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CentOS 5.3 on Dell Studio Hybrid

IP: 137.110.115.231

Hardware specs:

CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T8100, 2.10GHz
NIC: Realtek RTL 8111/8168B PCI-E
Graphics: Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100, Chipset: 965GM
RAM: 3GB
Native OS: Windows Vista Home
Dell 1909Wb display: 1440x900@60Hz

Notes:

To insert/remove DVD touch Eject icon on front panel.
Installation policy: erase Windows partition, but leave recovery partition intact
NIC should install automatically
Select DHCP based configuration for network parameters
Graphics driver: use Intel GM965/GL960
install GRUB on MBR, no GRUB password
create 6GB swap drive (should be default)

xorg.conf:

# Xorg configuration created by system-config-display

Section "ServerLayout"
        Identifier     "single head configuration"
        Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
        InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Keyboard0"
        Driver      "kbd"
        Option      "XkbModel" "pc105"
        Option      "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier "Monitor1"
    VendorName "Dell"
    ModelName "Dell 1440x900"
    HorizSync 30-83
    VertRefresh 56-75
    ModeLine "1440x900@60" 106.40 1440 1520 1672 1904 900 903 909 934 -Hsync +Vsync
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier      "VGA-0"
    Option "Ignore" "true"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
    Identifier      "LVDS-0"
    Option "Ignore" "true"
EndSection

Section "Device"
        Identifier "intel"
        Driver      "i810"
#       Option     "monitor-TMDS-1" "Monitor1"
#       Option     "monitor-VGA" "VGA-0"
#       Option     "monitor-LVDS" "LVDS-0"
#        Option "UseDisplayDevice" "DFP, CRT"
        Option     "AccelMethod" "EXA"
        Option      "RenderAccel" "true"
        Option      "EnablePageFlip" "true"
#       Option      "MigrationHeuristic" "greedy"
#       Option      "ExaNoComposite" "false"
#       Option     "DRI" "true"
#       Option     "ForceCRT1" "false"
#       Option     "DPMS"
        Option  "AperTexSize" "131072"
        Option  "ModeDebug" "true"
EndSection

Section "Module"
        Load "glx"
        Load "dri"
        Load "GLcore"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
        Mode 0666
EndSection

Section "Screen"
        Identifier "Screen0"
        Device     "intel"
        Monitor    "Monitor1"
        DefaultDepth     24
        SubSection "Display"
                Depth     24
                Modes     "1440x900@60" "800x600"  # mode 1920x1440 must previously have been overwritten with 1440x900 using the 915resolution tool
                Viewport 0 0
        EndSubSection
EndSection

Getting the Intel graphics unit to work:

Download four libraries from Intel site
Instructions at: http://intellinuxgraphics.org/install.html
xorg.conf driver configuration parameters: http://alcor.concordia.ca/manpages/sys4/intel.4.html
xf86 driver needs libdrm >= 2.4.3 (centos 5.3 comes with 2.0.2)
libdrm 2.4.4 requires pthread-stubs, can be found at

http://people.redhat.com/ywong/RHEL-5-addons/x86_64/compiz-fusion/libpthread-stubs/libpthread-stubs-0.1-1.el5.x86_64.rpm

Download 915resolution from http://www.geocities.com/stomljen/download.html
Run 915resolution: 915resolution -c G965 5c 1440 900 32
Restart X11 (init3; init5)
To always run the 915resolution script at startup add this text as file "/etc/init.d/915start".

#!/bin/sh

PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
PROG=/usr/sbin/los-915resolution
NAME=los-915resolution
DESC=los-915resolution

# test -x $DAEMON || exit 0

case "$1" in
  start)
        echo -n "Starting $DESC: "
        start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --exec $PROG
        echo "$NAME."
         915resolution 38 1280 768
        ;;
  stop)
        #echo -n "Stopping $DESC: "
        #echo "$NAME."
        ;;
  restart|force-reload)
        #echo -n "Stopping $DESC: "
        #echo "$NAME."
        echo -n "Starting $DESC: "
        start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --exec $PROG
        echo "$NAME."
        ;;
  *)
        N=/etc/init.d/$NAME
        # echo "Usage: $N start" >&2
        echo "Usage: $N start" >&2
        exit 1
        ;;
esac

exit 0

Then create a symlink to /etc/init.d/915start as /etc/rc2.d/S20915start.

Then create a file "/etc/default/915resolution" and put the following text in it:

MODE=5c
XRESO=1440
YRESO=900
BIT=32
HTOTAL=1904
VTOTAL=934

CentOS 5.2 on Dell Optiplex GX620

Preparation
1. request static IP address in 137.110.118 or 137.110.119 subnet, suggest DNS name (find inspiration at [1])
2. send DNS name to Jurgen to update data bank at [2]
Hardware
1. set up computer, monitor, keyboard, mouse on lab desk
2. make sure mouse is wired and optical
3. connect monitor with DVI cable, not VGA
4. connect network cable to activated Ethernet jack
Install Operating System
1. insert CentOS 5.2 DVD-ROM
2. reboot computer
3. hit F12 during POST and select external USB or DVD drive to boot from DVD
4. use default regional settings (US/English)
5. set root password to IVL password
6. in time zone settings: enable NTP
7. Configure network
8. start network configuration tool in System->Administration->Network
9. double click on connected Ethernet port
10. enter this computer's static IP address
11. net mask: 255.255.255.0
12. DNS servers: 132.239.1.52, 128.54.16.2, 132.239.0.252
13. reboot
Configure server access
1. add machine's IP address to server's "exports" file
2. "exportfs -r" on server
3. add mount line to /etc/fstab (copy from sessions.ucsd.edu)
4. mount -a
Give OS time to get network ready before mounting the NFS
1. "vi /etc/init.d/netfs"
2. insert the following line:
```
action $"Sleeping for 30 secs: " sleep 30
```
  between line:
```
[ ! -f /var/lock/subsys/portmap ] && service portmap start
```
  and
```
action $"Mounting NFS filesystems: " mount -a -t nfs,nfs4
```
  This makes sure the server directory gets mounted.
Copy accounts
1. ssh root@sessions
2. cd .ssh
3. scp * root@<new_machine>:.ssh
4. cd
5. vi labnodes.txt
6. add "<new_machine>"
7. ./passsync
Install additional libraries

yum -y groupinstall "Development Tools"
yum -y groupinstall "Development Libraries"
yum -y groupinstall "Chinese Support"
yum -y install kernel-devel
yum -y install arts-devel
yum -y install freeglut.x86_64
yum -y install freeglut-devel.x86_64
yum -y install libpng-devel.x86_64
yum -y install compat-libstdc++-33
yum -y install boost.x86_64
yum -y install boost-devel.x86_64
yum -y install ImageMagick.x86_64
yum -y install ImageMagick-devel.x86_64
yum -y install ImageMagick-c++.x86_64
yum -y install ImageMagick-c++-devel.x86_64
yum -y install mysql.x86_64
yum -y install mysql-devel.x86_64
yum -y install screen
yum -y install gnuplot
rpm -Uhv /home/jschulze/drivers/Cg-2.1_November2008_x86_64.rpm

Update all installed CentOS software:
1. yum -y update RUN THIS COMMAND TWICE
2. reboot
Install graphics driver
1. on login screen: hit ctrl-alt-F1
2. log in as root
3. type "init 3"
4. "sh /home/jschulze/drivers/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-173.14.12-pkg2.run"
5. skip FTP server lookup
6. do not install 32 bit compatibility libraries
7. do auto-configure graphics driver
8. reboot

@@ Line 108: / Line 108: @@
 * Run 915resolution: 915resolution -c G965 5c 1440 900 32
 * Restart X11 (init3; init5)
-* To always run the 915resolution script at startup add this text as file "/etc/rc2.d/S20915start".
+* To always run the 915resolution script at startup add this text as file "/etc/init.d/915start".
 <pre>
 #!/bin/sh
@@ Line 147: / Line 147: @@
 exit 0
 </pre>
+Then create a symlink to /etc/init.d/915start as /etc/rc2.d/S20915start.
+<p>
 Then create a file "/etc/default/915resolution" and put the following text in it:
 <pre>

Difference between revisions of "Guide to install Linux on lab computer"

Revision as of 11:26, 15 April 2009

CentOS 5.3 on Dell Studio Hybrid

CentOS 5.2 on Dell Optiplex GX620

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