Notes on setting up the t9h (TCS3 LabMotor Tachometer Comper) 

Date: 2004/01

1. General Info

   Setup our 3 TCS computer:

   Partitions:

      /dev/hda1 - WinXP    10 GB
      /dev/hda2 - swap    128 GB
      /dev/hda3 - /       ~4.7 GB  - / (for fedora 1.0 normal installation)
      /dev/hda4 - /r1     ~4.4 GB  - / (for fedora 1.0 minimal installation)

   IP:
      128.171.168.252   t1
      128.171.168.253   t2
      128.171.168.254   t1hilo

2. Install WinXP

   Install XP on 10 GB partition.
   Admin Stuff: User accounts(tcs3), Network config,
   Apply all windows updates, and drivers installs.
   Install SSH, make samba work.
   Install mcafee virus scanner & scan.

3. Install the RetHat (Fedora 1.0)

   Use CD slackware to create/set partitions for Linux.
   Install using fedora core 1.0.

4. general admin setup/fixed:

   /etc/passwd - make accounts: to, tcs3
   /etc/ntp.conf - fix. Setup to slave of duke. For T1 use irtfgps1. (redhat-config-services)
   Use device name rather that labels -> /etc/fstab, /boot/grub/menu.lst

   Enable NIS and limit tables to hosts, netgroups. (redhat-config-authentication)

   mounting points for /duke, /htdocs, irtf.backup
   /home/tcs3 should link to /duke/home/project/tcs3.

5. Misc stuff  

   Apply all updates:
      Apt_summary.txt - for details

   Accounts:
      tcs3 - tcs development account.
   
   Modified /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults/XTerm to get backspace key to work in xterms:
      Delete line 151:  <Key>Delete:    string(0x1b) string("[3~")  \n\

6. In /dev/hda4, install minimial fedora 1.0 system. We will modify this partition
   for the tach computer application.

   6.1 - Repeat steps 3-5 for this paritition but,
         - no nis -> use host tables.
         - use 'setup'
            disable: apmd autofs gpm sendmail, 
            enable: ntpd 

   6.2 - Repeat steps 3-5 for this paritition but,



7. updated to 2.6.1

   1. get kernel from www.kernel.org
      # cd /usr/src
      # bunzip2 -c /path/linux-2.4.18.tar.bz2 | tar xvf -
      # cd linux-2.6.1

      # make clean
      # make mrproper
      # make oldconfig
      # make bzImage
      # make modules
      # make modules_install
      # make install