More vSphere and VT-d, some success but not for long

I made another attempt at using VT-d for my cameras by going with Zoneminder under Linux. This actually worked and seemed to work ok but I really dislike Zoneminder! I tried Motion and kMotion instead and the good news is it works...for longer. I'm still having problems…

Cisco 7945G and SIP with Asterisk

I've been trying to get a 7945 with SIP to work with Asterisk and it just doesn't want to register.  Turns out the SIP load of 9.2.1 is broken, at least for asterisk.  I've reverted to 8.5.4 and it seems…

vSphere and VT-d not so rosy

Actually, it works but with limitations.  No shock there.  It turns out the PV-149 CCTV capture card I'm trying to pass through presents each channel as a separate Video and Audio device.  What that means is I end up with 8 PCI devices that need to be extended.…

Yes! Sandy Bridge free ESXi Hypervisor with VT-d is a go!

Everything's working great so far with a few exceptions I can live with.  I have 5 VM's running, mostly lightweight stuff, including my security camera system.  For that I'm using Win XP and feeding the PV-149 CCTV capture card through via VT-d.  Video streaming…

ESXi Hypervisor with VT-d on Sandy Bridge working?

I've just started my quest to get this working.  It's been difficult finding examples of success from others but I finally found a reference to a specific motherboard and CPU combo that has worked for others. HomeServerShow I'm using an Intel DQ67SWB3 motherboard with…

PIAF, VirtualBox and the Nortel 1535 phone

Wow, it's been a while.  I scored some of the Nortel IP 1535's thanks to NerdVittles and this gives me a good opportunity to try to upgrade my Asterisk system to the latest and greatest version.  Naturally I want to go with PIAF and they just…