AstLinux is a custom Linux distribution centered around Asterisk, the Open Source PBX. Although Asterisk remains the core focus, other VoIP applications such as FreeSWITCH are also available. AstLinux has many unique features that make it ideal for embedded and commercial Asterisk based solutions.

AstLinux contains powerful networking features including:

• Arno’s IPTABLES Firewall
• IPv4 and IPv6 routing and filtering
• Traffic Shaping using QoS markings
• VPN Support: IPSec, OpenVPN and PPTP
• Caching DNS Support (dnsmasq)

Supported platforms include:

• Jetway Intel Dual Core Atom boards
• PC Engines alix2d3 / alix2d13
• Soekris Engineering net5501
• VIA C3 and C7 based systems
• Generic x86 PC Hardware

The following telephony hardware cards are supported:

• Digium
• Sangoma
• Rhino Equipment
  

The AstLinux Team recently announced the release of the 1.0.1 version. This version is available with either Asterisk 1.4.43 or Asterisk 1.8.8.3. A full changelog and upgrade (or new install) instructions are available on their website. Please follow the upgrade instructions carefully when upgrading from a release prior to 1.0.

http://www.astlinux.org

As always, please report any issues (and comments) to the AstLinux mailing list on Sourceforge. (link available at the above website).

On 01/05/12 16:42, Joseph wrote:
>I just noticed after upgrade from Asterisk 1.4.39 to 1.8.8
>my caller ID is not working
>
>WARNING[1671]: chan_sip.c:13956 check_auth: username mismatch, have <11>, digest has >NOTICE[1671]: chan_sip.c:22048 handle_request_invite: Failed to authenticate device “KMIEC Z” ;tag=1c976040515
>
>–
>Joseph
>
>–

I had this problem before and was able to solve it:

I’m getting various codec related warnings after upgrading to 1.8. Did I miss something in the UPGRADE file? Does Asterisk no longer transcode 8-)?

WARNING[11123]: channel.c:4909 ast_write: Codec mismatch on channel DAHDI/i1/12124221200-74 setting write format to g722 from ulaw native formats 0×4 (ulaw)

And

WARNING[11120]: channel.c:4909 ast_write: Codec mismatch on channel SIP/interglobe-sip-000001e6 setting write format to g722 from ulaw native formats 0×4 (ulaw)

The AstLinux Team is happy to announce the release of AstLinux 1.0.0. This release includes significant changes and improvements over past releases. Specific upgrade and new installation instructions are available at: http://www.astlinux.org

Some of the highlights include:

* Using eglibc instead of uClibc. This allows binary compatibility with add-ons that are provided as binary only (G.729 CODEC, Fax for Asterisk etc).
* Newer Kernel which better supports newer hardware
* Support for Jabber/Gtalk
* Removed mISDN support (the zaphfc DAHDI driver is included for single port ISDN cards)

A full changelog is available on the release pages. We provide versions with Asterisk 1.8 and 1.4.

Because this is a major version change, there are some special considerations when upgrading. Please read the instructions very carefully to ensure no step is skipped.

http://doc.astlinux.org/userdoc:upgrade-0.7

Please report any issues with the release back to the AstLinux mailing list.

Enjoy,

The AstLinux Team

Hi all,

I have 2 servers running 1.6.2.9 and I’m about to build a third server. This
suggests the possibility of doing a rolling upgrade of all of my servers.

This brings up the question of what version to install and upgrade to. I
don’t have many upgrade opportunities, so I’d like to get as much bang for my
buck. Since I’ve applied some custom patches to my 1.6, I’d also like to get
to a new enough version that my patches would be useful to the community.

Should I go to 1.8.x? Or all the way up to 10.x? This is a production system
and I can’t afford to be “testing” code.