Debian Squeeze on a SheevaPlug

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Setup

The process is fairly straight forward, but there are some requirements:

  • A TFTP server with some specific files. These should all be in the root of the TFTP directory.
  • The latest version of the SheevaPlug U-Boot binary.
  • The latest version of the Debian installer image (uImage and uInitrd).
  • The latest version of the Linux kernel (optimized for SheevaPlug; uImage and Modules).
  • A 2+ GB USB thumb drive.
  • Terminal emulation software (GNU screen, PuTTY, minicom, HyperTerm) [Note: Mac OS X’s version of screen seems to have issues with the debian installer, so I used PuTTY in a VM.]

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How to Install Oracle Java JRE on Ubuntu Linux

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How to Install Oracle Java JRE on Ubuntu Linux

This tutorial will cover the installation of 32-bit and 64-bit Oracle Java 7 (currently version number 1.8.0_5) JRE on 32-bit and 64-bit Ubuntu operating systems. These instructions will also work on Debian and Linux Mint. This article is intended for those who only want to install Oracle Java JRE on their Debian based Linux systems, such as Debian, Ubuntu and Linux Mint. Using this method you will only be able to run and execute Java programs and not be able to develop and program in Java. This article was created due to so many requests from other users who wanted to know how to only install Oracle Java JRE on their Ubuntu systems. I included a section on how to enable Oracle Java JRE in your web Continue reading →

Voip.ms FreePBX Settings

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PEER Details

canreinvite=nonat
nat=yes
context=from-trunk
host=losangeles.voip.ms
secret=******
type=peer
username=100000 (Your Voip.ms Account Number)
disallow=all
allow=ulaw&g729
fromuser=100000 (Your Voip.ms Account Number)
trustrpid=yes
sendrpid=yes
insecure=port,invite
qualify=yes
Register String

100000:******@losangeles.voip.ms:5060 (or port 5080)

Configure postfix with Gmail via Webmin

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Configure postfix with Gmail via Webmin

If you like to install and update Webmin via APT, edit the /etc/apt/sources.list file on your system and add the lines :

deb http://download.webmin.com/download/repository sarge contrib
deb http://webmin.mirror.somersettechsolutions.co.uk/repository sarge contrib

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Howto install Oracle (Sun) Java JRE for Linux Mint

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Howto install Oracle (Sun) Java JRE for Linux Mint

In this tutorial you can read how to configure java and the java browser plugin.

1. Open up the Terminal (Applications > Accessories > Terminal).

2. Copy/Paste or type the following line of code into Terminal and then press enter:

3. First remove every openjdk package including icedtea-plugin:

sudo apt-get update && apt-get remove openjdk-6-jre

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Building Asterisk 13 + FreePBX 13 on the SheevaPlug

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Building Asterisk 13 + FreePBX 13 on the SheevaPlug

In this tutorial you can read how to configure your very own open source PBX server on a SheevaPlug.

If you just purchased a new SheevaPlug, there are steps that you need to take to make it boot from an SD card.

Setting up a new SheevaPlug for the first time is outside the scope of this article, so please refer to this site instead.

Here are all of the files that you will need to get started.  Copy them to a USB flash.  Be sure to use the 3.4.19 version of Uboot.bin which is included in the archive.  More helpful files for your Sheevaplug can be found at http://www.downloadsnewit.co.uk/CD-images/Sheeva_CD.  This will allow you to connect to your Sheevaplug from within Windows.  First install the Sheevaplug drivers from within Device Manager.  Then install Putty and connect to your Sheevaplug at a baudrate of 115200.  Use the following commands to install Debian on your Sheevaplug: Continue reading →