Re: [Server-devel] ds-backup

2013-04-17 Thread rihowa...@gmail.com
On Apr 17, 2013, at 3:00 AM, George Hunt wrote: > Your analysis conforms with my experience. When I tried to carry mod_python > over into FC18, it conflicted with apache. I didn't spend much time thinking > about carrying apache along. > It is my understanding mod_python was dropped as a s

Re: [Server-devel] ARM on XS -- how can I integrate my work?

2012-06-28 Thread rihowa...@gmail.com
On Jun 28, 2012, at 8:21 AM, Peter Robinson wrote: > On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 6:11 AM, rihowa...@gmail.com > wrote: >> >> >> On Jun 25, 2012, at 8:27 AM, Daniel Drake wrote: >> >>> On Sun, Jun 24, 2012 at 8:14 AM, George Hunt wrote: >>>>

Re: [Server-devel] ARM on XS -- how can I integrate my work?

2012-06-27 Thread rihowa...@gmail.com
On Jun 25, 2012, at 8:27 AM, Daniel Drake wrote: > On Sun, Jun 24, 2012 at 8:14 AM, George Hunt wrote: >> I'm not done yet, but I've been making progress on porting XS code to ARM by >> making modifications to DSD's XS-0.7. Upon his suggestion, I have been >> basing my work on the srpms poste

Re: [Server-devel] ARM on XS -- how can I integrate my work?

2012-06-24 Thread rihowa...@gmail.com
have enough ARM devices to do this but need to order one more to make it more viable. Maybe we can compare notes in October...at the OLPC-SF 2012 Community Summit. regards, Robert H rihowa...@gmail.com linux - the best things in life are free ___ Server-devel mailing list Server-devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel

Re: [Server-devel] School server on ARM related question: Systemd on fc17 doesn't see ethernet dongles or USB sticks

2012-05-19 Thread rihowa...@gmail.com
On May 19, 2012, at 12:22 PM, George Hunt wrote: > Hi all, > > There are no entries in /var/log/messages or dmesg relating to my test USB > stick at /dev/sdb1, even though during the boot process, dracut sees an 8 GB > sdb as well as the 132GB hard disk on sda that is the rootfs (so I think t

Re: [Server-devel] XS procurement recommendations (new hardware - Nosy Komba, Madagascar)

2012-04-26 Thread rihowa...@gmail.com
On Apr 18, 2012, at 12:11 PM, John Watlington wrote: > > Just a quick reminder that we have XO-1.75 production units available for > people who want to work on XS on ARM. Just fill out the form at: > > http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Contributors_program/Project_proposal_form > > and list XS on

Re: [Server-devel] [OLPC School Server] Comment: "First Learnings about ARM"

2012-04-15 Thread rihowa...@gmail.com
successfully it could be board incompatibility. I have not been able to find either a Marvell or GlobalScale repository with code for the new design. I assume it will be published at some point in the future. Well need to get back to working on ARM XS stuff. rihowa...@gmail.com linux - the best things

Re: [Server-devel] Looking for new low power server hardware candidate

2012-04-12 Thread rihowa...@gmail.com
The OpenRD has an internal sata HDD bay ad has 2 ethernet ports. The one I have has been on continuously for a few years with no problems. The TonidoPlug2 has an internal sata HDD bay and 1 ethernet port and 1 wireless. I have not used a TonidoPlug2 but am tempted to purchase one because of

Re: [Server-devel] XS on ARM update.

2012-04-11 Thread rihowa...@gmail.com
> >> Note that currently Puppet relies on some hard coded intel specific code. > > Oh really? I'm assuming it'd be in the "facter" code, using lspci and > dmidecode to get the "facts" about hardware I just checked ARM Koji and it looks like puppet is building okay on ARM and passing the tests

[Server-devel] XS on ARM update.

2012-04-11 Thread rihowa...@gmail.com
Martin, I have been meaning to email you an update about XS on ARM for a while. I had to take a hiatus from what I was doing with it, but started back on it a while back. I had been experimenting with getting XS components running on ARM. That was with Fedora 13 for ARM. With Fedora 13 for ARM e

Re: [Server-devel] Looking for new low power server hardware candidate

2012-04-11 Thread rihowa...@gmail.com
On Apr 10, 2012, at 5:04 PM, Martin Langhoff wrote: > On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 2:03 AM, George Hunt wrote: >> I left my fitpc2 and msi servers in the Philippines, hoping they would be >> pressed into service in a classroom situation. So now I'm in the market for >> another toy. > > If you have

Re: [Server-devel] initial notes on 0.7

2012-02-15 Thread rihowa...@gmail.com
On Feb 14, 2012, at 2:05 PM, Daniel Drake wrote: > On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 2:18 AM, Sameer Verma wrote: >> Problem: XS seems to cause XOv1 computers to repeatedly restart X >> (brief text messages say something about dcon freeze?) >> Happening to both XO-1 and XO-1.5 running build 883. XO 1.5 H

Re: [Server-devel] initial notes on 0.7

2012-02-11 Thread rihowa...@gmail.com
On Feb 11, 2012, at 2:17 PM, Sameer Verma wrote: > We managed to install XS 0.7 using the CentOS 6.2(minimal) + EPEL + > OLPC XS approach. The machine is SolidLogic box (same as the one used > in OLPCorps). The installation went well, with minor glitches (notes > will be on the wiki). > > One pa

Re: [Server-devel] ejabberd-2.1.10 issues

2012-02-08 Thread rihowa...@gmail.com
On Feb 8, 2012, at 2:40 PM, Daniel Drake wrote: > Hi, > > With the XS rebase to CentOS6.2, EPEL-6 brought us ejabberd-2.1.8. > We found an issue that the Online group cannot be marked as @online@ > correctly. Upgrading to ejabberd-2.1.10 (from EPEL6-testing) fixes > this. > > However, there is

Re: [Server-devel] XS rebase review

2012-02-08 Thread rihowa...@gmail.com
On Feb 8, 2012, at 3:35 AM, Martin Langhoff wrote: > On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 2:23 AM, rihowa...@gmail.com > wrote: >> Which releases of erlang and ejabbered are you using? > > I unfortunately don't have the version number handy, but this should > help: this comi

Re: [Server-devel] XS rebase review

2012-02-07 Thread rihowa...@gmail.com
On Feb 7, 2012, at 2:58 PM, Daniel Drake wrote: > Hi Martin, > > Ready for the next round of reviews for the XS work. I've now > performed basic testing of all aspects of the system, so I feel this > is ready for merging and wider testing. > > xs-config: pu branch recreated. Changes since yest

Re: [Server-devel] XS-0.7 plans -- your thoughts please...

2011-01-18 Thread rihowa...@gmail.com
CentOS. In fact they may prefer the modern up to date Fedora 14 features. Thanks rihowa...@gmail.com On Jan 18, 2011, at 11:29 AM, Martin Langhoff wrote: > Ay ay ay! > > This last 12 months have been frantic, as I've ended up biting off a > ton more than common sense would

Re: [Server-devel] Observations and question about http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XS_Software_Repositories

2010-09-28 Thread rihowa...@gmail.com
On Sep 28, 2010, at 9:06 AM, Martin Langhoff wrote: > On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 11:46 AM, rihowa...@gmail.com > wrote: >> It would make more sense for me to base this effort on F11 XS code even if >> it is experimental. This will help find hardware dependencies in the c

[Server-devel] Observations and question about http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XS_Software_Repositories

2010-09-26 Thread rihowa...@gmail.com
Martin, I am back to working on getting the XS working on one of my ARM systems with a more recent Fedora version. I am planning on using Fedora 12 for ARM. (This is the latest Fedora ARM version I can find). I was looking at http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XS_Software_Repositories to see if there h

[Server-devel] Fwd: [OLPC-SF] OLPC SF Community Summit 2010! Fri, Oct 22 - Sun, Oct 24

2010-09-23 Thread rihowa...@gmail.com
Begin forwarded message: > From: OLPCSF Contact > Date: September 22, 2010 8:38:13 PM PDT > To: OLPC SF > Subject: [OLPC-SF] OLPC SF Community Summit 2010! Fri, Oct 22 - Sun, Oct 24 > > What: OLPC SF Community Summit 2010 is a community event that brings > together educators, technologists,

Re: [Server-devel] XS on Mac Mini

2010-03-02 Thread rihowa...@gmail.com
out my notes and compose an email to Martin with some questions and observations. I hope to send the email to Martin this weekend. It is late and time for sleep rihowa...@gmail.com On Mar 2, 2010, at 5:40 PM, John Watlington wrote: > > It would be interesting to hear what the rem

Re: [Server-devel] turn off backlight on XS-on-XO1

2010-03-02 Thread rihowa...@gmail.com
This is documented at http://wiki.laptop.org/go/DCON_Linux_Driver rihowa...@gmail.com On Mar 2, 2010, at 8:42 PM, James Cameron wrote: > On Tue, Mar 02, 2010 at 09:00:50PM -0600, Anna wrote: >> I'd appreciate a command to blank the screen. > > Your subject line mention

Re: [Server-devel] logging performance

2009-07-15 Thread rihowa...@gmail.com
/SheevaPlug_Real_time_Statistics#Scripts Scroll up on that page to see live graphical output from the scripts. rihowa...@gmail.com linux - the best things in life are free On Jul 15, 2009, at 12:23 PM, Sameer Verma wrote: Any suggestions on how to log data on RAM and CPU usage on the XS? I've look

Re: [Server-devel] ARM based XS ?

2009-05-16 Thread rihowa...@gmail.com
Martin, According to the http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Architectures/ARM there is Fedora 8 and Fedora 10 port for ARM. The OpenRD comes with Fedora 8. I mentioned this at the OLPC-SF meeting this morning and we are adding it to our projects list. I have 1 or 2 people at the meeting volu

[Server-devel] (no subject)

2009-05-15 Thread rihowa...@gmail.com
Martin, Looks like the Marvell OpenRd Client is finally shipping. http:// www.globalscaletechnologies.com/p-21-openrd-client.aspx I know Fedora now has a ARM branch. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/ Architectures/ARMHow difficult would it to be to spin an XS build for ARM? Depending on