Yakout Esmat wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > We build and distribute Asterisk-based PBXes, I guess like many > others. What we are looking for is to standardize our hardware > platform, which makes backup/restore, replacement etc....much easier > than using normal PC/Server hardware. > > > > My questions: > > > > 1- Can we install standard CentOS 5.x on the Soekris 5501? > No. CentOS 5 assumes a processor class (686) that isn't available. It is theoretically possible to rebuild 5 for the 586, but difficult. CentOS 4 works, although one of the last CentOS 4 releases was accidentally built for 686-only, so you might need to go back a rev if they haven't fixed that. > > 2- Can we boot from an external USB DVD just like we can with a > standard PC? > No. CF, disk, or network. > > 3- Is there any intention to build boards with faster CPU, like > 1Ghz for example? > > > This is a user/developer list, not the maker of the devices.
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