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but got stopped at the step that said "iwpriv eth1 boot2_upgrade".
How would "eth1" be connected to the USB that the active
antenna is attached to? I tried msh0 instead, but that didn't seem
to work. But it did something... The good news is that whatever I
did put it into 31.09 mode, so I went back to the "user space"
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email: tpearson@us.ibm.com | GSA: http://tucgsa.ibm.com/~tpearson<br>
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Tony,<br>
If you follow the other method of upgrading an antenna, using the
<br>
driver method:<br>
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Active_Antenna_Reprogramming#Driver_Method<br>
you should be fine upgrading from 3105.<br>
<br>
You are "Fixing an Active Antenna", not "Upgrading a Mesh
<br>
Repeater". I will update<br>
the wiki to be clearer about this. A Mesh Repeater is an active
<br>
antenna that just<br>
has power applied --- it is not connected to a server. It simply
<br>
acts as another mesh<br>
node, extending the mesh's reach.<br>
<br>
This means you want to download Boot2_3107.bin and link it as <br>
usb8388_boot2.bin,<br>
where it says Boot2_311A.bin in the current "Driver Method" <br>
instructions.<br>
<br>
Hope this gets you rolling,<br>
wad<br>
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On Feb 15, 2008, at 3:59 PM, Tony Pearson wrote:<br>
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><br>
> M,<br>
> I followed the User Setup Method.<br>
><br>
> (a) Did "mv" to move the libertas modules to /root<br>
> (b) yum install libusb-devel<br>
> (c1) yum install git<br>
> (c2) git clone the "libertas-flash" code<br>
> (d) ran "make" to compile<br>
> (e) lsusb -v -d 1286:2001 | grep bcdDevice<br>
><br>
> Here I find that my 8388 UCB is only at 31.05 level of the code.
<br>
> In the instructions, it states:<br>
> The response should be something like "31.09" (indicating
the <br>
> shipped Boot2 firmware version), "31.07" (indicating current
boot- <br>
> from-host-only Boot2 firmware), or "31.1A" (indicating current
<br>
> stand-alone mesh repeater firmware). If you get a response other <br>
> than this, please contact server-devel at laptop.org as upgrading
<br>
> earlier versions (which shouldn't be encountered in the field) <br>
> require additional steps.<br>
><br>
> So, since I am 31.05, I am requested the "additional steps <br>
> required" to get to the 31.07 level.<br>
><br>
> Thanks<br>
> <mime-attachment.gif><br>
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> <mime-attachment.jpeg> Tony Pearson<br>
> Senior Storage Consultant, IBM System Storage™<br>
> Telephone: +1 520-799-4309 | tie 321-4309 | Cell: +1 520
990-8669<br>
> email: tpearson@us.ibm.com | GSA: http://tucgsa.ibm.com/~tpearson<br>
> Blog: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/blogs/page/ <br>
> InsideSystemStorage AKA: 990tony Paravane, eightbar specialist<br>
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> Michail Bletsas <mbletsas@laptop.org><br>
> 02/14/2008 02:54 PM<br>
><br>
> To<br>
> Tony Pearson/Tucson/IBM@IBMUS<br>
> cc<br>
> Bryan Berry <bryan.berry@gmail.com>, server-devel@laptop.org<br>
> Subject<br>
> Re: [Server-devel] Spreadsheet, Active Antenna, and this weekend<br>
><br>
><br>
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><br>
><br>
> Tony.<br>
><br>
> What you got, is the 8388 development board (which is functionaly<br>
> equivalent to the active antenna).<br>
> It comes with an external antenna and a pigtail. It should be fairly<br>
> obvious how to connect the antenna to the pigtail and the pigtail
<br>
> to the<br>
> board.<br>
> After that, all you have to do, is to plug the module into a USB <br>
> port of<br>
> the "schoolserver" machine.<br>
><br>
> Please note that the firmware on the module, self boots into mesh
<br>
> repeater<br>
> mode (hence the term "active antenna") when the module gets
powered <br>
> and<br>
> the host doesn't try to download firmware to it.<br>
> In practical terms that means that during reboots of the server the
<br>
> module<br>
> will not be properly enumerated and will have to be removed and be
<br>
> plugged<br>
> in again with the server fully running.<br>
><br>
> The wiki page http://wiki.laptop.org/go/ <br>
> Active_Antenna_Reprogramming has<br>
> instructions on how to change the modules boot2 code so that it <br>
> doesn't<br>
> autoboot when attached to a server.<br>
><br>
> M.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Tony Pearson <tpearson@us.ibm.com><br>
> Sent by: server-devel-bounces@lists.laptop.org<br>
> 02/14/2008 02:59 PM<br>
><br>
> To<br>
> server-devel@lists.laptop.org<br>
> cc<br>
> Bryan Berry <bryan.berry@gmail.com><br>
> Subject<br>
> [Server-devel] Spreadsheet, Active Antenna, and this weekend<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Team,<br>
> I have gotten my active antenna from OLPC. As soon as Julia
or <br>
> Michail<br>
> provide me instructions<br>
> on how to put it together, I can begin mesh testing.<br>
><br>
> My current test configuration is:<br>
><br>
> (internet)---(cable modem)---(Hub with WiFi)---(XS) ---Active <br>
> Antenna--XO<br>
><br>
> If necessary, I can try to get a second box to act as proxy, and some<br>
> additional NIC cards and<br>
> cross over cables. Let me know if that is required, or if the
<br>
> tests are<br>
> valid with the configuration above.<br>
> Another option is that I can use my one box in two configurations.<br>
><br>
> (internet)---(cable modem)---(Hub with WiFi)---(Squid) ---Active<br>
> Antenna--XO<br>
><br>
> This would mean testing the Squid box by itself, and the XS by itself,<br>
> for those testcases focused on one or the other. I will pull
one <br>
> of my<br>
> other<br>
> PCs out of the closet, and perhaps get that one to be my second box.<br>
><br>
> SJ> You mentioned OLPC are doing mostly in Python. While
all of <br>
> the XO<br>
> client code is in Python, the<br>
> XS server code, driven by Moodle, is in PHP. And I have received
some<br>
> sample PERL scripts for<br>
> the install from mis amigos en Uruguay. I am agnostic to <br>
> languages, but<br>
> would like to think we standardize<br>
> to Python for client, and PHP for server side code for now.<br>
><br>
> Greg><br>
> As for backing up the /home directory from the XO to the XS, I was<br>
> envisioning a PHP page on the<br>
> server that the student could navigate to, and this would perform
<br>
> the file<br>
> upload. It would require the<br>
> students to take action to cause this to happen. It sounds like
an<br>
> automated solution would be better,<br>
> but how did you want this to be kicked off, once per day?<br>
><br>
> Brian><br>
> I am looking at the spreadsheet you sent. On "Software"
I think you<br>
> should add Fedora level, especially<br>
> if Wad upgrades from Fedora 7 to Fedora 8, and also Linux kernel <br>
> level. On<br>
> "Content" can you provide URLs<br>
> for all of these besides "Wikipedia.org" I know, but the
others? <br>
> Do we<br>
> have "OLPC Library Content" to<br>
> test with? What were you looking for under "Space Used"?
Did you <br>
> mean<br>
> memory RAM used, or<br>
> disk MB used? Please clarify.<br>
><br>
> My thoughts on the Test Cases:<br>
><br>
> "Apply image to XO from USB" -- I have my developer key,
but was <br>
> under the<br>
> assumption that most XO<br>
> do not have a developer key? Do you want me to test this process
<br>
> with and<br>
> without developer key?<br>
> I need instructions on how to do "Apply Image from USB"
as I have <br>
> never<br>
> done this before, and which<br>
> images (I am running 653 now) you want me to test.<br>
><br>
> "Chat with Other XO" -- Ok, to test chat before, I used
my Thinkpad <br>
> T60<br>
> running QEMU using<br>
> the website "xochat.org" to connect with my XO laptop. If
we have<br>
> ejabberd running on the XS, would<br>
> I connect my laptop and XO to "ejabberd" and have the XO
over the <br>
> mesh,<br>
> and the Thinkpad over<br>
> the Wi-Fi? If not, I will need to borrow my friend's XO for
a pure<br>
> mesh-to-mesh test.<br>
><br>
> "Can launch Squeak Activity from Moodle" -- is this the
same as <br>
> eToys, or<br>
> did you mean the<br>
> developers version of Squeak on the OLPC website?<br>
><br>
> "Fill up the XOs hard drive" -- I love this one. In
general, I <br>
> think we<br>
> should also develop some<br>
> tools that generate activity, this would help identify memory leaks
<br>
> and<br>
> what logs needs to be<br>
> tailed over time.<br>
><br>
> "Remove activities manually" -- what does this mean.
I have been <br>
> able to<br>
> add activities to my<br>
> XO by downloading the XO files to my Journal and installing them,
<br>
> but the<br>
> only way I have been<br>
> able to remove them was dropping down into "Terminal" activity
and <br>
> hacking<br>
> away at the file<br>
> trees with "rm" commands. Is there a better way to
test this?<br>
><br>
> "Type in Nepali, Save text in Nepali" -- as I mentioned
before, Nepali<br>
> text does not appear<br>
> properly on my XO. I had set up this test page (<br>
> http://www.990tony.com/olpc/index.php)<br>
> which shows correctly on my Windows XP with both English and Nepali<br>
> script, but on my XO<br>
> the Nepali script shows up as little black-and-white rectengles.
<br>
> Is there<br>
> an image I need to<br>
> install on my XO to be able to read both English and Nepali script?<br>
><br>
> Thanks<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Tony Pearson<br>
> Senior Storage Consultant, IBM System Storage™<br>
> Telephone: +1 520-799-4309 | tie 321-4309 | Cell: +1 520
990-8669<br>
> email: tpearson@us.ibm.com | GSA: http://tucgsa.ibm.com/~tpearson<br>
> Blog: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/blogs/page/InsideSystemStorage<br>
> AKA: 990tony Paravane, eightbar specialist<br>
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