Installing Linux and other drivers in GE XVB602 cpus

BIOS Configuration

• Enter BIOS at power up by hitting DEL or F2.
• Advanced -> Onboard Devices

Reserve VME space <256 MBytes>
Onboard Gigabit LAN1<Enabled>
Onboard Gigabit LAN2<Enabled>

• Boot->

Boot option #1 <IBA GE Slot 0900 V1324>

• Chipset->South Bridge Configuration->SATA Configuration

SATA Mode Selection <AHCI>

• Save and Exit.

• Power off controller. Plug in CD via USB.
• Power on.
• Press F7 during BIOS startup screen for BOOT options.
• Boot using CD ("TSSTcorpCDDVDM SE-208GB MF00")

• Then at boot promt select jlab.

boot: jlab<ENTER>

Obtain MAC address

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This module does not have the MAC address of each ethernet port labelled on the module. They most be obtained after the module boots.

• login as "root" (enter password *******)
• /sbin/ifconfig eth0

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Install other drivers (instruction from Alex)

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• /site is mounted by default

• To install the proxy from for yum:

 copy the line proxy from /etc/yum.conf
 and uncomment the right lines as
 in /etc/yum.repo.d

• then install epel: yum install epel-release
• and install git: yum install git
• Clone jvme: git clone /site/coda/contrib/devel/jvme/
• Define environment variables: source setup_jvme
• Create lib and include directories in the $LINUXVME directory
• Go in jvme directory do "make install"
• Clone sfi: git clone /site/coda/contrib/devel/sfi/
• Go in sfi directory do "make install"