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[wardmundy]

Sounds like your drive isn't configured on the motherboard in the same way as the drives on the gPC2. Once I get back to town, I'll post the gPC2 drive setup, but it may be next week. Perhaps someone else with a gPC2 can post the setup.

 

[jlrichar]

OK so I setup my system with the PC2500G mb. My setup that works with the orgasmotron is as follows:

2gb kingston value RAM with 16 modules/stick

80 gb sata notebook drive

IDE DVD-rom set as master on IDE 1

PicoPSU 120 with 80 watt converter.

Mondo restore works flawlessly--just nuke and go.

I tried it with a 40gb IDE drive first and it did not work.

I think this would work fine with any sata drive (all sata drives should be large enough). In this case size might not matter.

Also the RAM probably does not matter either--as long as it is low density and is recognized by the system.

BTW my system idles at 23watts. I will see if I can reduce that a little by removing the dvd-rom.

Jason

 

[sims]

using GPC2 for other tasks

i just bought te green PC. hoping to get my first install of pbxinaflash going soon.

meanwhile, wanted to find out if i could also use the PC for other activities occasionally, such as
- dvd movie playing while connected to a TV (monitor -> HDMI conversion - hopefully it exists)
- file server - very light use
- photo browsing on the TV

thanks!

 

[drvcrash]

is this still the same pc to use the special version

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=8304655

 

[wardmundy]

That's the one. And NewEgg has it for $10 less with no sales tax in most states. It's also now available at CompUSA.

 

[jehowe]

The NV Orgasmatron part 2 article has a link to purchase a second seagate drive for RAID at Zipzoomfly, but it's no longer linking to the product. Some searching found this link -> http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=117009&prodlist=celebros

Can anyone verify this is the same drive?

 

[drmurdoch]

Anyone using POTS with the Orgasmatron ?

Just ordered 3 of them...Keeping my fingers crossed!!!

I still need to decide on POTS integration (4 pots phone lines + 1 DSL/FAX/Credit Card Machine line)

So I guess 4fxo and 1 FXS.

Anyone had any luck so far with the Orgazmatron and POTS?

Anyone using POTS with the Orgasmatron ?

Looks like it has two free PCI slots.

 

[jehowe]

I've got a TDM card installed and working fine in the original Everex GPC special. Not the Orgasmatron build, but does have most of the add-ons installed and really shouldn't matter.

I found either PCI slot worked, and the board is able to handle the IRQ load just fine. The card is one of the cheaper 4 port ones (a Zapmicro with no hardware echo cancellation). But it works well with one FXO module managing the single POTS line I have, plus one FXS module that serves a fax machine here at home.

For business use, definitely take John's advice and go with Sangoma or Rhino with the hardware echo canceller.

 

[AgentTech]

Update-Source

I have been using the Everex gPC2 with the Orgasmatron build for a while now and everything is running fine. I am getting ready to install a Sangoma A200 card and wondered if there would be any benefits in issuing the 'update-source' command prior to installing the wanpipe drivers for the card?

 

[wardmundy]

I'd leave well enough alone.

Just an FYI... There's a new Orgasmatron II coming later this week that includes faxing and lots of other goodies. Still only works with the gPC2, and we're down to WalMart as the only source of supply. So you'd better hurry if you haven't already got one or two.

 

[AgentTech]

Osgasmatron v2

Thanks for the reply looking forward to the Orgasmatron Numero Dos!

 

[sanitycheck]

The Orgasmatron ISO also works with the gOS development kit boards (VIA PC2500E) if you use a single SATA drive (the original Everex gOS systems used a PATA drive).

The Orgasmatron installation instructions suggest not adding memory upgrades before the installation, although mine did work OK with extra memory. The installation will fail if you disable any of the unused/unnecessary features in the BIOS before the install (e.g. 3.5 diskette, parallel port).

These VIA boards were sold by clubit.com which went out of business earlier this year. These boards, part of the VIA PC-1 series, do not appear to be available anywhere else in the US. VIA replied to an email about the boards, saying that they had no plans to market them here, as they were designed for "emerging countries and Asia Pacific regions."

Too bad, because availability of these boards meant you could stock a motherboard + CPU + fan spare for your PBX system for only $60, or build an Everex clone out of (better) parts (I used an 80Plus power supply, for example). I would assume that these boards by themselves are not available from Everex directly.

I hope to see an Orgasmatron release configured for a second low-cost computer or motherboard + CPU combination, just in case the Everex gOS systems go away. The Everex systems recently disappearing from Newegg's site is not a good sign.

 

[wardmundy]

Is this the right board???

http://www.techawave.com/techawave/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=585927

http://www.epartsandmore.com/Shop/Control/Product/fp/SFV/32463/vpid/6055358/vpcsid/0/rid/126190

http://www.tamayatech.com/parts.php?i=PC2500ECOMBO

 

[sanitycheck]

Yes! Thanks for the links. Time to order some spares! For whatever reason, the search I did last week only turned up foreign vendors, or at least what I thought were foreign vendors.

I guess I can understand why VIA doesn't bother to market these low-cost, low-margin boards in the US. I'm just glad someone is bringing them in, though they must not be buying them directly from VIA.

Again, PC2500E + single SATA drive = Everex gOS2 (more or less) = Orgasmatron compatible. I also use those boards in other light-duty server applications.

 

[drmurdoch]

Another Walmart/Orgasmatron tip:

So long as you turn off the audio, COM, and other interrupts as necessary, the WalMart Special (unlike many Dells) functions quite well in an interrupt-intensive environment. Stated another way, the BIOS certainly supports disabling whatever interrupts are necessary to get most cards working reliably.

 

[speekeasy8]

The Everex systems recently disappearing from Newegg's site is not a good sign.

I've been wondering about that myself... and then I came across this today...

http://www.everex.com/products/products.htm

If you look closely, you'll notice that "gPC3" has been added to their list of Energy Efficient Desktops. There is no link for it yet, but I'd say that's a very good sign that Everex will be releasing something sooner than later.

 

[wardmundy]

gPC3 Arrives

NewEgg apparently has the new Everex gPC3 for $199. Any takers to see if the Orgasmatron II still flies??

 

[RayGannon]

NewEgg apparently has the new Everex gPC3 for $199. Any takers to see if the Orgasmatron II still flies??

It's an AMD Semperon with NVIDIA video and Broadcom ethernet. I'm guessing that means there's no chance the the munin restore of the Orgasmatron package would work ?

 

[wardmundy]

Hard disk and controller variations seem to affect Mondo restores more than other factors which typically are resolved by Linux on boot up. We'll just have to see.

 

[wardmundy]

NewEgg has some Everex gPC2's for $139. If you want a cheap way to get started with Asterisk, this is the ticket. We use two at home and have never had a problem. Just don't mix and match different types of RAM.