From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: From: erik quanstrom Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:33:42 -0400 To: fernanbolando@mailc.net, 9fans@9fans.net In-Reply-To: <1d5d51400908130710i67f655f3rddd04d99160c9fe3@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: Re: [9fans] oh, no! (again) Topicbox-Message-UUID: 46cd7bd8-ead5-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 On Thu Aug 13 10:16:09 EDT 2009, fernanbolando@mailc.net wrote: > >        quanstro/9load-e820     (to rebuild 9load) > > I am suppose to replace /sys/src/boot/pc with /sys/src/boot/pc-e820??? if you do reinstall, you will need to install from /sys/src/boot/pc-e820 not /sys/src/boot/pc. if you leave /sys/src/boot/pc there or not doesn't matter. > There is no edev->maxtu in /sys/src/9/pc ether8169.c > there is edev->maxmtu Mtu same thing??? i don't believe you've installed the version of 8169 in my contrib. > > also you may wish to enable support for the new sd stuff. > >        quanstro/atazz          (send raw ata commands) > >        quanstro/smart          (smart monitor) that didn't come out right. if you're using the new sd stuff, then these command will work, and you might find them useful. smart has a better chance of being useful than the rather esoteric atazz. > > > > there are a few things in the kernel i've built that don't fit > > in dist packages very well. > >        PAT > >        jumbo ethernet frames > >        kernel cec server               (console-over-ethernet) > >        /dev/cputemp > >        /dev/nomp               (mptables when not enabled) > > > > not sure what to do here. this was just fyi. these will be differences between the prebuilt kernel on the iso and one you can rebuild yourself. i forgot some things like jumbo frames, too. this is important for good aoe performance. i've gotten over 1GB/s of sustaned aoe traffic on a lowly 1.6ghz xeon 5000 machine over a myricom 10gbe card. when i get back to working on the myricom stuff, i will post a link to the exact setup. again, the iso is just kind of a bandaid. the contrib packages are, too. it's all quite unsatisfactory. sorry i havn't done a better job. i'm up for suggestions. - erik