Helena
From Wildsong
History
2014 Jun 06 -- built from scrap parts. Mostly from the AccessPort Mt St Helena router.
Hardware
- 4U rack case
- Intel desktop Micro-ATX motherboard
- Core 2 Duo processor 2.2 GHz
- 1GB PC5300 DDR2/667 RAM
- Samsung 1GB SATA II drive
- DVD
- Intel Pro/100 NIC on motherboard
- Two additional 4 port NICs with DEC de21040 "Tulip" chips
Software
Debian 7 aka "Squeeze"
LVM on hard drive
static IP 192.168.2.205
Extra packages
ssh binutils postgresql emacs postfix apache2 sudo gksu wine iceweasel xterm dnsmasq samba mediawiki mediawiki-extensions mediawiki-extensions-openid mediawiki-extensions-graphviz
Weird configuration issues
Problem: console screen goes black (and stays that way) during boot.
Fix: blacklist the i915 driver, which you can do like this
# cd /etc/modprobe.d # echo "blacklist i915" > i915-blacklist.conf # reboot
Running "The Dude"
I use it as a client so I can access a Dude server from my Macintosh. Convoluted but works for me. I just need to install a VM on my Mac and should be able to run it there just as easily.