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DS-DM

Olchansk — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:50:34 GMT

Raspbian

Olchansk — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:37:30 GMT

"lite" image missing packages

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	* modprobe i2c-dev		* modprobe i2c-dev
	* i2cdetect 1		* i2cdetect 1

			== set time zone ==

			* TERM=vt100 dpkg-reconfigure tzdata

	= Pre-D-12 information =		= Pre-D-12 information =
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	apt -y install cmake libcurl4-openssl-dev mariadb-client libmariadb-dev libsqlite3-dev # midas		apt -y install cmake libcurl4-openssl-dev mariadb-client libmariadb-dev libsqlite3-dev # midas
	apt -y install chromium-browser # arm version of google-chrome		apt -y install chromium-browser # arm version of google-chrome
			</pre>

			== mount "lite" image

			<pre>
			xz -d 2025-12-04-raspios-trixie-arm64-lite.img.xz
			fdisk -lu 2025-12-04-raspios-trixie-arm64-lite.img
			# Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
			# 2025-12-04-raspios-trixie-arm64-lite.img1 16384 1064959 1048576 512M c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
			# 2025-12-04-raspios-trixie-arm64-lite.img2 1064960 5832703 4767744 2.3G 83 Linux
			# specify mount "offset" as fdisk "start" * 512
			mount -o loop,offset=545259520 2025-12-04-raspios-trixie-arm64-lite.img /mnt
	</pre>		</pre>

	= End =		= End =

Ubuntu

Olchansk — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:24:41 GMT

Ubuntu-24

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	= ARM64 cross-compiler =		= ARM64 cross-compiler =

			== Ubuntu-22 ==

	* arm64, aarch64 are Xilinx FPGA Cortex-A53, RPi4, RPi5 machines		* arm64, aarch64 are Xilinx FPGA Cortex-A53, RPi4, RPi5 machines
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	aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc-12 -o ttcp.aarch64 ttcp.c -static		aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc-12 -o ttcp.aarch64 ttcp.c -static
	aarch64-linux-gnu-g++-12 -o fecdm.exe -O2 -g -Wall -Wuninitialized -std=c++20 fecdm.o dsdm.o /home/dsdaqdev/packages_common/midas/linux-aarch64-remoteonly/lib/libmidas.a -pthread -lrt -lutil /nfsroot/gdm00/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/libi2c.a -static		aarch64-linux-gnu-g++-12 -o fecdm.exe -O2 -g -Wall -Wuninitialized -std=c++20 fecdm.o dsdm.o /home/dsdaqdev/packages_common/midas/linux-aarch64-remoteonly/lib/libmidas.a -pthread -lrt -lutil /nfsroot/gdm00/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/libi2c.a -static
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			== Ubuntu-24 ==

			* arm64, aarch64 are Xilinx FPGA Cortex-A53, RPi4, RPi5 machines
			* install packages:
			<pre>
			apt install g++-aarch64-linux-gnu
			</pre>
			* build:
			<pre>
			aarch64-linux-gnu-g++ -c -o xvcserver_cdm.o -O2 -g -Wall -Wuninitialized -std=c++20 xvcserver_cdm.cxx
			aarch64-linux-gnu-g++ -o xvcserver_cdm.exe -O2 -g -Wall -Wuninitialized -std=c++20 xvcserver_cdm.o -pthread -lrt -lutil -static
	</pre>		</pre>

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	= 32-bit intel cross-compiler =		= 32-bit intel cross-compiler =

	Ubuntu 22.04:		== Ubuntu 22.04 ==

	<pre>		<pre>
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	* executables cross-build on Ubuntu-22 run on 32-bit Debian-12.		* executables cross-build on Ubuntu-22 run on 32-bit Debian-12.

	Ubuntu 24.04:		== Ubuntu 24.04 ==

	<pre>		<pre>
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	grep ^UUID /etc/fstab		grep ^UUID /etc/fstab
	UUID=F2DD-7321 /boot/efi-sda vfat umask=0022,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,nofail 0 1		UUID=F2DD-7321 /boot/efi-sda vfat umask=0022,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,nofail 0 1
	UUID=F30C-13B5 /boot/efi-sdb vfat umask=0022,fmask=0022,dmask=0022.nofail 0 1		UUID=F30C-13B5 /boot/efi-sdb vfat umask=0022,fmask=0022,dmask=0022,nofail 0 1
	</pre>		</pre>
	* prepare the EFI partitions (remove old previous subdirectories, only empty efi/boot should be there)		* prepare the EFI partitions (remove old previous subdirectories, only empty efi/boot should be there)

Ubuntu

Bsmith — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 23:38:24 GMT

32-bit intel cross-compiler

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	apt install g++-i686-linux-gnu		apt install g++-i686-linux-gnu
	apt install libstdc++-13-dev:i386		apt install libstdc++-13-dev:i386
			apt install lib32z1 lib32z1-dev
	i686-linux-gnu-gcc -o ttcp.i386 ttcp.c		i686-linux-gnu-gcc -o ttcp.i386 ttcp.c
	</pre>		</pre>

Ubuntu

Olchansk — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 22:14:38 GMT

32-bit intel cross-compiler

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	apt upgrade # install updated packages and update "kept back" packages		apt upgrade # install updated packages and update "kept back" packages
	apt autoremove # remove packages that apt thinks should be removed		apt autoremove # remove packages that apt thinks should be removed
			</pre>

			= Remove obsolete packages =

			NOTE: do this only if booted into the latest linux kernel - compare "uname -a" with "ls -l /boot"

			<pre>
			apt list '~o'
			apt purge '~o'
	</pre>		</pre>

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	https://www.debian.org/releases/bookworm/amd64/release-notes/ch-upgrading.en.html		https://www.debian.org/releases/bookworm/amd64/release-notes/ch-upgrading.en.html

	== 32-bit VME processor Debian 11 to 12 ==		== 32-bit VME processor Debian 11 to 12 to 13 ==

	* cd git/scripts; git pull; cd ~		* cd git/scripts; git pull; cd ~
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	* edit /etc/apt/sources.list		* edit /etc/apt/sources.list
	<pre>		<pre>
	deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bookworm main		deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ trixie main
			#deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bookworm main
	#deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bullseye main		#deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bullseye main
	#deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ buster main		#deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ buster main
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	* executables cross-build on Ubuntu-22 do NOT run on 32-bit Debain-11 (GLIBC and GLIBCXX version mismatch)		* executables cross-build on Ubuntu-22 do NOT run on 32-bit Debain-11 (GLIBC and GLIBCXX version mismatch)
	* executables cross-build on Ubuntu-22 run on 32-bit Debian-12.		* executables cross-build on Ubuntu-22 run on 32-bit Debian-12.

			Ubuntu 24.04:

			<pre>
			apt install gcc-i686-linux-gnu
			apt install g++-i686-linux-gnu
			apt install libstdc++-13-dev:i386
			i686-linux-gnu-gcc -o ttcp.i386 ttcp.c
			</pre>

			NOTES:
			* executables cross-build on Ubuntu-24 will NOT run on 32-bit Debian-12 (GLIBC mismatch, static executables maybe work)
			* executables cross-build on Ubuntu-24 run on 32-bit Debian-13

	= SSH settings for EPICS =		= SSH settings for EPICS =

DEAP

Olchansk — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:43:13 GMT

Links

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	* https://deapdaqgw.snolab.ca/elog/ - DEAP00 ELOG		* https://deapdaqgw.snolab.ca/elog/ - DEAP00 ELOG
	* https://deapdaqgw.snolab.ca/ganglia/ - GANGLIA system monitoring		* https://deapdaqgw.snolab.ca/ganglia/ - GANGLIA system monitoring
	* https://deapdaqgw.snolab.ca/~~nodeinfo~~/~~config~~.html - computer configuration and status		* https://deapdaqgw.snolab.ca/gonodeinfo/gonodereport.html - computer configuration and status
	* http://dug1.snolab.ca/ - data server		* http://dug1.snolab.ca/ - data server
	* https://deapdaqgw.snolab.ca/check/ - deapgw environment monitoring MIDAS status page		* https://deapdaqgw.snolab.ca/check/ - deapgw environment monitoring MIDAS status page

Ubuntu

Dfujimoto — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:42:50 GMT

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	apt -y install u-boot-tools # for Xilinx petalinux		apt -y install u-boot-tools # for Xilinx petalinux
	#apt -y install linux-headers-generic # to build linux kernel drivers		#apt -y install linux-headers-generic # to build linux kernel drivers
	apt -y install ~~vim~~ htop		apt -y install htop
	</pre>		</pre>

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	remove snap at this point.		remove snap at this point.

			Do

			<pre>
			snap list
			</pre>

			to see a list of installed snaps. Use

			<pre>
			snap remove <item>
			</pre>

			to remove each. You will need to remove snapd last.

			<pre>
			systemctl stop snapd
			systemctl disable snapd
			apt purge snapd
			rm -rf ~/snap
			</pre>

	== install non-snap firefox ==		== install non-snap firefox ==
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	== install ganglia server ==		== install ganglia server ==

	on the main computer (daq00, dsdaqgw, etc)		'''On the main computer only! (daq00, dsdaqgw, etc)'''

	* zfs create rpool/ganglia		* zfs create rpool/ganglia
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	== install fonts for EPICS ==		== install fonts for EPICS ==

	* apt -y install xfonts-100dpi xfonts-75dpi		<pre>
	* restart Xorg (i.e. "killall Xorg", this will log you out from the console)		apt -y install xfonts-100dpi xfonts-75dpi
	* xlsfonts \| grep -i helvetica ### should show fonts with different sizes, not just size 0 (scalable)		killall Xorg # restart Xorg (i.e. "killall Xorg", this will log you out from the console)
			xlsfonts \| grep -i helvetica ### should show fonts with different sizes, not just size 0 (scalable)
			</pre>

	== install libz.so.1 for CentOS compatibility ==		== install libz.so.1 for CentOS compatibility ==
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	note: you will have to cut-and-paste this several times because "apt" eats commands, even with "-y" and even piped from "yes".		note: you will have to cut-and-paste this several times because "apt" eats commands, even with "-y" and even piped from "yes".

			note: DF - on U24 this may re-install snap

	<pre>		<pre>
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	<pre>		<pre>
	grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg		grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg
			</pre>

			== Disable welcome message on ssh ==

			On ssh, there is a lengthy welcome message. To disable:

			<pre>
			vim /etc/ssh/sshd_config
			</pre>

			Ensure that the file reads

			<pre>
			PrintMod no
			</pre>

			Then,

			<pre>
			vim /etc/pam.d/sshd
			</pre>

			comment out the lines:

			<pre>
			session optional pam_motd.so motd=/run/motd.dynamic
			session optional pam_motd.so noupdate
	</pre>		</pre>

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	</pre>		</pre>
	* stop apache2 from listening on port 80: edit /etc/apache2/ports.conf, comment-out the line "Listen 80"		* stop apache2 from listening on port 80: edit /etc/apache2/ports.conf, comment-out the line "Listen 80"
	* stop apache2 from listening on port 80: edit /etc/apache2/ports.conf, comment-out the line "Listen 80"		* enable ssl module and new configurations:
	* enable ssl module
	* enable new configurations
	<pre>		<pre>
	a2enmod ssl		a2enmod ssl
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	= Update packages =		= Update packages =

	* apt update # update package list		<pre>
	* apt upgrade # install updated packages and update "kept back" packages		apt update # update package list
	* apt autoremove # remove packages that apt thinks should be removed		apt upgrade # install updated packages and update "kept back" packages
			apt autoremove # remove packages that apt thinks should be removed
			</pre>

	= Cleanup residual configs =		= Cleanup residual configs =

	* apt list '~c'		<pre>
	* apt purge '~c'		apt list '~c'
			apt purge '~c'
			</pre>

	= Install firefox-esr =		= Install firefox-esr =

Quartus

Olchansk — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:20:54 GMT

How to run Quartus

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	* cyclone IV: gpmc-camac-aux-firmware (CAMAC interface): quartus 23.1		* cyclone IV: gpmc-camac-aux-firmware (CAMAC interface): quartus 23.1
	* cyclone V: ALPHA-g PWB, ALPHA-g ADC: quartus 17.0 (17.1 and newer have incompatible NIOS ethernet interface)		* cyclone V: ALPHA-g PWB, ALPHA-g ADC: quartus 17.0 (17.1 and newer have incompatible NIOS ethernet interface)
	* cyclone V SoC: chronobox: 21.1		* cyclone V SoC: chronobox, dltdc: 21.1
	* cyclone V: VME-NIMIO32-Rev3: 20.1		* cyclone V: VME-NIMIO32-Rev3: 20.1
	* stratix IV: ALPHA-g TRG: quartus 20.1.1		* stratix IV: ALPHA-g TRG: quartus 20.1.1