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Desktop
I upgraded an AMD k7 to an AMD Athlon 64 3000+ (socket 939, 640k cache, 1800MHz), it boots without any problems with the same 2.6.14-2-k7 kernel.
Motherboard is a 6150K8MA-8KRS (8 audio channels, Gbit LAN, raid, sata), based on NVidia Geforce 6150 and nForce 430.
Memory is DDR400 (PC32000) 512Mb.
U1 Server
Hardware
- AMD Opteron Processor 144 1800MHz
- Has a hardware random generator supported by the amd_rng module, but you also need the software counterpart to boost your entropy pool:
apt-get install rng-tools
- 1Gb RAM Corsair CM72SD1024RLP-3200/S PC3200R-3330-Z1
- Tyan Tomcat K8S S2850
- chipset AMD8111
- AMIBIOS
- ATI Rage XL
- 2x LAN Gbit Broadcom BCM5705
- Power supply 300W FSP Group
- 2x Maxtor DiamondMax 10 Model:6L200M0 200GB SATA150 HDD
- PCI Raid Controller 2xSATA 3ware 8006-2LP
- Debian tools available here or sources on the 3Ware site
package 3ware-3dm2-binary: 3ware 3DM 2 Disk Management Utility
3dm2 daemon is listening on https://localhost:888 - Using smarttools over the 3ware controller:
smartctl -a -d 3ware,0 /dev/twe0
smartctl -a -d 3ware,1 /dev/twe0
- Debian tools available here or sources on the 3Ware site
zeus:~# tw_cli show Ctl Model (V)Ports Drives Units NotOpt RRate VRate BBU ------------------------------------------------------------------------ c2 8006-2LP 2 2 1 0 2 - - zeus:~# tw_cli /c2 show bios driver firmware memory model monitor pcb pchip serial /c2 Bios Version = BE7X 1.08.00.048 /c2 Driver Version = 1.26.02.002 /c2 Firmware Version = FE8S 1.05.00.068 /c2 Available Memory = 512KB /c2 Model = 8006-2LP /c2 Boot Loader Version = ME7X 1.01.00.040 /c2 PCB Version = Rev5 /c2 PCHIP Version = 1.30-66 /c2 Serial Number = L18501A5335058 zeus:~# tw_cli /c2 show Unit UnitType Status %RCmpl %V/I/M Stripe Size(GB) Cache AVrfy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ u0 RAID-1 OK - - - 189.922 ON - Port Status Unit Size Blocks Serial --------------------------------------------------------------- p0 OK u0 189.92 GB 398297088 L41KS93G p1 OK u0 189.92 GB 398297088 L41KS9RG
Flashing BIOS
When trying to boot a kernel, I got an immediate freeze.
It appears to be the same problem as describe here.
So we have to flash the BIOS...
- BIOS updates are available here
- This requires to boot under DOS, sth I did with a USB stick.
- See http://www.apcstart.com/usb/rescue/ to prepare a DOS bootable USB stick