Re: [SSI-users] OpenSSI 1.9.6 with AMD Athlon

[Scott W. <sc...@sl...>]

Hi David,

A lot of things can cause that error.  You'll get it any time a node
is netbooting and is able to fetch the kernel, but the kernel isn't
able to configure an ethernet or network device that's on the list of
nodes it got from the master node, and talk to the master node.
There's a lot that can go wrong in there.

Even though that OpenSSI is built on Lenny, the OpenSSI kernel that
gets installed is based on an older version of Linux.  Even though
Lenny can find and configure your ethernet card, OpenSSI's kernel that
gets installed may not be able to.  I like to encourage people to get
a thoroughly well established network card, such as a 3com 509, just
to get things running.  If you get a 3c509, get one with the boot ROM.
 I've had bad luck with open source netbooters with that card.
Reading through the release notes of the version of Linux that that
version of OpenSSI is based on should tell you if your current
ethernet card is supported.

I'm running OpenSSI on AMD, too.

Good luck, and continue to ask questions when you get stuck.  OpenSSI
can be a touch cranky to get going.

Regards,
-scott

On 5/19/11, David Kruger <dk...@un...> wrote:
> Hi People
> I'm trying to create a cluster ssi with openssi. The machines here in the
> lab of my university have this features
>
> Processor
> AMD Athlon(tm) Processor LE-1640
> Processor Speed: 2.6 GHz.
> L2: 1 MB.
>
> RAM:
> 2 GB DDR-2 800 MHz.
>
> Hard Disk:
> 120 GB, SCSI de 15,000 rpm.
>
> Motherboard:
> ASUSTeK Computer INC. M2N-MX SE Plus
> System Bus Speed: 800 MHz.
> System Memory Speed: 667 MHz.
>
> Intel Gigabit Ethernet.
> forcedeth: Reverse Engineered nForce ethernet driver. Version 0.61.
>
> I tried to install openssi-alpha and openssi 1.9.6 both in a debian lenny
> minimum installed system.
> What I always get is
>
>    ERROR: Could not find a NIC with a static node configuration
>
> Dynamically alloating an IP address and node number
>
> ERROR: Could not find the NIC used to add this node to the cluster
>
> Unable to continue. Halting
>
>
> Openssi has issues with the forcedeth network card??
>
>
> Regards!!
>
> D.
>