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then Asterisk and the PBX in a Flash files. Enjoy a sip of your favorite beverage as the process
continues over the next few minutes,
Eventually, you’ll see a message congratulating you and that “Installation is complete”. Not
so fast... The operating system is installed, but there is the second part of the installation: the
Asterisk and PIAF! Don’t worry, the system is running from a “kickstart” script that that will do
all of the ugly stuff for you. Keep that beverage handy.
Remove the CD-ROM and click “reboot”
The system will shut down and restart. It will then offer you Please choose one of the fol-
lowing options: Choose ‘A’ (recommended option.This will begin a download of the latest
version of PIAF. At this point, the system expects that you have it plugged into a network with
a router that has DHCP and it will attempt to grab an IP address, netmask, gateway address,
and Domain Name Server (DNS) address. If your Internet connection isn’t working, the install
will appear to bomb at this point. This is not a disaster! But more than likely it will just work,
then you’ll see it download the updates and continue to compile the program over the next 20
minutes or so (depending on your machine and connection speed).
Don’t interrupt the process. It may look like not much is going on, but watch the activity of your
hard drive LED. It should blink periodically. Messages on the screen will update every once in a
while. The system will firmly suggest that you do not press any keys to interrupt this process.
Upon completion, the system will reboot by itself and you’ll then see the colorful PIAF “splash
screen” followed by a normal boot up that should leave you with a login prompt.
TIP
You can always choose the defaults unless you’ve “gone o the reservation” and are trying to
do something unusual or complex (in which case you’re probably smarter that your writer.
In other words, “you’re on your own!” Google and your “Linux geek” are your best friends.
The good news is that many people have done what you’re doing and have had the same
problems that you have. Fortunately, they often share solutions on the web.
Log in to the Console for the rst time
No, not the mixing console! Console is the Linux term for the command line interface. You’ll be
greeted with a friendly (if spartan) login screen that looks like this:
CentOS release 5.5 (Final)
Kernel 2.6.18-194.8.1.e15 on an x86_64
pbx login:_
Enter ‘root’ and hit <enter>
Password:_
Enter the password that you set for root earlier in the setup and hit <enter>.
You should get a full page status screen that shows version numbers, services running and an
OK or other summary.
Then, at the bottom of the screen you’ll see:
root@pbx:~ $_
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