Re: [Wg-test-framework] Project update

[Lars Kurth <lars.kurth@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Can we set up a call tomorrow?
Lars

On 17/12/2014 16:57, "Paul L. George(Office)" <pgeorge@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Ian, 
>
>I meeting is absolutely called for I was going to suggest it in my next
>status report update.
>
>We have 3 outstanding problems.
>1 - The Gateshead COMTROL system is not working  I am not even getting a
>power light on the Serial Patch Panel.  It was fine before the move to the
>COLO.  I repackaged it as  originally got it and connected it but it did
>not
>come up.  I will go back to the COLO and power down the server, disconnect
>the cables and check the pins, then reconnect  and try again.   If it
>still
>failed to come up I will contact COMPTROL tech support.
>
>2 - Server Item 10 - The DELL Poweredge R220 will not boot Debian (i386),
>it
>hangs because of a boot loader problem acpi=off is missing from the
>loader.
>It is a known problem, but Debian AMD64 loads fine..  I will attach the
>comments and research we did to figure this out.
>
>Notes form Ray (he is my office manager and motherboard guy)
>Don/Paul,
>I have looked at the Dell Servers:
>They both have the latest bios (non-windows).
>They both Load a windows server 2012 64bit without a problem.
>I have loaded a Version of Ubuntu Server 64bit. Appears to load fine!
>I believe that the Debian i386 OS we are trying to install is 32 bit?
>The attached pdf states that acpi must be turned off in the boot loader
>for
>Debian to load (appears to be a known problem?).
>Take a look at the threads.
>
>Not sure if this work around will work (I donât know how to modify the
>Debian boot loader) but it certainly sounds like the problem we are
>having.
>
>Ray
>
>3. Item 13 - AMD FX-6300 system had an MSI BIOS that does not allow Serial
>redirection.  
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ian Jackson [mailto:Ian.Jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2014 11:05 AM
>To: Lars Kurth
>Cc: Paul George
>Subject: Re: Just wanted to check in to see whether we are on in 15
>Minutes
>- I think it would make sense to do a quick sync before Xmas as all of us
>are out for 2 weeks
>
>Lars Kurth writes ("Just wanted to check in to see whether we are on in 15
>Minutes - I think it would make sense to do a quick sync before Xmas as
>all
>of us are out for 2 weeks"):
>> 
>
>Lars, Paul just got back to me by phone and says he'll be in the office in
>~10 mins.  Shall we try then - are you available ?
>
>Thanks,
>Ian.

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