[Server-devel] XS on Mac Mini

[rihoward1 at gmail.com]

I am still planning on completing the port of XS to  ARM for the Sheevaplug /  OpenRD Client. 
I recently  placed an order for a Guruplug Server Plus to add to my collection of Kirkwood SOC based devices.

The main delay I have had is waiting for an up to date kernel to become available for board implementations (mach_type) using the kirkwood SOC.
This is now available but not in the mainline.

The Sheevaplug has one USB, one SDHC, and one ethernet port.
The Guruplug ServerPlus has esata, 2 USB ports, 2 ethernet ports, wifi, bluetooth etc.
The OpenRd Client has sata  / estata  as well as 7 USB and SDHC and 2 ethernet ports.

Wad, I have been running a USB hard drive for months connected to a sheevaplug with no problems.
It is a matter of picking the correct drive and enclosure combination. 

I performed a code review of the XS source in preparation for porting.  I have to dig 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
rihoward1 at gmail.com



On Mar 2, 2010, at 5:40 PM, John Watlington wrote:

> 
> It would be interesting to hear what the remaining hurdles are.
> 
> The Kirkwood ARM processor in the guruplug should be well
> supported by the current Fedora release --- this may be mostly
> a matter of moving to an F12 base.
> 
> My main concern with the guruplug would be the external USB
> disks (overheating or disappearing).   The same hardware should
> be available in a NAS (networked attached storage unit), wrapped
> around a hard drive in an enclosure --- the Marvell ARM is a popular
> choice.
> 
> We have good relations with Marvell, and have been encouraging
> them to get support for their ARM processors upstream for
> several years now.
> 
> wad
> 
> On Mar 2, 2010, at 12:27 PM, Sameer Verma wrote:
> 
>> On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 6:09 AM, Caroline Meeks
>> <caroline at solutiongrove.com> wrote:
>>> I was talking to Timothy Falconer who is planning deployments in  
>>> Haiti
>>> and Patrick Giagnocavo founder of Zill.net our sysadmin and  
>>> hosting company
>>> about this.
>>> Patrick suggests:  http://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/c-4- 
>>> guruplugs.aspx
>>> the specs on the Plus version that is $129
>>> 2x Gigabit ethernet plus Wifi
>>> But I don't think any one has tried it yet.
>> 
>> These are ARM based, right? Robert Howard @OLPCSF (on the list) has
>> been tackling this a bit, but there are hurdles with running XS on
>> ARM...
>> 
>> Sameer
>> 
>>> 
>>> On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 8:38 AM, Martin Langhoff  
>>> <martin.langhoff at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 1:19 AM, David Leeming
>>>> <david at leeming-consulting.com> wrote:
>>>>> Sorry if this has been asked before. The Mac Mini was tested by  
>>>>> someone
>>>>> here
>>>>> with a watt meter and ran between 16 and 30 watts max. Very  
>>>>> useful for
>>>>> solar
>>>>> powered locations.
>>>> 
>>>> Agreed with Peter -- it'll just work, but other boxes may be  
>>>> cheaper,
>>>> and most importantly, may be better suited to hot & humid
>>>> environments.
>>>> 
>>>> Whatever you use, let us know how it goes!
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> m
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