AMD MKCDREC Datasheet

AMD Geode™ SP4SC40 System Platform
Restoring a Linux Hard Disk
Using MKCDREC Software

1.0 Scope

This document discusses the procedure for restoring a
complete Linux image using the bootable CD included in
the AMD Geode™ SP4SC40 system platform kit. The
Linux software used to create the bootable CD image is
called MKCDREC. The software is “free-ware” and more
information on MKCDREC can be found at the web site:
http://mkcdrec.indyramp.net
image is to verify that the SP4SC40 platform and plug-in
cards included in the kit are functional.

. The purpose of the Linux

2.0 Procedure

2.1 Verify the Boot Order of Drives

Follow the procedures for setting up the SP4SC40 as
described in Sections 2.1 and 2.2 of the AMD Geode™
SP4SC40 System Platform User’s Guide. The hard drive
must be at least 4.3 GB. The LPC (Low Pin Count) card
and floppy drive should not be installed, and the boot order
of drives should be left at the default state:

1) Floppy drive (Should not be installed)

2) CD-ROM drive (Installed in Primary IDE as Slave)

3) Hard drive (4.3 GB minimum, installed on Primary IDE
as Master)

The boot order can be verified by pressing F1 during the
boot process, then press C (Motherboard Device Configu­ration), then press A (Drive Configuration) to view the boot
order sequence. If the drives are not set to this order, do so
at this time. The menu items are intuitive and easy to set.
See Section 4.4 Configuring Boot Order of Drives in the
AMD Geode™ SP4SC40 System Platform User’s Guide for
complete instructions.

2.2 Restore the Hard Drive

Note that this procedure completely reformats the hard
drive and all previous data will be lost. Plug in the ATX
power supply and turn on the SP4SC40 platform by press­ing the On/Off button (SW1). Once power is applied, press
the open/close button on the CD-ROM drive to load the
Linux CD. If this is done quickly, the CD may spin-up and
be ready to boot when the BIOS is ready. If the CD-ROM
drive is not ready, a message such as “Boot device not
present - Halting” will appear on the screen. In this case
press the Reset button (SW2) and the platform will reboot.
The CD-ROM will be ready to boot this time.

The CD will boot the MKCDREC software and load the ker­nel. Ignore all messages until the following command line
appears:

I have no name!@localhost
Follow the instructions shown below. Some non-important

output messages are ignored. (<) designates enter com­mands. Press the Enter key after typing each command:

< cd /etc/recovery
< ./clone-dsk.sh

Press [Enter] to continue or [CTRL-C] to abort:

< Enter
mkCDrec_v0.6.1 - Source disk to restore
Enter your selection:
/dev/hda (size: 39088896 Kb)
Please choose from the above list [1-1]:

< 1
Is disk /dev/hda already formatted (manually)? [Y/n]?

< n
Swap partition /dev/hda3 has size 141 Mb.
You can change the size of this partition if required.

1) 70 Mb

2) 105 Mb

3) 141 Mb

4) 176 Mb

5) 211 Mb
Please choose from the above list [1-5]:

< 3
hda: hda1 hda2 (hda5 hda6 hda7)
Do you want to reformat /dev/hda? [Y/n]?

< Y
The disk has been reformatted, and will now start the mkfs.
Start mkfs process of disk /dev/hda? [Y/n]?

< Y

:/ #

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Initialize the swap partition? [Y/n]?

< Y

Shall I label the partitions (LABEL)? [Y/n]?

< Y

Shall I restore all partitions? [Y/n]?

< Y

Files are now copied from the CD-ROM to the hard drive
(approximately 15 minutes).

Shall I adapt lilo.conf and /etc/fstab for you + lilo the disk?
[Y/n]?

< Y

Source disk has been successfully cloned.

2.3 Reboot to Linux and Verify
Platform Functions

Remove the CD and reboot the system by pressing the
Reset button (SW2). The system should now boot from the
hard drive, and the following is displayed:

Red Hat Linux release 7.2 (Enigma)
Kernel 2.4.17 on an i586
localhost login:

< root

[root@localhost root]#

< startx

The Xwindows program now runs with the Gnome GUI. It
verifies the video graphics driver and video card. The dis­play resolution is 1024x768x24-bit color. Note that the red
UDMA LED (CR3) on the SP4SC40 board blinks during
hard drive activity. This verifies the UDMA feature. Without
UDMA, overall performance is much slower and the red
LED does not blink.

To verify the various audio functions make the following
connections:

• Plug a 4-pin audio cable from the CD-ROM drive into
connector J12, CD Audio In.

• Plug a stereo microphone into J5, Mic In.

• Connect left and right speakers to J2, Audio Out. The

speakers should be powered.

To verify that a music CD will play, open the CD-ROM tray
and insert a music CD, then close the tray. The CD player
should automatically start and the co ntrol GUI appears in
the window. Use the mouse to control the CD player, (i.e.,
Pause, Stop, Fast Forward, Rewind, etc.). The CD player
and other audio applications are run by clicking on the
Gnome “foot” in the lower-left corner of the display, then
click on Programs – Multimedia. The microphone should be
working and can be verified by speaking into it and listen­ing to the amplified sound from the speakers. The Audio
Mixer program can be used to change the sound volume,
CD-audio, and microphone levels.

To verify the Ethernet card and driver are working, use
Netscape Navigator to access the internet. First run Pro­grams – System – Network Configuration to set up the net­work. Due to the variety of network configurations, specific
instructions are not given in this document. Contact your
System Administrator for the correct network settings.
Netscape can be run by clicking on the red Netscape icon
in the panel at the bottom of the screen.

The Xwindows/Gnome user interface provides a variety of
other features that are not discussed in this document. The
user is encouraged to experiment with these programs and
features. Note that if any files or features of the Linux
image are accidentally deleted or corrupted, the Linux CD
can be used to restore the original image. Note again that
any changes or additions made to the original image will be
lost.

2 AMD Geode™ SP4SC40 System Platform Restoring a Linux Hard Disk Using MKCDREC Software

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