Introduction

AstLinux is a custom Linux distro centered around Asterisk, the Open Source PBX. AstLinux has many features that make it ideal for embedded and commercial Asterisk based solutions. It can be deployed on a single board computer using no moving parts, or booted from a LiveCD with configuration and data files like voicemail stored on a USB drive.

0.4.8 includes images for: Soekris net4801, PCEngines WRAP, i586 and VIA images (e.g. VIA EPIA-based boards)) plus VMWare images, and a bootable ISO image - the best Asterisk live cd!!! Gumstix and Soekris net5501 support available in SVN trunk (to be released as 0.5).

News:

AstLinux now supports FreeSWITCH!

This build has the following features:

Linux 2.6	Soekris watchdog, GPIO, and error LED support
Asterisk 1.2	mini_httpd with SSL and PHP in CGI mode
libpri 1.2	native MOH support with converted mp3 files
OpenSSH, OpenSSL	Asterisk Native Sounds included (ulaw, g729a)
Zaptel 1.2	"keydisk" support - voicemail and config on USB or hard drive, NFS share, etc
Basic PHP web interface	iptables, AstShape traffic shaper
tftp server	"PBX Only Mode" - Asterisk only
ftp server (vsftpd)	Sangoma A101/102/104/S518 support
mISDN + chan_misdn	ztdummy, zaptel, libpri (supports all Digium hardware)
SNMPD for lm_sensors	support for acpid on builds that it makes sense
rp-pppoe	msmtp to avoid spam-tagging of voicemails
CF images
VMWare image

Users Guide

• AstLinux Users Guide Chapter 0 About the Project
  • How it all started
  • Current Status
  • Handbook Wishlist
  • Everyone is encouraged to edit this Handbook

• AstLinux Users Guide Chapter 1 Installation
  • Choosing your platform
  • Compact Flash based systems
    • Using Windows to Prepare the CF
    • Using Linux to Prepare the CF
  • Booting a Soekris 4801 from CF
  • Booting a PCEngines Wrap from CF
  • LiveCD (bootable CD-ROM)
  • Booting the LiveCD
  • VMWare
  • i586 and VIA
  • Booting from USB

• AstLinux Users Guide Chapter 2 Configuring AstLinux
  • Logging In
  • Configuring your Keydisk
  • Starting the Web Interface

• AstLinux Users Guide Chapter 3 Configuring Asterisk
  • Creating an IAX extension (using IDEFisk softphone)
  • Creating a trunk (using sipphone)
  • Making a call

more to come

Development environment/Build System

See AstLinux Development Environment

• AstLinux rc.conf
• AstLinux Keydisk
• AstLinux Opt
• AstLinux Hardware
• AstLinux Current Bugs
• AstLinux Feature Requests
• AstLinux FAQ
• AstLinux Updates
• AstLinux add-on´s
• AstLinux User's Guide (in PDF)

Bugtracker

http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=170462

Other support resources

IRC channel - #astlinux on freenode
A Jan 2006 article on using Astlinux on a Soekris Net4801 at http://smallnetbuilder.com/content/view/24210/72/.

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Reference:
Net4801
Asterisk hardware mini-itx
AstLinux Homepage

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