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VME
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The current VME system is a __MVME2700__ from Motorola and an __I/O translation module 761__ ([../download/mvme2700_doc?action=download|see documentations]). This system is based on PPC (266 MHz) and 128 MB and supports [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCSI|SCSI] hard-drive. 

1.1 Compagny
- http://www.vmetro.com/
- http://www.ecrin.com
- http://www.sbs.com/

1.1 PPCBug
A few commands to check the VME status:
* __he__ : help 
* __env__ : the command allows you to view and congigure all PPCBug operational parameter (for instance to boot on hard disk)
* __ time__ : set time to the vme (it has to be set to install linux)
* __ioi__ : the command inquiries for all the possible attached device (see also iot, iop)
* __niot__: the command allows to set-up a new network configuration on the debugger : IP address, Network Mask, Gateway, Protocol (TFPT, BOOTP), filename...
* __nbo__ : the command loads an operating system or control program from the server into memory and gives control to it (execution)

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History
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1 February 2007
- Installation of : internal cable, SCSI-2 hard-drive (1.2GB - Quantum Fireball), external connector, and a termination with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCSI_connector|SCSI-1 connector] (Centronics - 50 pin) 
- Installation of [debian|Debian] Sarge for [http://www.debian.org/ports/powerpc/inst/prep|PReP] support

1 August 2007
- Installation of an external hard-drive (80 MB - ) with a SCSI 2 card (PCI Mezanine Card - ), but it is not bootable.
- Even though it should in principle work SCSI-2/3 connector (68 pin), no hard-drive can be recognized by linux driver ()
- Fake clone of the internal hard-drive (1.2GB - Quantum Fireball) to a another SCSI-2 Hard-drive(9GB - Seagate) with SCSI-1 connector.

1 February 2008
- Attempt to flash the PPC firwmare in order to boot with the SCSI-2/3 from the PCI Mezzanine Card. No success ....:'(
- Real clone of the internal hard-drive (1.2GB - Quantum Fireball) to another (9GB - IBM) with SCSI-1 connector 
* Hard copy of the hard-drive
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 dd if=/dev/sda of=/dev/sdb
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* Convert home partition from ext3 to ext2

* Use of [http://www.knoppix.org/|Knoppix] to extend the home partition with [http://gparted.sourceforge.net/|GParted]

* Convert home partition from ext2 to ext3

1 April 2008
- Realization of clone hard-drives
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