[App_rpt-users] DIAL install on Virtual Box

[Steve Zingman]

Jason,
Thanks for the info. We do want to do some testing of AllStarLink 
Asterisk in a Docker env. Just to let you know a few things. We have 
retired DIAL. AllStarLink Asterisk v1.01 is built on Debian Stretch. 
There have been a number if enhancements and bug files applied. The 
install is via apt-get install rather then building from source. (Source 
will always be available at <https://github.com/AllStarLink/Asterisk>) 
This allows us to push out enhancements and upgrades quicker since it is 
now a simple apt-get upgrade. The Main page <allstarlink.org> and the 
wiki contain links to the i386/AMD installer. <allstarlink.org> and 
<wiki.allstarlink.org>

73, Steve N4IRS

On 3/22/2018 2:33 PM, Jason Kendall wrote:
>
> Hey all,
>
> Long time user, short time list subscriber.
>
> We over at VE3LSR has had a visualized DIAL for a while now. We've 
> spent a fair amount of time getting as many things virtualized and/or 
> inside docker containers where ever possible (You can find our 
> published things on github and docker hub under the call sign).
>
> It started as a Debian install on ESXi with compiling dial on the box. 
> We found that ESXi had some issues with the USB passthru required. It 
> also didn't support some of the addon cards we were trying to use.
>
> We since moved it to a base Debian install, then adding the pre-built 
> package repositories on top of Proxmox VM system. This left a bug we 
> were chasing since we started down this rabbit hole. Turns out, the 
> system is CPU sensitive. Meaning even though you don't have a lot of 
> CPU usage, it's possible to have massive jitter if more then one 
> process is trying to use a core at the same time. It's best to either 
> limit the number of VMs on the box, or set some kind of CPU affinity 
> to ensure the Debian Box always has access to a core. We've had no 
> evidence of jitter since moving most of our other virtual machines 
> onto a second box. Work investigation and tweaking is being done.
>
> Regards,
> Jason
> VE3YCA
>
>
>
> On 3/22/18 1:17 PM, Andy Madsen wrote:
>> Some time ago I thought I remember seeing a link for an ASL install 
>> on top of an existing Debian installation. Might that two step 
>> process (if it exists) work any better?
>>
>>
>> -Andy
>> PB7B/B7B
>> 42432
>>
>>> On Mar 22, 2018, at 2:15 PM, Steve Zingman <szingman at msgstor.com 
>>> <mailto:szingman at msgstor.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Stacey,
>>> I used the "firmware-9.3.0-amd64-i386-netinst" as the base for the 
>>> AllStarLink Install ISO.
>>>
>>> On 3/22/2018 2:35 AM, KB7YS-Stacey wrote:
>>>> Still learning, but getting there...
>>>>
>>>> After no luck with getting a previous version of DIAL that was 
>>>> available on the ASL site to work with my fob interface, a 
>>>> suggestion led me to find there was a new version available.  After 
>>>> installing and working though the asl-menu setup I finally had a 
>>>> working node with my old Acer Aspire One. However there were still 
>>>> some tasks to complete.
>>>>
>>>> While working through the Allmon2 install process I thought why not 
>>>> use Oracle Virtual Box to test on instead of the actual system. It 
>>>> was a good thought however the currently available image will not 
>>>> install on Virtual Box 5.2.8. Just for kicks I grabbed the current 
>>>> 32bit Debian iso - this installed on the virtual system with no 
>>>> issues. Anyone have any thoughts or ideas on why the DIAL image 
>>>> would not work. Error is 'no kernal' during the install... and it 
>>>> stops. I can continue, but then grub has nothing to load when the 
>>>> virtual reboots. Thank for any assistance.
>>>>
>>>> (PS - I did finally get Allmon2 installed and working, that was a 
>>>> bit of a bumpy ride, a good learning experience)
>>>>
>>>> Stacey - KB7YS
>>>>
>>>>
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