing, don’t do it. AFAIC, a plain-vanilla Asterisk PBX system hosted on a 300MHz RISC platform can do a lot and consumes much less electricity than a similar system hosted on a personal computer (PC). Unlike a PC, most WiFi routers, supported by any open-source firmware platforms (OpenWRT, DD-WRT, etc.), are powered by a 32-bit RISC @200MHz CPU rated @2AMPs (12Watts). With a 16MB RAM, it is barely enough to host an Asterisk PBX system. My mediocre FON2100 device flashed with a stripped-down version and self-built OpenWRT firmware + asterisk-1.6.2.x has a 32-bit RISC @183MHz CPU with only 16MB RAM and it has no problems to serve three basic concurrent calls. I have since replaced my FON2100 device with an old/discontinued and more powerful Netgear WGT634U device (flashed with a stripped-down version and self-built OpenWRT firmware + asterisk-1.6.2.x). This is a 32-bit RISC @200MHz CPU device with a built-in 32MB RAM and is also rated @2AMPs (12Watts). It can do a whole lot more and performs much better than a FON2100 device. Honestly, I don’t know much about what a dreambox is less how much electrical power it consumes. However, I am sure your dreambox device that is more powerful than mine can do more and will have no problems to host an Asterisk PBX system. And, if it consumes very little of electricity, I am sure you will thank yourself for having it to host your Asterisk PBX system. I have mine stripped down to a 5-port switch with no WiFi/NAT/Firewall capabilities and it is attached to my LAN as a Linux embedded system to host asterisk. I am sure a lot of WiFi routers have been used to host as a router + asterisk with no problems. Please don’t be discouraged by any negative suggestions. Bon Voyage!
That’s what I meant by “domestic”.
Most first time users either use the standard CentOS source build, or one of the pre-packaged GUI versions, that either come with an OS or require a particular one.
I do see quite a lot of people with build problems on less common systems. If he gets past installation, he will probably be OK.
That’s what I meant by “domestic”.[/quote]
Exactly and you should have mentioned this on your first post. Instead, you went to discourage the OP that there is probably not enough power to operate more than a proof of concept or domestic system without proving it. The fact is Asterisk will run with no problems on any domestic system it has been ported to. As I mentioned before, I have no idea what a dreambox is. Whether someone has ported Asterisk to a dreambox or not is beyond my knowledge. However, if dreambox can run any open-source firmware, i.e. OpenWRT, DD-WRT, etc., it sure will be able to run Asterisk.
Most first time users either use the standard CentOS source build, or one of the pre-packaged GUI versions, that either come with an OS or require a particular one.[/quote]
Sure, but if one can use a very efficient embedded system to achieve the task to save electricity, why not? Why follow anyone if you can do it your way, especially when it comes to energy consevation.
That is probably you should have mentioned on your first post instead of saying there is probably not enough power to operate more than a proof of concept or domestic system to discourage OP. Also, what you didn’t say is some other facts that quite a lot of people also encountered with build problems on a personal computer (PC) system.
Exactly. You and I both don’t know the capability of the OP, especially when it comes to install asterisk on a dreambox, yet only you just decided it is better to discourage the OP from doing so. What’s wrong with a bit of encouragement. If you don’t know, please don’t say negative things that will end up to discourage anyone.