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• 1 Introduction
• 2 Dual boot
  • 2.1 Partitions
  • 2.2 Grub
  • 2.3 Shared partitions
  
  
• 3 Ubuntu LTS 10.04
• 4 Scientific Linux Cern 5.5
• 5 Windows XP

1 Introduction

polntnr is a new server for DHCAL test bench. It is a dual boot SLC5.5 and UBUNTU LTS 10.04. It also embed a virtual WINDOWS.

2 Dual boot

2.1 Partitions

# fdisk -l

Disque /dev/sda: 500.1 Go, 500107862016 octets
255 têtes, 63 secteurs/piste, 60801 cylindres
Unités = cylindres de 16065 * 512 = 8225280 octets
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Identifiant de disque : 0x77e3ed41

Périphérique Amorce  Début        Fin      Blocs     Id  Système
/dev/sda1               1           5       40131   de  Dell Utility
/dev/sda2   *           6          30      194560   83  Linux
/dev/sda3              30          54      195584   83  Linux
/dev/sda4              54       35968   288474113    5  Etendue
/dev/sda5              54          79      194560   83  Linux
/dev/sda6              79         103      194560   83  Linux
/dev/sda7             103        2534    19529728   83  Linux
/dev/sda8            2534        4966    19529728   83  Linux
/dev/sda9            4966        7397    19529728   83  Linux
/dev/sda10           7397        9829    19529728   83  Linux
/dev/sda11           9829       10437     4881408   82  Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda12          10437       11652     9764864   83  Linux
/dev/sda13          11652       35968   195311616   83  Linux

sda2	Ubuntu	ext2	/boot
sda7	Ubuntu	ext3	/
sda8	unused		/
sda12	all	ext3	/tmp
sdb13	all	ext3	/opt

2.2 Grub

• Create the file /boot/boot.lst:

  default 0
  timeout 5
  color cyan/blue white/blue
  
  title Lucid 64
  configfile (hd0,2)/grub/menu.lst
  

• Tell grub to use it (you can also do it at boot):

  # grub
  > install (hd0,1)/grub/stage1 (hd1) (hd0,1)/grub/stage2 (hd0,1)/boot.lst
  

2.3 Shared partitions

/etc/fstab:

# /opt was on /dev/sda13 during installation
UUID=ecbd5107-be1f-464d-8056-f3792fbf14dd /opt            ext3    defaults        0       2

# cd
# tar -zcf /root/home.tgz /home
# mkdir -p /opt/ubuntu/home
# mkdir -p /opt/ubuntu/usr
# chmod 777 /opt/ubuntu/usr
# tar -zxf /root/home.tgz -C /opt/ubuntu/
# ln -s /opt/ubuntu/home /home
$ ln -s /opt/ubuntu/usr ~/usr
# mkdir /opt/pkg
# chmod 777 /opt/pkg
$ rsync -avv --progress calice@poldhcp45:/mnt/data2/pkg /opt/pkg

3 Ubuntu LTS 10.04

• Download the amd64's iso

• Install Grub for dual boot (insted of grub-pc):

  # aptitude purge grub-pc
  # rm /boot/grub/*
  # aptitude install grub
  # update-grub    (generate /boot/grub/boot.lst)
  # grub-install   (install /boot/grub/stage[12])
  

• Get my documentation environment:

  # aptitude install emacs cvs ssh
  $ export CVSROOT=:ext:nroche@narval.hd.free.fr:/cvsroot
  $ export CVS_RSH=/usr/bin/ssh
  $ export export CVSEDITOR=vi
  $ mkdir cvs && cd !$
  $ cvs co calicei
  
  # aptitude install texlive texlive-latex-extra netbpm latex2html auctex psutils 
  # aptitude install transfig bind9-host? (for narvali)
  $ cd calicei
  $ make
  
  Unknown commands: pageTitle URIpath URIroot formatAvailability URIhost => look at 
  http://polntnr.in2p3.fr/narvali/outils/latex/page.html#SECTION00041000000000000000
  
  # aptitude install apache2
  # ln -s /var/www /htdocs
  # chown .www-data /var/www
  # chmod g+w /var/www
  # adduser nroche www-data
  $ ssh localhost
  $ rm /var/www/index.html
  $ cd cvs/calicei
  $ make install
  

• VirtualBox:
• Install:

  $ cat /proc/cpu | grep svm (tell if cpu allow virtalization)
  # aptitude install virtualbox-ose (Open Source Edition)
  # aptitude install virtualbox-ose-dkms (for virtualization: Debian Kernel Management System)
  # aptitude install virtualbox-guest-additions (for mouse caption between Linux and Windows)
  $ VirtualBox
  

• use 892MB of RAM and 10GB for HD.
• Iso are store here:

  $ find /opt/iso
  

• VBoxGuestAdditions.iso should be automaticly provide into CD images.
• From VirtualBox, select the iso and run it into the virtual OS.

4 Scientific Linux Cern 5.5

Note that XDAQ recommand 32bit OS.

• Download the boot.iso.

  $ md5sum /dev/sr0
  eadcf980712389a687beb5df1230207c  /dev/sr0
  

• Hit enter at welcom page
• Choose ``English'' language
• Choose ``FR-latin9'' keyboard
• Choose ``HTTP'' installation method
• Disable ``IPv6 support''
• Enter
  • linuxsoft.cern.ch
  • /cern/slc55/i386
• Partition using default layout
• Install grub on /dev/hda
• Choose ``Europe/Paris'' using UTC
• Deselect ``Workstation'' and select ``Server''
• Install ``Updates'' repository
• Choose ``Customize later''
• At reboot:
  • Disable ``Firerwall''
  • Disable ``SELinux''

• Enable kernel's modules compilation (needed by virtualbox-guest-additions):

  # yum install gcc kernel-devel.i686
  # cd /usr/src/kernels/...
  # make oldconfig && make prepare
  

5 Windows XP

• Note that the English version may not match with a French Windows system.

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