From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <282fce2b59adf2cde0de387d185c6515@centurytel.net> To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu From: "Skip Tavakkolian" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: [9fans] Wahoo!!! -- thanks guys Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2002 11:17:21 -0500 Topicbox-Message-UUID: 2fc45e84-eacb-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 I am now running with a full fledged fileserver and cpu+auth. It has been running for over a day now and It is great. I can see the advantages already. Thank you all, for all your first-rate help. A few interesting things: 1. Attaching a mouse on the fs console is not a good idea. I don't know why but when I first booted fs (before I got smart enough and disconnected the mice from the cpu and fs) the keyboard input went dead; fortunately it was very early in the configuration and no problem with pressing reset. 2. The last part of the wiki page on building fs needs updating/clean up especially the part on how to get the initial root setup. I'll update that wiki page over the next day or so. It seems it was edited by several people and the information doesn't flow correctly. The actual steps are easy. I would recommend using mkfs+mkext for this step. Nemo hints at this in forsyth's notes on 3e→4e migration. 3. An advice to others that want to do this: don't schedule a surgery the same week you are building an cpu/auth+fs. The rest of this message is for those who enjoy commiserating, or just schadenfreude: I spent most of my time fighting hardware issues, most of it dealing with scsi cables once I switched over to the unused controller. The reason for switching to the second controller (Symbios 53c875) was because the first controller (Adaptec 7880) is not supported. Adding to the problem was a 20 mile round trip plus a ferry ride each way, to the parts store; The first cable was too short because the orientation of the connector was off by 180°. Then there was a bent scsi connector pin which caused one drive not to show, and finally a bad ethernet card. But that still doesn't explain why it would take a week to do this. Well, you see, my wife had to have shoulder surgery earlier in the week. It was scheduled, and I had been warned not to plan on doing anything else for a few weeks, as I would essentially be a man servant. So there you have it. Special thanks to Geoff, Dave and Russ.