[App_rpt-users] Transition of current Allstar node from ACID to Limey Linux and hardware compatibility

[Tim Sawyer]

ACID is solid. If you’re having OS type problems such as SSH crashing, you’ve got hardware problems and switching to Limey won’t help. Actually, I feel ACID is more stable than Limey. I can’t prove that, it's just my sense of it. 

Limey is considered more stable because everything loads into RAM on boot up and thus very little chance to corrupt the media. Limey runs off a CF card so there is no spinning disk. 

Moving to Limey is easy. Just save your ACID /etc/asterisk directory and copy it to Limey when ready. All the asterisk stuff is 100% portable.
--
Tim
:wq

On Nov 21, 2013, at 8:44 PM, Bob <kk6ecm at gmail.com> wrote:

> Bob here looking for some advice and/or suggestions.
> 
> We have an Allstar node with Echolink which operates using ACID (CentOS
> release 5.5 (Final), updated Aug 2010) on a Mini-ITX (1.66 GHz Atom D510
> processor and 30 MB/Sec compact flash for HDD via IDE interface) that is
> somewhat unstable (features seem to come and go, ssh quits and requires
> reboot, etc). We are using a URI interface to the duplex repeater. Reviewing
> the Allstarlink.org website suggests using Limey Linux on a Mini-ITX for
> stability. I have a few questions with regards to switching over to Limey
> Linux; 
> 
> 1) Why is Limey Linux considered more stable (hardware, compatibility,
> what)? 
> 2) Should we switch in order to solve our instability issue? 
> 3) What are the specifications for a "compatible motherboard"
> (http://ohnosec.org/drupal/node/69), first paragraph)? (chip set?), current
> motherboard - Giga-Byte GA-D510UD. 
> 4) Is there a way of loading Limey Linux over ACID, or does it take a fresh
> install - image the CF with Limey Linux and go through setup?
> 
> Thanks,
> Bob
> KK6ECM
> 
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