There have been quite a few un-answered questions about getting Elastix working on embedded x86 hardware, such as PCEngines Alix hardware. In this tutorial we want to install Elastix on the Alix.6b2, however other Alix hardware will work fine. The aim is to have a fully working Elastix system booting on an embedded x86 system without a monitor ever being plugged into the hardware. You will need one attached to your desktop however.

I was incredibly surprised at how easy it was to install Elastix on an embedded system. Very little tweaking was required when I found out where to go and what to do. Now you too can install Elastix on your Alix hardware with ease!

Be warned, there’s a few screenshots after the break (Around 20)!

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