How to: Arima AMD Opteron Quad Core Socket F 3000 series

[AmiJIm]

Mr Shoota will lead the way.
His board has a newer bios and we should all flash to that newer version.the easiest way to grab an image is flashrom using the abobe guide.
Mr shoota,could you make a valid image file of your board so as to flash to the newer bios?
I bet we could solve the "entering the bios" issue.
fingers crossed.
http://www.hermann-uwe.de/blog/flash...using-flashrom
Install it:

$ apt-get install flashrom

Detect whether flashrom knows about your chipset/mainboard/BIOS chip:

$ flashrom

Read the BIOS image into a file:

$ flashrom -r backup.bin

Write a BIOS image (proprietary or LinuxBIOS) on the ROM chip:

$ flashrom -wv newbios.bin

[Sparky]

I haven't rebooted mine in forever. I will be (power cord adjustments!) and I'll check my BIOS rev then. Mine doesn't have the enter BIOS issue, that works fine.

[shoota]

I have to admit the BIOS thing is a intimidating. Is there a chance I could screw up the BIOS on my board?

[Sparky]

Reading it? Very unlikely.
Writing it? Heck yeah.

So you've got the safe part

[shoota]

Oh i thought I had to write the BIOS to something. I'll look more at this when I get home

[AmiJIm]

This is what i get.I am now making an image of my bios.
will get back.

amijim@amijim-MCP55:~$ sudo flashrom
flashrom v0.9.2-r1028 on Linux 2.6.35-22-generic (x86_64), built with libpci 3.0.0, GCC 4.4.4, little endian
flashrom is free software, get the source code at http://www.flashrom.org

Calibrating delay loop... OK.
No coreboot table found.
Found chipset "NVIDIA MCP55", enabling flash write... OK.
This chipset supports the following protocols: Non-SPI.
Found chip "SST SST49LF160C" (2048 KB, LPC) at physical address 0xffe00000.
===
This flash part has status UNTESTED for operations: ERASE
The test status of this chip may have been updated in the latest development
version of flashrom. If you are running the latest development version,
please email a report to flashrom@flashrom.org if any of the above operations
work correctly for you with this flash part. Please include the flashrom
output with the additional -V option for all operations you tested (-V, -Vr,
-Vw, -VE), and mention which mainboard or programmer you tested.
Thanks for your help!

[AmiJIm]

I have uploaded the 0.9.6-ec bios version t6o megaupload but it seems to be unavailable and waits server confirmation.
Can anyone load it at any BIOS editor and give us some clues?
http://megaupload.com/?d=e9ucdqjo

[karbonkid]

I have uploaded the 0.9.6-ec bios version t6o megaupload but it seems to be unavailable and waits server confirmation.
Can anyone load it at any BIOS editor and give us some clues?
http://megaupload.com/?d=e9ucdqjo

Maybe. I'll give it a go tomorrow if I get a chance..

Also, in your little tutorial above, shouldn't $ have been #?

If not then that's pretty scary

[retro77]

I just got home to see my X550 video card had arrived. So I got my Beast to POST. Here is my BIOS info:
BIOS Version: Argo 1.0.0-EC x64
Build Date: 12/07/2007 9:23:21
Core Version: 4.6.1

I'm going to burn a DVD with Ubuntu on it and go from there. Hopefully I'll be using 10.10 Server x64.

[D_A]

Maybe. I'll give it a go tomorrow if I get a chance..

Also, in your little tutorial above, shouldn't $ have been #?

If not then that's pretty scary

You have a point. If the command prompt is only a $ then those commands are being run as user, not as root. If that level of hardware interference can be done with only user permissions then that's a REAL worry.

[retro77]

So I've got Ubuntu installed. I'm reading the guide at the moment. I want get into the GUI. Maybe the server edition doesn't have one.


Update: I'm installing the desktop to the server:

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

[Sparky]

I used the desktop one, not the server version. Easier.

[D_A]

If you go the other way, starting with the server edition and install the desktop package on top of that, you'll get a leaner system. It's just a little more hassle getting set up is all.

[retro77]

I didn't select any bonus services to start up either. The IT guy in me was wanting to, but I resisted playing with all the goodies. "Stay on target..."

[shoota]

that's great news retro! i'm glad you're up and running and also surprised. i really didn't think the gpu mattered that much, but i guess it does

[retro77]

Update: I have a GUI desktop running, using it now actually! I'm trying to get BOINC to download some WUs. I'm getting the following:

Thu 11 Nov 2010 08:14:00 PM PST World Community Grid Message from server: Resent lost result HFCC_L3_00363055_L3_0001_0
Thu 11 Nov 2010 08:14:00 PM PST World Community Grid [error] App version has unsupported platform i686-pc-linux-gnu
Thu 11 Nov 2010 08:14:00 PM PST World Community Grid [error] No application found for task: i686-pc-linux-gnu 611 ; discarding

So I put this on its on own profile to run HCC. Just waiting on the client to be able to see that change. I told it to update, but it seems hung up on this. Common? Thanks guys.

[MrMojoZ]

Did you get the 32bit lib files?

[retro77]

Did you get the 32bit lib files?

LOL I bet I did....

[D_A]

You bet you DID or you bet you DIDN'T?

[retro77]

I unstalled the client then used these instructions:
http://boinc.berkeley.edu/wiki/Insta...Considerations

Client is crunching happily now. Thanks for everyone's help!

this is on Ubuntu Server 10.10 64-bit

[D_A]

Yep, that gets you to install the 32bit libraries that you need. Good to see you up and running

[retro77]

[shoota]

yes.. that's a good feeling, seeing 16 cores working at once. i'll never forget it

[retro77]

I need to get a manager going now. I want to be able to put away the keyboard and mouse.


Update: I got the remote_hosts.cfg going. That works for checking in every now and then.

Update2: "11/11/2010 11:20:49 PM World Community Grid Reporting 16 completed tasks, requesting new tasks
"

[AmiJIm]

Hi there,
you have to be log in as root,but i did the trick by adding the sudo command infront of the instrucions.
retro,please report capability to enter in the bios by hitting the DEL button.
thank you .