Archive:Equipment/Babbage

C. E. Liverati, 1841

Warning

the latest kernel (and possibly others) can't mount the root fs, i don't know why. using the oldest kernel works, but is less than ideal. next time it's rebooted please check if any of the newer kernels work.

Purpose

Babbage is a general usage server that lives in the space.

Access

Hackspace members do not automatically receive a Babbage account. To access Babbage, ask for an account on the IRC, and then connect via SSH.

Specs

• OS: Ubuntu i686
• CPU: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.53GHz (1 logical core)
• RAM: 3GB - 2 x 512 MB dimm DDR2 533mhz 1.9ns + 2 x 1Gb, note: all ECC.
• Disks: 2x500GB, 2x750Gb, all SATA
• Extras: video digitiser card, extra USB ports.
• GPU: Intel Corporation E7221 Integrated Graphics Controller

Name

Named after Charles Babbage.

See also: System naming

IP

• Internal: 172.31.24.101
• External: hack.rs or 93.97.176.250

Logbook

System logbook

Services

These must be running in sudo screen sessions belonging to root (run from their directories):

• python /usr/local/bin/Lighted/lighted.py
• /usr/local/bin/powerBoard.sh
• /usr/local/bin/scripts/startmotion
• /home/jonty/irccat/irccat.sh

These services should be started automatically as daemons:

• /etc/init.d/ircensus start
• /etc/init.d/doorbot-listeners start
• /etc/init.d/xinetd start
• /etc/init.d/apache2 start
• /etc/init.d/lighttpd start
• /etc/init.d/boarded start

Webcams

Webcams are controlled by the motion deamon. This can be run from `/usr/local/bin/scripts/startmotion` (preferably in a screen session)

Networking

See Babbage/Networking

Config

Add /mnt/drobo to PRUNEPATHS in /etc/updatedb.conf Set the following in /etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf:

server.document-root       = "/home/solexious/coolbot"
server.port                = 8022