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henrycault
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Who joined Dec. 9, 2008, 11:30 a.m.
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Wrote on the subject of Octane2 / 2x400 / 5GB RAM / V8 / 36GB HDD at July 29, 2009, 5:42 p.m...

Here's my hinv output, Thanks a lot for the help i got from this board, and all previous posts, i did manage to make it work. At least on 7 of it's cpus.

Code:

Location: /hw/module/1/slot/n1/node

MODULEID Board: barcode K0017640   part              rev

IP31 Board: barcode HXN157     part 030-1255-003 rev  D

IP31PIMM Board: barcode HXR161     part 030-1313-002 rev  A

8P12_MPLN Board: barcode HXD826     part 030-0762-006 rev  K

Location: /hw/module/1/slot/n2/node

IP31 Board: barcode HTK556     part 030-1255-003 rev  B

IP31PIMM Board: barcode HTV192     part 030-1313-002 rev  A

Location: /hw/module/1/slot/n3/node

IP31 Board: barcode HXH456     part 030-1255-003 rev  D

IP31PIMM Board: barcode HXF394     part 030-1313-002 rev  A

Location: /hw/module/1/slot/n4/node

IP31 Board: barcode HXN148     part 030-1255-003 rev  D

IP31PIMM Board: barcode HXG351     part 030-1313-002 rev  A

Location: /hw/module/1/slot/r1/router

ROUTER_IR1 Board: barcode HRM549     part 030-0841-003 rev  B

Location: /hw/module/1/slot/r2/router

ROUTER_IR1 Board: barcode HAP382     part 030-0841-003 rev  B

Location: /hw/module/1/slot/io4/xtalk_pci

XTALK_PCI Board: barcode HXF987     part 030-1275-002 rev  B

Location: /hw/module/1/slot/io7/mscsi

MSCSI Board: barcode HMH301     part 030-1243-001 rev  M

Location: /hw/module/1/slot/io1/baseio

BASEIO Board: barcode HLR950     part 030-1124-002 rev  M

7 250 MHZ IP27 Processors

CPU: MIPS R10000 Processor Chip Revision: 3.4

FPU: MIPS R10010 Floating Point Chip Revision: 3.4

CPU 0 at Module 1/Slot 1/Slice A: 250 Mhz MIPS R10000 Processor Chip (enabled)

Processor revision: 3.4. Scache: Size 4 MB Speed 250 Mhz  Tap 0x9

CPU 1 at Module 1/Slot 1/Slice B: 250 Mhz MIPS R10000 Processor Chip (enabled)

Processor revision: 3.4. Scache: Size 4 MB Speed 250 Mhz  Tap 0x9

CPU 2 at Module 1/Slot 2/Slice A: 250 Mhz MIPS R10000 Processor Chip (enabled)

Processor revision: 3.4. Scache: Size 4 MB Speed 250 Mhz  Tap 0x9

CPU 7 at Module 1/Slot 2/Slice B: 250 Mhz MIPS R10000 Processor Chip (disabled)

Processor revision: 3.4. Scache: Size 4 MB Speed 250 Mhz  Tap 0x9

CPU 3 at Module 1/Slot 3/Slice A: 250 Mhz MIPS R10000 Processor Chip (enabled)

Processor revision: 3.4. Scache: Size 4 MB Speed 250 Mhz  Tap 0x9

CPU 4 at Module 1/Slot 3/Slice B: 250 Mhz MIPS R10000 Processor Chip (enabled)

Processor revision: 3.4. Scache: Size 4 MB Speed 250 Mhz  Tap 0x9

CPU 5 at Module 1/Slot 4/Slice A: 250 Mhz MIPS R10000 Processor Chip (enabled)

Processor revision: 3.4. Scache: Size 4 MB Speed 250 Mhz  Tap 0x9

CPU 6 at Module 1/Slot 4/Slice B: 250 Mhz MIPS R10000 Processor Chip (enabled)

Processor revision: 3.4. Scache: Size 4 MB Speed 250 Mhz  Tap 0x9

Main memory size: 4096 Mbytes

Instruction cache size: 32 Kbytes

Data cache size: 32 Kbytes

Secondary unified instruction/data cache size: 4 Mbytes

Memory at Module 1/Slot 1: 1024 MB (enabled)

Bank 0 contains 512 MB (Standard) DIMMS (enabled)

Bank 1 contains 512 MB (Standard) DIMMS (enabled)

Memory at Module 1/Slot 2: 1024 MB (enabled)

Bank 0 contains 512 MB (Standard) DIMMS (enabled)

Bank 1 contains 512 MB (Standard) DIMMS (enabled)

Memory at Module 1/Slot 3: 1024 MB (enabled)

Bank 0 contains 512 MB (Standard) DIMMS (enabled)

Bank 1 contains 512 MB (Standard) DIMMS (enabled)

Memory at Module 1/Slot 4: 1024 MB (enabled)

Bank 0 contains 512 MB (Standard) DIMMS (enabled)

Bank 1 contains 512 MB (Standard) DIMMS (enabled)

ROUTER in Module 1/Slot 2: Revision 2: Active Ports [4,5,6] (enabled)

ROUTER in Module 1/Slot 4: Revision 2: Active Ports [4,5,6] (enabled)

Integral SCSI controller 2: Version QL1040B (rev. 2), differential

Integral SCSI controller 3: Version QL1040B (rev. 2), differential

Integral SCSI controller 4: Version QL1040B (rev. 2), differential

Integral SCSI controller 5: Version QL1040B (rev. 2), differential

Integral SCSI controller 0: Version QL1040B (rev. 2), single ended

Disk drive: unit 1 on SCSI controller 0 (unit 1)

CDROM: unit 6 on SCSI controller 0

Integral SCSI controller 1: Version QL1040B (rev. 2), single ended

IOC3/IOC4 serial port: tty1

IOC3/IOC4 serial port: tty2

Integral Fast Ethernet: ef0, version 1, module 1, slot io1, pci 2

PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x1112, device 0x2200) PCI slot 1

Origin MSCSI board, module 1 slot 7: Revision 4

Origin BASEIO board, module 1 slot 1: Revision 4

PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x1077, device 0x1020) PCI slot 0

PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x1077, device 0x1020) PCI slot 1

PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x1077, device 0x1020) PCI slot 2

PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x1077, device 0x1020) PCI slot 3

PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x10a9, device 0x0003) PCI slot 2

PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x1077, device 0x1020) PCI slot 0

PCI Adapter ID (vendor 0x1077, device 0x1020) PCI slot 1

IOC3/IOC4 external interrupts: 1

HUB in Module 1/Slot 1: Revision 5 Speed 100.00 Mhz (enabled)

HUB in Module 1/Slot 2: Revision 5 Speed 100.00 Mhz (enabled)

HUB in Module 1/Slot 3: Revision 5 Speed 100.00 Mhz (enabled)

HUB in Module 1/Slot 4: Revision 5 Speed 100.00 Mhz (enabled)

IP27prom in Module 1/Slot n1: Revision 6.156

IP27prom in Module 1/Slot n2: Revision 6.156

IP27prom in Module 1/Slot n3: Revision 6.156

IP27prom in Module 1/Slot n4: Revision 6.156

IO6prom on Global Master Baseio in Module 1/Slot io1: Revision 6.156

_________________
:Octane:

270Mhz SI 384Mb ram :Octane2:

2x360Mhz V6+SE 1.5Gb ram
:O200:

@ 225Mhz

8x250Mhz 4Gb ram + MXE + IO6G

henrycault
From Sherbrooke, Quebec
Who joined Dec. 9, 2008, 10:30 a.m.

Wrote on the subject of Small upgrades for an octane. Hobbyist best choice?? at Aug. 3, 2009, 10:12 p.m...

I was wondering, as a hobbyist, i wanted to makes some minor upgrades(as in low-cost) on my Octane box. Like switching the SI board for an MXE+Trams (found some cheap) and i got a load of memory on its way (thanks el_mariachi)

But i was wondering about the processor... I found a dual R10k 250Mhz 1Mb cache for about 40$... is it worth replacing the single R12k 270Mhz 2mb cache? since im still kinda struggling with things as stupid as installing new packages. but i do know that i can push the cpu to its limits doing basic stuff like web surfing...

Oh and another thing, tough not hardware related. How does one configure GR_OSVIEW ? mine only shows the cpu column, nothing else.

270Mhz SI 384Mb ram :Octane2:

2x360Mhz V6 1.5Gb ram
:O2000:

Death by flooding...

Amiga A3000D / Full ECS, Kickstart 3.1, 2Mb CHIP/24Mb FAST with 2+18Gb SCSI HD
Amiga A1200 starting to work on this one.

henrycault
From Sherbrooke, Quebec
Who joined Dec. 9, 2008, 10:30 a.m.

Wrote on the subject of Small upgrades for an octane. Hobbyist best choice?? at Aug. 4, 2009, 5:42 a.m...

yeah thanks, i did found gr_osview -a after looking at the man pages...

As for the processor, is there a difference in performance from lets say, a R10k, R12k, and R14k if they were all at the same speed? Or are they only newer versions that are capable of going faster?
Because i think R10k stops at 250Mhz, and R12k starts at 270Mhz and so on

270Mhz SI 384Mb ram :Octane2:

2x360Mhz V6 1.5Gb ram
:O2000:

Death by flooding...

Amiga A3000D / Full ECS, Kickstart 3.1, 2Mb CHIP/24Mb FAST with 2+18Gb SCSI HD
Amiga A1200 starting to work on this one.

henrycault
From Sherbrooke, Quebec
Who joined Dec. 9, 2008, 10:30 a.m.

Wrote on the subject of Small upgrades for an octane. Hobbyist best choice?? at Aug. 4, 2009, 8:10 p.m...

As i though, MIPS revisions exists to support faster cpu speeds, so i think im gonna do as you told and go for faster clock speeds then. Might leave the dual-cpus alone unless a real bargain comes in. Thanks

270Mhz SI 384Mb ram :Octane2:

2x360Mhz V6 1.5Gb ram
:O2000:

Death by flooding...

Amiga A3000D / Full ECS, Kickstart 3.1, 2Mb CHIP/24Mb FAST with 2+18Gb SCSI HD
Amiga A1200 starting to work on this one.

henrycault
From Sherbrooke, Quebec
Who joined Dec. 9, 2008, 10:30 a.m.

Wrote on the subject of Small upgrades for an octane. Hobbyist best choice?? at Aug. 7, 2009, 5:05 p.m...

QuicksilverG4 Offered me a dual 360Mhz and some other remains, to make my little box snappier. thanks for all the explanations. I now know better about those MIPS processors.

270Mhz SI 384Mb ram :Octane2:

2x360Mhz V6 1.5Gb ram
:O2000:

Death by flooding...

Amiga A3000D / Full ECS, Kickstart 3.1, 2Mb CHIP/24Mb FAST with 2+18Gb SCSI HD
Amiga A1200 starting to work on this one.

henrycault
Big Fan
Who joined Dec. 9, 2008, 11:30 a.m.
and authored 114 notes

Wrote on the subject of Octane2 / 2x400 / 5GB RAM / V8 / 36GB HDD at Aug. 30, 2009, 11:58 a.m...

Got some pics on its uber-technological wooden base. Will take more when i will mount it in a rack. It's also waiting for a MXE+IO6G hack, im still waiting after the IO6G. Oh and i should plug a KILL-A-WATT on it's outlet, im driving it from a standard 120V 15Amps socket, and the breaker never tripped yet. Im beggining to think that it would draw that humongous 2000 Watts only if it was totally full of XIO boards, and with a 100% cpu load. For now it looks more like a theoretical max current draw than a real thing, like if it had 8x500Mhz and maxed out ram and maxed out directory ram and so on.

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Uber IBM Intellistation. lame x86 cpu.

_________________
:Octane:

270Mhz SI 384Mb ram :Octane2:

2x360Mhz V6+SE 1.5Gb ram
:O200:

@ 225Mhz

8x250Mhz 4Gb ram + MXE + IO6G

henrycault
From Sherbrooke, Quebec
Who joined Dec. 9, 2008, 10:30 a.m.

Wrote on the subject of Microdrive access at Sept. 4, 2009, 8:21 a.m...

What's the power consumption of that thing? It sounds like it's drawing too much current on your adapter bundle.

270Mhz SI 384Mb ram :Octane2:

2x360Mhz V6 1.5Gb ram
:O2000:

Death by flooding...

Amiga A3000D / Full ECS, Kickstart 3.1, 2Mb CHIP/24Mb FAST with 2+18Gb SCSI HD
Amiga A1200 starting to work on this one.

henrycault
From Sherbrooke, Quebec
Who joined Dec. 9, 2008, 10:30 a.m.

Wrote on the subject of Microdrive access at Sept. 4, 2009, 6:52 p.m...

hmm. Im not really sure, but i checked the pdf and

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Interface CompactFlash 2.0 (CF+ 2.0)

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When CompactFlash was first being standardized, even full-sized hard disks were rarely larger than 4 GB in size, and so the limitations of the ATA standard were considered acceptable. However, CF cards since the original Revision 1.0 have been able to have capacities up to 137 GB. While the current revision 4.1 from 2004 works only in ATA mode, future revisions are expected to implement SATA.




Revision 2.0 added an increase in speed to 16 MB/s data-transfer, according to the CompactFlash Association (CFA).


Revision 3.0 supports up to a 66 MB/s data transfer rate, along with a number of other features.


Revision 4.0 supports IDE Ultra DMA 133 for a maximum data transfer rate of 133 MB/s.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CompactFlash

Then i googled a bunch of Microdrive to IDE and they were CF I/II. no mention of CF+ II
Im not really sure if it means anything but it seems to be a limitation on filesystem and transfer speed

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While these drives fit into and work in any CF II slot, they draw more current (500 mA maximum) than flash memory (100 mA maximum) and so may not work in some low-power devices (for example, NEC HPCs). Being a mechanical device a Microdrive is more sensitive to physical shock and temperature changes than flash memory. But Microdrives are not subject to the write cycle limitation inherent to flash memory.

Meaning that even if its powered from the Molex connector, maybe something on the adapter cannot pass that much current to the Microdrive.

270Mhz SI 384Mb ram :Octane2:

2x360Mhz V6 1.5Gb ram
:O2000:

Death by flooding...

Amiga A3000D / Full ECS, Kickstart 3.1, 2Mb CHIP/24Mb FAST with 2+18Gb SCSI HD
Amiga A1200 starting to work on this one.

henrycault
From Sherbrooke, Quebec
Who joined Dec. 9, 2008, 10:30 a.m.

Wrote on the subject of Sweet deal on a used ThinkPad! at Sept. 23, 2009, 10:07 p.m...

HOLY ..... Someone did asked a question to the seller!

Question & Answer Answered On Sep-22-09

Q: Did the rounds penetrate? Or were they stopped part way?
A: Through and through. Thanks.

That has to be the MOST useful info you gotta need when buying a computer with bullet holes.

270Mhz SI 384Mb ram :Octane2:

2x360Mhz V6 1.5Gb ram
:O2000:

Death by flooding...

Amiga A3000D / Full ECS, Kickstart 3.1, 2Mb CHIP/24Mb FAST with 2+18Gb SCSI HD
Amiga A1200 starting to work on this one.

henrycault
From Sherbrooke, Quebec
Who joined Dec. 9, 2008, 10:30 a.m.

Wrote on the subject of Fractal benchmark at Oct. 11, 2009, 2:40 p.m...

run2.sh on my 2 best machines

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Octane2 2x360mhz




real   1h45m15.03s


user   3h6m42.59s


sys   0m40.77s




Origin 2400 8x250mhz




real   39m43.19s


user   4h16m6.97s


sys   0m24.51s

Anyone can explain to me what is user time? and why it's actually higher on my Origin2400 ?

Oh and another strange behavior, it seems i lose a router link when second test starts... Doesn't seem to affect the system, but it always shuts this link down each time it starts the second test of the run2.sh

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270Mhz SI 384Mb ram :Octane2:

2x360Mhz V6 1.5Gb ram
:O2000:

Death by flooding...

Amiga A3000D / Full ECS, Kickstart 3.1, 2Mb CHIP/24Mb FAST with 2+18Gb SCSI HD
Amiga A1200 starting to work on this one.

henrycault
From Sherbrooke, Quebec
Who joined Dec. 9, 2008, 10:30 a.m.

Wrote on the subject of Fractal benchmark at Oct. 12, 2009, 3:35 p.m...

Oh! explained like that i can now fully understand the results.

So it also means, that if i had another module (16 cpus total), it would then take about 20mins of real time instead of 40mins, but would still sum up to 4h of user time.

270Mhz SI 384Mb ram :Octane2:

2x360Mhz V6 1.5Gb ram
:O2000:

Death by flooding...

Amiga A3000D / Full ECS, Kickstart 3.1, 2Mb CHIP/24Mb FAST with 2+18Gb SCSI HD
Amiga A1200 starting to work on this one.

henrycault
Who joined Dec. 9, 2008, 10:30 a.m.
and authored 131 notes

Wrote on the subject of Ayam 1.16 at Nov. 3, 2009, 5:46 p.m...

Bill622 wrote:

When I brought home my O2, I talked to 3-4 girls from my office to my car in the parking lot..

Really??? When i brought home my O2k, people were fleeing the streets in fear that the poor toyota echo would lose brakes.

I have to admit thought, that an O2k is not that cute, being somewhat a metallic cube 2 to 3 times the size of the car engine... Not much "wow factor".

_________________
:Octane:

270Mhz SI 384Mb ram :Octane2:

2x360Mhz V6 1.5Gb ram
:O2000:

Death by flooding...

Amiga A3000D / Full ECS, Kickstart 3.1, 2Mb CHIP/24Mb FAST with 2+18Gb SCSI HD
Amiga A1200 starting to work on this one.

henrycault
Who joined Dec. 9, 2008, 10:30 a.m.
and authored 131 notes

Wrote on the subject of Ayam 1.16 at Nov. 6, 2009, 6:48 a.m...

sybrfreq wrote:

borat wrote:

I get iPod, he only get iPod Mini. Everybody know it for girls.

I love my ipod.

_________________
:Octane:

270Mhz SI 384Mb ram :Octane2:

2x360Mhz V6 1.5Gb ram
:O2000:

Death by flooding...

Amiga A3000D / Full ECS, Kickstart 3.1, 2Mb CHIP/24Mb FAST with 2+18Gb SCSI HD
Amiga A1200 starting to work on this one.

henrycault
From Sherbrooke, Quebec
Who joined Dec. 9, 2008, 10:30 a.m.

Wrote on the subject of Snow leopard is it worth the upgrade? at Dec. 6, 2009, 10:20 p.m...

Well, one thing i know is that somehow, Snow leopard seems to hate Windows 7

I have windows shares on my network coming from a windows 7 Ultimate box, and under 10.5 i had no problems accessing them, they even listed themselves automatically. Now that im with 10.6... no more shares and im too lazy to try to find out. Also, im not totally certain about that one, but it looks like my battery life dropped with 10.6 . I can no longer do 6 and + hours on it. And it seems to be running hotter than before. Even though i keep it dust free.

270Mhz SI 384Mb ram :Octane2:

2x360Mhz V6 1.5Gb ram
:O2000:

Death by flooding...

Amiga A3000D / Full ECS, Kickstart 3.1, 2Mb CHIP/24Mb FAST with 2+18Gb SCSI HD
Amiga A1200 starting to work on this one.

henrycault
Big Fan
Who joined Dec. 9, 2008, 11:30 a.m.
and authored 114 notes

Wrote on the subject of Nekochan.net operating costs? at Jan. 9, 2010, 4:13 p.m...

True they do have a lot of power for their size/power consumption

I carry around a Sony netbook with an N280, and it's actually enough for me to open and preview the photos from my Nikon D80 with Capture NX2. They are RAW files so they are usually big files.

_________________
:Octane:

270Mhz SI 384Mb ram :Octane2:

2x360Mhz V6+SE 1.5Gb ram
:O200:

@ 225Mhz

8x250Mhz 4Gb ram + MXE + IO6G

henrycault
Big Fan
Who joined Dec. 9, 2008, 11:30 a.m.
and authored 114 notes

Wrote on the subject of Nekochan on D510MO at Jan. 25, 2010, 8:49 a.m...

About your ATX24 plug, i know it's too late now, but are you sure the board really needs it's 24-pins? Most simple boards with ATX24 connectors will work with only the first 20 pins populated. It's simply done like that to adapt to new power supplies... I see a lot of Seanix computers with MSI boards inside that are built like that.

Edit: And Intel boards also.

Edit2: BTW really nice setup. I didn't check but is it still a Realtek LAN card on-board? I had to drop a Intel PRO1000/MT in mine for network stability

_________________
:Octane:

270Mhz SI 384Mb ram :Octane2:

2x360Mhz V6+SE 1.5Gb ram
:O200:

@ 225Mhz

8x250Mhz 4Gb ram + MXE + IO6G

henrycault
Big Fan
Who joined Dec. 9, 2008, 11:30 a.m.
and authored 114 notes

Wrote on the subject of Nekochan on D510MO at Jan. 25, 2010, 9:42 a.m...

mgtremaine wrote:

henrycault wrote:

Edit2: BTW really nice setup. I didn't check but is it still a Realtek LAN card on-board? I had to drop a Intel PRO1000/MT in mine for network stability

re0: <RealTek 8168/8168B/8168C/8168CP/8168D/8168DP/8111B/8111C/8111CP/8111DP PCIe Gigabit Ethernet>

-Mike

Damn i was so lazy this morning, i skipped the wall of text and jumped to the pics. :oops:

_________________
:Octane:

270Mhz SI 384Mb ram :Octane2:

2x360Mhz V6+SE 1.5Gb ram
:O200:

@ 225Mhz

8x250Mhz 4Gb ram + MXE + IO6G

henrycault
Big Fan
Who joined Dec. 9, 2008, 11:30 a.m.
and authored 114 notes

Wrote on the subject of Backup from a PC-XT to a recent media. at June 23, 2010, 5:02 p.m...

Well, since i'm out of ideas, i might as well ask here.

I have an old IBM 5150 with one 5 1/4 Floppy drive and one Miniscribe 30Mb RLL drive. That computer is actually working fine. Problem is, i have to find a way to get the data out and put it on a newer media, like an USB key, or CDROM.

First thing i tried was to plug the Adaptec ACB-2072 controller and the drive inside a Pentium3 computer that still had a ISA slot. Well, computer started, the drive initialized, but got no boot.... I tried to put the "bios disabled" jumper on the card, thinking it was interfering with the rest of the machine. Now it booted but the RLL drive did not appear in windows.

Now i'm a little bit stucked... One other thing i thought was that those very old cards could not work in a PCI system, so i was thinking of getting a machine in betweem the XT and the Pentium3, like a 386 or 486 that has only ISA slots, but still has the capacity to work with IDE drives.

Would that trick work? Or anyone have another idea i can try?

_________________
:Octane:

270Mhz SI 384Mb ram :Octane2:

2x360Mhz V6+SE 1.5Gb ram
:O200:

@ 225Mhz

8x250Mhz 4Gb ram + MXE + IO6G

henrycault
Big Fan
Who joined Dec. 9, 2008, 11:30 a.m.
and authored 114 notes

Wrote on the subject of Backup from a PC-XT to a recent media. at June 25, 2010, 7:47 p.m...

Oooh, i forgot about LapLink... I do believe i have an old version somewhere. Laplink4 i think, hoping it will fit on a 360K floppy.

Im gonna get some floppy cables this week-end and another 360K floppy drive and ill try that next week.

_________________
:Octane:

270Mhz SI 384Mb ram :Octane2:

2x360Mhz V6+SE 1.5Gb ram
:O200:

@ 225Mhz

8x250Mhz 4Gb ram + MXE + IO6G