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1 Introduction

poltst0 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.

Note: take care at kernel update to check grub use sda7 as root in file /boot/grub/menu.lst: 

title		Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS, kernel 2.6.32-31-generic
uuid		a15e9963-3edf-4780-a876-aab29e6c6578
kernel		/vmlinuz-2.6.32-31-generic root=/dev/sda7 ro quiet splash 
initrd		/initrd.img-2.6.32-31-generic
quiet


2 Partitions 

# fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160000000000 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1               1          18      144553+  de  Dell Utility
/dev/sda2              19          30       96390   83  Linux
/dev/sda3   *          31          42       96390   83  Linux
/dev/sda4              43       19452   155910825    5  Extended
/dev/sda5              43          91      393561   83  Linux
/dev/sda6              92        2523    19535008+  83  Linux
/dev/sda7            2524        4955    19535008+  83  Linux
/dev/sda8            4956        7387    19535008+  83  Linux
/dev/sda9            7388        7995     4883728+  82  Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda10           7996       19452    92028321   83  Linux

Disk /dev/sdb: 250.1 GB, 250059350016 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdb1               1       30401   244196001   83  Linux

sda2 SLC ext2 /boot
sda3 Ubuntu ext2 /boot
sda5 unused   /boot
sda6 SLC ext3 /
sda7 Ubuntu ext3 /
sda8 unused   /
sda10 all ext3 /data1 (homes)
sdb1 all ext3 /data2 (unused)


3 Shared partitions


3.1 From Ubuntu LTS 10.04

/etc/fstab: 

/dev/sda10	/data1		ext3	defaults	0	2


# ls -l /home
/home -> /mnt/data1/ubuntu/home

$ ls -l /home/nroche/Applications
/home/nroche/Applications -> /mnt/data1/ubuntu/usr


4 Dual boot


4.1 Scientific Linux Cern 5.5

Note that XDAQ recommand 32bit OS and that SLC5.5 amd64 have troubles to move the mouse.

  • Download the boot.iso. 
    $ md5sum /dev/sr0
eadcf980712389a687beb5df1230207c  /dev/sr0

  • Unseselect ipv6 support
  • Use HTTP repository:
    • linuxsoft.cern.ch
    • /cern/slc55/i386
  • Select "Server"
  • At reboot: use "auth config" to desable "kerbeos" and "firewall" to disable "SELinux"


4.2 Ubuntu LTS 10.04

  • Download the amd64's iso 
    # aptitude install nvidia-current

  • 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])

  • Create the file /boot/boot.lst: 
    default 1
timeout 3
color cyan/blue white/blue

title SLC5 64
configfile (hd0,1)/grub/menu.lst

title Lucid 64
configfile (hd0,2)/grub/menu.lst

  • Tell grub to use it (you can also do it at boot): 
    # grub
> install (hd0,2)/grub/stage1 (hd0) (hd0,2)/grub/stage2 (hd0,2)/boot.lst


5 Windows XP


5.1 From Ubuntu LTS 10.04

  • Install virtualBox: 
    $ 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 20GB for HD.
  • Add serial port COM1 (unconnected).
  • Iso are store here:
    $ find /data2/VM
/data2/VM/xpkeys.txt
/data2/VM/shared
/data2/VM/iso/llrxpsp2.iso
/data2/VM/iso/office2003.iso
/data2/VM/snapshots
/data2/VM/vdisks/winxp.vdi

  • VBoxGuestAdditions.iso should be automaticly provide into CD images.
  • From VirtualBox, select the iso and run it into Windows.
  • update Windows to SP3
  • defined a shared folder using the GUI and copy into your SVN private key
  • you should retrieve it from Windows into the ``network favorite folders''


5.2 SVN into XP

  • install PuTTy authentification agent (pageant)
  • load the key and store it into the Windows format
  • add a shortcut to pagent into the ``Démarage'' folder accessible from the ``start/all applications'' menu
  • click once by session at the pagent icon on the right bottom and give your SVN password
  • install TurtoiseSvn
  • check out svn+ssh://nroche@svn.in2p3.fr/calice/online-sw/trunk/pyserdiag


5.3 Eclipse into XP

  • install the SUN's java JRE.
  • use yoxos to download Eclipse with following modules:
    • Eclipse C/C++ DevTools
    • PyDev Extension
    • PyDev for Eclipse
    • (Subclipse ?)
    • (Subversion Revision Graph ?)
    • (JavaHL 1.6.0 win32 binary ?)
  • Load sources using ``Import/General/Existing Project into Workspace''
  • Open project using ``Open perspective/PyDev''
  • From ``Configuration/Python Run'' add setup.py:
    • Main:
      • Project: pyserdiag
      • Main Module: {workspace_loc:pyserdiag/setup.py}
    • Arguments
      • Program arguments: build
      • Working directory (Other): ${workspace_loc:pyserdiag}


5.4 VisualC++ 2010 Express FR into XP

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

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2015-10-29