Re: [Server-devel] OLPC XS- Not booting

2010-11-11 Thread Anna
On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 12:38 AM, Dudley Daduwe
ddaduwe.olpc...@gmail.comwrote:

 Thank you for the updates on the motherboard. Please advise me as to how I
 could troobleshoot my E-Box server.
 Previously I was able to connect the IDE and boot up.However, I decided to
 remove the original IDE HDD  and put and new IDE HDD onto the server. After
 doing that I was not able to see any activity on the screen for about 5
 minutes. So I decided to put back the original IDE HDD but still does not
 show any activity. Looking at the HDD LED display, I could not see any
 activity taking place. How can I get the server back to boot with a display
 on the screen.

 Dudley Daduwe


Can you get into BIOS?  Can the BIOS see the hard drives?

If you don't know if the machine itself is working outside the hard drives,
have you tried booting from a Linux rescue CD?  Some folks like Knoppix for
that.  I tend to use Ubuntu NBR (cause I usually have that CD on top of the
stack).  But there are a myriad of Linux live CDs out there.

If you can get into a live Linux boot, ls /dev and see if you see your hard
drives.  If you don't see them, or can't boot into Linux from a CD, then
it's time to break the box down and reconnect the drives.  Or check the
power supply.  I've run into so many hardware issues with the old stuff I
work with, I can't even keep track of how many problems I've had.

Hard drives give me special trouble.  If I can actually see the stubborn
drives in /dev, I'll use gparted or fdisk to format to a single fat32
partition.  Then the XS install usually picks it up.

Anna Schoolfield
Birmingham
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Re: [Server-devel] OLPC XS- Not booting

2010-11-11 Thread Dudley Daduwe
Hi all,

The problem faced here is that, when you power the XS server you can see
that the server has been powered and the power light is ON, however, there
is NO DISPLAY ON THE SCREEN.

Thank you,
Dudley

On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 6:04 PM, Anna ascho...@gmail.com wrote:



   On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 12:38 AM, Dudley Daduwe 
 ddaduwe.olpc...@gmail.com wrote:

 Thank you for the updates on the motherboard. Please advise me as to how I
 could troobleshoot my E-Box server.
 Previously I was able to connect the IDE and boot up.However, I decided to
 remove the original IDE HDD  and put and new IDE HDD onto the server. After
 doing that I was not able to see any activity on the screen for about 5
 minutes. So I decided to put back the original IDE HDD but still does not
 show any activity. Looking at the HDD LED display, I could not see any
 activity taking place. How can I get the server back to boot with a display
 on the screen.

 Dudley Daduwe


 Can you get into BIOS?  Can the BIOS see the hard drives?

 If you don't know if the machine itself is working outside the hard drives,
 have you tried booting from a Linux rescue CD?  Some folks like Knoppix for
 that.  I tend to use Ubuntu NBR (cause I usually have that CD on top of the
 stack).  But there are a myriad of Linux live CDs out there.

 If you can get into a live Linux boot, ls /dev and see if you see your hard
 drives.  If you don't see them, or can't boot into Linux from a CD, then
 it's time to break the box down and reconnect the drives.  Or check the
 power supply.  I've run into so many hardware issues with the old stuff I
 work with, I can't even keep track of how many problems I've had.

 Hard drives give me special trouble.  If I can actually see the stubborn
 drives in /dev, I'll use gparted or fdisk to format to a single fat32
 partition.  Then the XS install usually picks it up.

 Anna Schoolfield
 Birmingham

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Re: [Server-devel] OLPC XS- Not booting

2010-11-11 Thread rihoward1
Dudley,

Do you hear any beeps when you power on the system?
Can yWhat procedures have you attempted to diagnose the problem?
ou describe the hardware you are using in a bit more detail?

Robert
- Original message -
 Hi all,

 The problem faced here is that, when you power the XS server you can see
 that the server has been powered and the pwer light is ON, however,
 there is NO DISPLAY ON THE SCREEN.

 Thank you,
 Dudley

 On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 6:04 PM, Anna ascho...@gmail.com wrote:

 
 
  On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 12:38 AM, Dudley Daduwe 
  ddaduwe.olpc...@gmail.com wrote:
 
   Thank you for the updates on the motherboard. Please advise me as to
   how I could troobleshoot my E-Box server.
   Previously I was able to connect the IDE and boot up.However, I
   decided to remove the original IDE HDD   and put and new IDE HDD onto
   the server. After doing that I was not able to see any activity on
   the screen for about 5 minutes. So I decided to put back the
   original IDE HDD but still does not show any activity. Looking at
   the HDD LED display, I could not see any activity taking place. How
   can I get the server back to boot with a display on the screen.
  
   Dudley Daduwe
  
  
  Can you get into BIOS?   Can the BIOS see the hard drives?
 
  If you don't know if the machine itself is working outside the hard
  drives, have you tried booting from a Linux rescue CD?   Some folks
  like Knoppix for that.   I tend to use Ubuntu NBR (cause I usually have
  that CD on top of the stack).   But there are a myriad of Linux live
  CDs out there.
 
  If you can get into a live Linux boot, ls /dev and see if you see your
  hard drives.   If you don't see them, or can't boot into Linux from a
  CD, then it's time to break the box down and reconnect the drives.   Or
  check the power supply.   I've run into so many hardware issues with
  the old stuff I work with, I can't even keep track of how many
  problems I've had.
 
  Hard drives give me special trouble.   If I can actually see the
  stubborn drives in /dev, I'll use gparted or fdisk to format to a
  single fat32 partition.   Then the XS install usually picks it up.
 
  Anna Schoolfield
  Birmingham
 

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Re: [Server-devel] OLPC XS- Not booting

2010-11-11 Thread James Cameron
On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 08:33:17AM +1000, Dudley Daduwe wrote:
 The problem faced here is that, when you power the XS server you can
 see that the server has been powered and the power light is ON,
 however, there is NO DISPLAY ON THE SCREEN.

This requires hardware support, and isn't really a problem to do with
the server software.

I've worked in hardware support diagnosis in the past, so I can suggest
some methods.  But really it takes diagnosis in person or over the phone
or via chat ... many questions and answers are needed.  Knowledge of the
particular hardware model would be critical.

To give you an idea of how I would proceed:

1.  check that the power supply is generating power for the motherboard,

1.a.  if there is a power supply fan and it is not running, the answer
is certainly no,

1.b.  if there is a power supply LED and it is off, the answer is
certainly no,

1.c.  if there is a motherboard power LED and it is off, the answer is
probably no,

1.d.  if there is a front panel LED for power, and it is on, the answer
is probably yes,

1.e.  if the hard drive can be heard to spin up, the answer is probably
yes,

1.f.  if a CD drive can be ejected, the answer is probably yes,

1.g.  if a USB peripheral with a power LED indicates power, the answer
is probably yes.

2.  check that the BIOS is executed by the CPU,

2.a.  if there is a beep, the answer is probably yes,

2.b.  if there is a series of beeps in a pattern, the answer is probably
yes, though the pattern should be analysed,

2.c.  if there is a screen image showing a BIOS startup, the answer is
certainly yes.

2.d.  if there is no evidence of BIOS startup at all, then there is a
possibility that damage has been made to the memory or motherboard.

...

Some things you could try, in order to gather information about the
problem:

a.  remove and reinsert the display cable,

b.  check the display has power,

c.  remove the IDE cable and try again (this tests to see if the drive
itself is causing BIOS not to start),

d.  check the strapping of the IDE drive.

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Re: [Server-devel] OLPC XS- Not booting

2010-11-11 Thread Dudley Daduwe
There were no beeps. If there were beeps then it would have given me some
clue on Memory or VGA but there was none. I tried recconnecting the IDE HDD
a number of times but that didn't help. Besides that the server is running
on an e-Box3 -D82.Version 1.3 RoHS. Finally there are no lights indecating
HDD activity, its only the power light.(Mini PC)

Thank you,

Dudley

On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 8:53 AM, rihoward1 rihowa...@gmail.com wrote:

  Dudley,

 Do you hear any beeps when you power on the system?
 Can yWhat procedures have you attempted to diagnose the problem?
 ou describe the hardware you are using in a bit more detail?

 Robert
 - Original message -
  Hi all,
 
  The problem faced here is that, when you power the XS server you can see
   that the server has been powered and the pwer light is ON, however,
  there is NO DISPLAY ON THE SCREEN.
 
  Thank you,
  Dudley
 
  On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 6:04 PM, Anna ascho...@gmail.com wrote:
 
  
  
   On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 12:38 AM, Dudley Daduwe 
   ddaduwe.olpc...@gmail.com wrote:
  
Thank you for the updates on the motherboard. Please advise me as to
how I could troobleshoot my E-Box server.
Previously I was able to connect the IDE and boot up.However, I
decided to remove the original IDE HDD  and put and new IDE HDD onto
the server. After doing that I was not able to see any activity on
the screen for about 5 minutes. So I decided to put back the
original IDE HDD but still does not show any activity. Looking at
the HDD LED display, I could not see any activity taking place. How
can I get the server back to boot with a display on the screen.
   
Dudley Daduwe
   
   
   Can you get into BIOS?  Can the BIOS see the hard drives?
  
   If you don't know if the machine itself is working outside the hard
   drives, have you tried booting from a Linux rescue CD?  Some folks
   like Knoppix for that.  I tend to use Ubuntu NBR (cause I usually have
   that CD on top of the stack).  But there are a myriad of Linux live
   CDs out there.
  
   If you can get into a live Linux boot, ls /dev and see if you see your
   hard drives.  If you don't see them, or can't boot into Linux from a
   CD, then it's time to break the box down and reconnect the drives.  Or
   check the power supply.  I've run into so many hardware issues with
   the old stuff I work with, I can't even keep track of how many
   problems I've had.
  
   Hard drives give me special trouble.  If I can actually see the
   stubborn drives in /dev, I'll use gparted or fdisk to format to a
   single fat32 partition.  Then the XS install usually picks it up.
  
   Anna Schoolfield
   Birmingham
  


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Re: [Server-devel] OLPC XS- Not booting

2010-11-11 Thread James Cameron
On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 09:42:23AM +1000, Dudley Daduwe wrote:
 I tried recconnecting the IDE HDD a number of times but that didn't
 help.

Have you tried without the IDE HDD connected?  Have you tried the IDE
HDD in another machine?  The reason I ask is that a BIOS may fail to
start executing on the CPU if the IDE HDD connector or cable is shorted
or damaged.

 Besides that the server is running on an e-Box3-D82.Version 1.3 RoHS.

I'm not familiar with that hardware, sorry.  I tried to find a manual
for it, but found only one for an eBox-3300.  In that manual there was a
reference to a fix for a known problem ... remove the power cable for
one minute and then replace it.  But I imagine you will have tried that
by now.

 Finally there are no lights indecating HDD activity, itsk only the
 power light.(Mini PC)

Ah, good, so there is a power LED, and it is on.

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http://quozl.linux.org.au/
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[Server-devel] Server Installation Guide

2010-11-11 Thread Dudley Daduwe
Hi all,

I have installed XS server nicely and configured the domain using
/etc/sysconfig/olpc-scripts/domain_config example.org
Now I should be able to connect my XO using the wireless Access Point.
However, that does not work. Can some one post me a step by step detaled
OLPC XS server installation guide.

Thank you,
Dudley
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