Re: [Wg-test-framework] Notes from Dec 10 meeting with AllNet

["Paul L. George" <pgeorge@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Don, I will take a look when I get to the lab.

-----Original Message-----
From: Don Slutz [mailto:dslutz@xxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2014 12:51 PM
To: Paul L. George
Cc: 'Don Koch'; 'Ian Jackson'; 'Lars Kurth';
wg-test-framework@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Wg-test-framework] Notes from Dec 10 meeting with AllNet

Paul,

On 12/12/14 23:32, Paul L. George wrote:
> Ian,
>
> Today was a very productive day.  Don, Myself, Chris George and George 
> Pacil were all involved in trying to slay the server dragons.  Don and 
> Chris figured out how to wire the RS-232 RJ-45 to DB9-F adaptor.  We 
> are communicating thru the Serial ports on both Newcastle and 
> Gateshead.  The COMTROL controller and the 32 port RS-232 patch panel 
> breakout unit are working as they are supposed to be.
>
> We have setup and verified the operation on 6 test servers and should 
> be in great shape by the middle of next week.
>
> We have configure the BIOS settings to comply with the list Ian gave 
> us.  To that end I am going to put a small monitor, mouse and keyboard 
> in the Cabinet at the COLO so if we run into BIOS problems we will 
> easily have a way to resolve the issues.
>
> I will get the IP scheme data from the COLO tech tonight or tomorrow.  
> I will publish it as soon as I get it.
>
> We are going to start to do the COLO installation this weekend and 
> hopefully we will be on line with both main servers, the serial 
> connection connected to at least 2 sets of test servers along with the 
> TCPIP connections thru the
> 48 Port HP switch.
>
> We have filled my lab with various sets of servers in various states 
> of configuration.  I hope to have all the servers we have in our 
> possession configured and ready to install at the COLO by Christmas.
>
> We are missing 2 servers that are the replacement for Item 3 and Item 
> 5.  We are also waiting for servers 7 & 9.  We have discovered a few 
> problems with the servers we have.  I was able to resolve problems 
> with 2 of them.  We have a DELL set that does not want to let us 
> install DEBIAN.  They run MEMCHK fine but freeze when we start to 
> install the Graphical Installation of DEBIAN.  I think that we failed to
notice if the server was INTEL or AMD.
> I believe this server set was AMD.  I have to make an AMD boot DVD.  
> This did not occur to me until this instance.  I guess status reports 
> have some value after all.

DEBIAN's AMD is a 64 bit install, not a cpu type install.

I seem to remember a BIOS setting on DELL machines that can cause linux to
freeze during install (something like Windows OS).  No idea if that applies.

    -Don Slutz



>
> Cheers Paul
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Don Koch [mailto:dkoch@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2014 12:15 PM
> To: Ian Jackson
> Cc: 'Lars Kurth'; wg-test-framework@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; 
> pgeorge@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Wg-test-framework] Notes from Dec 10 meeting with AllNet
>
> On Thu, 11 Dec 2014 12:09:38 +0000
> Ian Jackson <Ian.Jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Don Koch writes ("Re: [Wg-test-framework] Notes from Dec 10 meeting 
>> with
> AllNet"):
>>> Found a new driver on their site (after going through a bad "not 
>>> there" link).  Built and it seems to find the ports. Not yet talking 
>>> to the other side, yet.
>> I'm uncomfortable about the idea of an out-of-tree kernel module, 
>> unless it's absolutely necessary.
>>
>> If it's just a missing PCI ID can we not just use the modalias system 
>> to cause the existing driver to recognise the device ?
> IIUC, no, we can't use the modalias system. It already maps all 
> rocketport boards to the rocket driver. The actual code checks for the 
> device ID and
> 0x0061 is not in the list. We'd either have to modify the rocket 
> driver or use the one provided by the vendor.
>
>> Ian.
> -d
>
>
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