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HP DL380 G3 Debian Linux Howto

A new fabricant problem surges when you try to install linux (particulary debian) on some hardware . The Hardware is a Xeon Rack , the ProLiant DL380 Generation 3 consists of :

Compaq's SMART Array Controllers Broadcom Network Card

the rest of the hardware installs well .

Installation Disks and hard drive support

When you try to install debian the first problem is the install disks (the set of disks with 3.0 version)does not contain drivers for hard drive. I download a set of disks from the Debian homepage, the set are : Disk1 : root.bin (from /3.0.23-2002-05-21 Imagenes/images-1.44/bf2.4) Disk2 : rescue.bin (from /3.0.23-2002-05-21 Imagenes/images-1.44/bf2.4)

with that disk set the installation must contain drivers for Compaq\'s SMART Array Controllers (cciss drivers if you want to compile at hand) Then you can install Debian from this install disks. When you finish that, you must compile a kernel (or use one from apt-get) and put the drivers for the network card.

Network Card

Download drivers for Broadcom 57xx NIC (BCM5700 particulary) from www.broadcom.com and the archive is : linux70.zip Next you must compile the kernel, and install it, read kernel howto . The next is compile and install the drivers for the NIC.

#unzip linux.zip #tar xzvf bcm5700-7.0.0.tar.gz it creates a directory hierarchy like this : Server/Linux/Driver/bcm5700-7.0.0/src go to it : #cd Server/Linux/Driver/bcm5700-7.0.0/src #make this creates bcm5700.o (try it with insmod bcm5700.o)

copy it to /lib/modules/2.4.18/kernel/drivers/net (substitute 2.4.18 for your kernel version) add this line to /lib/modules/2.4.18/modules.dep /lib/modules/2.4.18/kernel/drivers/net/bcm5700.o:

next execute : #depmod -a

and voila, you can restart and install it at boot time with /etc/modules.conf alias eth0 bcm5700 /etc/modules eth0

Note: The installation on Suse 8.0 does not require install disks, the drivers cciss are included on the cdrom kernel.

good luck

D-Link DWL-650+ under Linux HOWTO

D-link has announced that Linux drivers for the + generation of 802.11b cards that produces would be published in early January 2003. Such thing did not happened as yet. The chip that ships with DWL-650+ is acx100 by Texas Instruments, and the driver we will use is the acx100_pci from http://acx100.sourceforge.net ... Due to the problems i find when i am looking for a HOWTO to these setup i decided to make one when i finish configure the DWL-650+ under linux

Tested under : I use Redhat 9.0 , and Debian 3.0 , the Laptop is a DELL inspiron 8200, the wireless PCMCIA card was a D-Link DWL-650+ (the + is the key ;) ) and the access point is a US Robotics 2249. the steps taken here is completly independient from the linux distro version

To install this card on linux we need : 1. the kernel sources , I will use 2.4.22 2. Wireless configuration tools ([http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean\_Tourrilhes/Linux/Tools.html](http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Tools.html)) 3. the driver acx100\_pci for linux , download it from CVS (or latest version) on http://acx100.sourceforge.net 4. install CD of DWL-650+ or windows files for this wireless card Steps to make the driver works:

• 1. Compile a new kernel with at least : CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL=y CONFIG_MODULES=y CONFIG_KMOD=y CONFIG_NET_RADIO=y

• 2. install tools from http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Tools.html iwconfig, iwspy and iwpriv must be installed from the deb or rpm package .or if you prefer from tarball sources.

• 3. Configure and compile acx100_pci drivers # tar xzvf acx100-0.1h.tar.gz on /rootput the next windows files (or from DWL-650+ install CD) on the directory acx100/firmware : RADIO00.BIN RADIO11.BIN WBLAN.BIN (it may be on uppercase)

  #make

• 4. install the driver : copy recent compiled driver acx100/src/acx100_pci.o to /lib/modules/2.4.22/kernel/drivers/net modify modules.conf (add these 2 lines) :configure parameters to install modules with insmod alias wlan0 acx100_pci options wlan0 debug=0xb firmware_dir=/root/acx100/firmware

• 5. test the driver # insmod acx100_pciit must show a little debug information about the driver and the firmware . Be sure the directory /root/acx100/firmware contains the 3 files of Windows install or from install CD.

  lsmod must show : # lsmod Module Size Used by Not tainted acx100_pci 181952 0

• 6.Configure parameters and network: # ifconfig wlan0 192.168.0.10 netmask 255.255.255.0 up # iwconfig wlan0 essid myapessid mode managed channel 6 key off rate 22Messid is the ESSID name of my AP mode must be managed for wireless-ap or Ad-Hoc to use without AP KEY off is to use wireless without encryption rate 22M is working for me , if troubles use rate 11M

  # ping 192.168.0.202 PING 192.168.0.202 (192.168.0.202): 1024 data bytes 1032 bytes from 192.168.0.202: icmp_seq=0 ttl=128 time=2.4 ms 1032 bytes from 192.168.0.202: icmp_seq=1 ttl=128 time=2.1 ms ..snip..

Dont forget to use logs : /var/log/messages That's all Folks

CoffMan

LCD remoto

Objectivo: Tener informacion del estado del equipo linux mediante lcd4linux desde cualquier lugar de un piso mediante un panel informativo LCD ( este por ej.: http://www.crystalfontz.com/products/633/index.html). El unico problema es que todos los LCDs de este tipo son mediante puerto serie (RS232) y necesito que sea remoto, para poder obtener informacion desde cualquier lado de la casa.

Mas Vias en HIO, cerca de Pontevedra

Tras una mañana bajo un sol impresionante buscando el sitio pudimos pasar toda la tarde escalando en HIO un sitio con unas vistas magnificas y muchas vias asequibles a nuestro nivel. Cayeron en total 3 vias, una de las cuales era en tope-rope sobre regletas y el resto estaban equipadas, basicamente adherencia y unas pocas regletas. Una zona recomendable para empezar, con muy buenas vistas y muy cerca de Pontevedra y Vigo. Las vias que trepamos fueron una IV+, una V y una V+, la 6a la intentamos pero se quedo en un mero intento.

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Java Applet Games

This section is dedicated to all Java Applet Games that you can start play in a few seconds and they require a little of patience, practice and the most important BRAIN . Beeldzoeker A brainteaser. Deduce the hidden drawing from numeric hints. If you have a logical mind, and don\'t give up too easy, you can solve this puzzle. There is only one right solution. Zeeslag A brainteaser. Try to find the battleships that are hidden in the board. You can deduce their position from numeric hints. If you have a logical mind, and don\'t give up too easy, you can solve this puzzle. Ricochet Game The goal is to move the correct robot into the target chip. If the target chip is green, then you must move the green robot onto the target chip. There is one \"wild\" chip which allows any robot to move into it.

Nueva via 5b de "el Galiñeiro"

Este fin de semana ha "caido" la via "Leopoldo caldo Sopero" en "Placas Verticales" de el Galiñeiro en Vincios. Ruta sencilla pero un poco mas dura que la de la semana anterior, tras esta via se intento sin exito una 6 . Poco a poco nos acercamos a un objetico poco factible de momento, acabar una via larga (mas de 100 mts) para el mes de agosto, para lo cual va a haber que entrenar mas brazo y mucha mas resistencia.

Primer V en la Sierra de Galiñeiro

El monte Galiñeiro tiene cerca de 150 vias bien equipadas, las cuales se llenan el fin de semana. Este finde pasado sin ir mas lejos habia gente en casi todas las rutas. Nosotros nos fuimos a "Las placas Verticales" que es una de las mas faciles para empezar. Tras hacer el ridiculo con una VI que a ojo parecia facil, nos fuimos a "Pierre Nodoyuna" una via facilita con mucho canto y una buena fisura, aproximadamente de 14-15 mts. Buena gente por la zona y malos accesos a la montaña. Mas informacion sobre la ruta y sus vias aqui. Accesos a la zona en galicia vertical y aqui , que aunque es para la zona de bulder , estan pegadas.

Primera via en Acantilados de Suevos

Despues de medio dia perdido en "O peton do Xalo" por su dificultad (la mayoria eran 6a en adelante) nos venimos para los "Acantilados de Suevos" como era la primera vez en esta escuela no nos fijamos en la marea y nos pillo subiendo, asi que solo nos quedaron 4 vias para hacer . hicimos las 3 primeras , unas V y V+ ligeramente desplomadas.

My projects structure and public cvs

Due to the ammount of projects I try to begin, alone or with another developers, and the various places Ii develop(home, work, laptop, ..) I put all source code con a cvs home accesible from the web, the frontend is from horde and is very nice, is accesible from here . Currently there are only 2 projects, because I am migrating the other projects from old system to remote CVS.

To medidate

Is time to change. The World didn't want to see the oil war and the need for a good world position of the invaders. IRAQ war was a WAR against all the world, against our common sense. There are no destruction ammo on IRAQ, there are NO chemical weapons on IRAQ. This type of ammo is on US terrotory ... SURE !! ... The history of American people said me that they may dissapear, because they are a problem for the World security with her hates and gates and phobias. On "Bowling for Columbine" we can see the reality of this country and why they need to destroy, see here a preview.See Michael Moore Web site. On the other side , here on Spain a lot of people go to vote PP , the politic force that makes a the Prestige a national disaster(with lies and material benefits to familiar companies), that make us enemies on all the world. THINK , the only solution is the revolution ...

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