710,810,1004 or what?

[brononius]

For the moment i'm on 8.10. But recently i've broken something. I was playing around with the phone system (i needed some extra add-ons), and did some things i better didn't. I've got some sites running on it, and everything is starting to run slow, very slow. A lot of python scripts keep on running, msyql 'to-many-connections'...

I'm thinking or reinstalling the whole server. But since i did some homemade scripts (for backups and so), i'm going to install it on a new disk (thinking of SSD). And later on, i simply put the disk of 1TB with all my data behind the SSD.

Is everything working in the 1004? Or are there still mayor gaps (fe no telephony)?
I don't mind the small things, if we can solve them with a workaround, no prob. But if there are big issues, i prefer to stay on 8.10.

I don't want to upgrade/reinstall the whole system each x months... Or i must say, my girlfriend don't want this. She is sick of it that i'm bringing down the house for 1 week till everything is back ok...

What do you guys advice me to use? The 1004? Or still the 8.10?

[stedaniels]

OT.. but virtualise. Install latest Ubuntu Server, throw Xen/KVM/Virtual Box on (that order or preference is based on the running speed of the guest OS i.e. LinuxMCE - no arguments ;-). Install LinuxMCE as a guest, pass through all the peripherals you need for it e.g. USB chipset/devices, Network cards, etc.

[posde]

brononi,

there are no major roadblocks on 1004 atm. Especially asterisk is, imho, way better working than before. Especially as we no longer rely on FreePBX. If you have more questions, please open a thread in the users section.

[brononius]

there are no major roadblocks on 1004 atm. Especially asterisk is, imho, way better working than before. Especially as we no longer rely on FreePBX. If you have more questions, please open a thread in the users section.

OK, 1004 it will be...

I'll keep you informed (in a proper post of course) if i encounter any issues...


Thanks!

[Sigg3.net]

OT.. but virtualise. Install latest Ubuntu Server, throw Xen/KVM/Virtual Box on (that order or preference is based on the running speed of the guest OS i.e. LinuxMCE - no arguments ;-). Install LinuxMCE as a guest, pass through all the peripherals you need for it e.g. USB chipset/devices, Network cards, etc.

Just make sure that your peripheral supports virtualization before you buy! I setup my LMCE 1004 as a guest on OpenSUSE 12.1 at first, only to discover my TV card can't be virtualized (virtual pass-thru).

Run:
lspci -vv | grep FLReset

If the flag is postitive FLReset+, its signals will pass through to the guest. If it is negative FLReset- it cannot be used in virtual guests (has to do with safe power manipulation or something). I have a TV card on a DVB-C setup, so I'm running on bare metal instead. But that gave me the opportunity to go headless instead with hardware using less power.