[App_rpt-users] DIAL Distribution Question

Sun Oct 11 18:26:43 UTC 2015

You could modify the process to use a read-only NFS drive for the system
files, configs, etc and then use a MFS drive for the logs and anything
that doesn't need to "hang around".

The bootstrap could be done via flash/sdcard/usb with it loading
everything over the network.  Almost like a PXE booted system.

-Stacy
KG7QIN

On 10/10/2015 12:54 PM, Steven Donegan wrote:
> Ahh, yes RAM is very limited. And even if you added SPI based RAM
> getting either platform to run off of it would be a challenge. Perhaps
> boot from SD and then copy to USB attached storage and run from there?
> This would make booting much slower but may result in the same basic
> result...
>  
> Steven Donegan
> KK6IVC General Class FCC License
> Silver State Car #86
> www.sscc.us
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* ronald simpson <n6gkj1 at gmail.com>
> *To:* Steven Donegan <donegan at donegan.org>
> *Cc:* App RPT Users <app_rpt-users at ohnosec.org>; Steve Mahler
> <kizzy at lusfiber.net>
> *Sent:* Saturday, October 10, 2015 12:47 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [App_rpt-users] DIAL Distribution Question
>
> I don't believe this method could work for BBB or RPi as neither of
> those boards have sufficient RAM to use my process.
> I use 4gb ram. I split the RAM into hard drive and operation ram.
> 2gb hard drive and 2 gb operations ram.
> If you were to take DIAL and basically turn it into LIMEY you could
> probably do it. But you would be giving up much.
>
>
> On Oct 10, 2015 12:36 PM, "Steven Donegan" <donegan at donegan.org
> <mailto:donegan at donegan.org>> wrote:
>
>     This sounds like an excellent security architecture. If integrated
>     into DIAL then it should(?) make it's way to the BBB and Pi
>     builds. After that a script to lock down root and firewall rules
>     may be all that is left to be done...
>      
>     Steven Donegan
>     KK6IVC General Class FCC License
>     Silver State Car #86
>     www.sscc.us <http://www.sscc.us/>
>
>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>     *From:* ronald simpson <n6gkj1 at gmail.com <mailto:n6gkj1 at gmail.com>>
>     *To:* Steve Mahler <kizzy at lusfiber.net <mailto:kizzy at lusfiber.net>>
>     *Cc:* App RPT Users <app_rpt-users at ohnosec.org
>     <mailto:app_rpt-users at ohnosec.org>>
>     *Sent:* Saturday, October 10, 2015 12:31 PM
>     *Subject:* Re: [App_rpt-users] DIAL Distribution Question
>
>     I am having great success running a full ACID install from a ram
>     drive.
>     My machines run 4gb RAM no hard drive. I boot from a flash drive
>     into the RAM Drive. My configs are stored in a 2nd partition on
>     the flash drive.
>     My /etc/fstab mounts the 2nd partition to /mnt.
>     My configs are copied from /mnt/etc/asterisk to /etc/asterisk
>     every time the machine reboots.
>     I like this approach for many reasons. The main one being file
>     system integrity. If my flash drive dies I replace it with a back up.
>     The whole node runs from ram. I have no glitches. If my system
>     gets hacked nothing is permanent, rebooting cleanses the file system.
>     If anyone wants more info just ask.
>     I will share my work with anyone who asks...
>     This will NOT run on a BBB or RPi
>     This build is for a dual core Intel. Specially the Atom processor.
>     But should run on any dual core processor.
>     I run this build in my HP T5745 THIN CLIENTS.
>     The filesystem is 1.7gb compressed down to about 450mb.
>     I use a 2gb flash drive and have lots of room left over
>     My next project is to rebuild this system using DIAL.
>     73,
>     Ron N6GKJ
>
>
>     On Oct 9, 2015 6:46 AM, "Steve Mahler" <kizzy at lusfiber.net
>     <mailto:kizzy at lusfiber.net>> wrote:
>
>         I have a new AllStar node in development.  I grabbed the DIAL
>         ISO and attempted to overwrite my fairly virgin ACID
>         distribution. After complaints about buffering the install
>         hardware search functions started.  The network started (IPV6
>         and IPV4).  The disk partitioner started but them complained
>         that there was "No Root File System".
>
>         This is a Dell 960 with dual 250 GB drives.  But, they are
>         configured in the disk controller as a RAID 1 appearance (I
>         did my ACID install as RAID 1).  Does the DIAL distribution
>         allow for RAID Controllers?
>
>         ...STeve - KF5VH
>
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