DebianOn is an effort to document how to install, configure and use Debian on some specific hardware. Therefore potential buyers would know if that hardware is supported and owners would know how get the best out of that hardware.

The purpose is not to duplicate the Debian Official Documentation, but to document how to install Debian on some specific hardware.

If you need help to get Debian running on your hardware, please have a look at our user support channels where you may find specific channels (mailing list, IRC channel) dedicated to certain types of hardware.

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Contents

  1. Overall Status
  2. Important Note
  3. Configuration
    1. Display
    2. Audio
    3. Mouse
    4. Power Management
    5. WiFi
  4. System Summary
    1. lspci
    2. lsusb
  5. Resources
    1. Attachments
    2. Useful Links
    3. Credits

Models covered
Ampere eMAG 64bit ARM Workstation (Raptor)

Overall Status

Core Components

[ATTACH]

Boot Standard Kernel:

{OK}

LAN network card (Generic Ethernet):

{OK}

Detect CD/DVD (Generic DVD+RW) :

{OK}

Detect hard drives:

{OK}

Extra Features

CPU Frequency Scaling

{OK}

Hibernation

[?]

Sleep / Suspend

[?]

Xorg

{i}

- OpenGL

X-(

- Resize-and-Rotate(randr)

[?]

Switch to External Screen

[?]

Mouse

- Built-in (Trackpoint)

[-]

- Built-in (Touchpad)

{OK}

Modem

[-]

Wireless/Wifi

X-(

Keyboard's Hotkeys

[?]

Legend :
{OK} = OK ; {X} Unsupported(No Driver) ; /!\ = Error (Couldn't get it working); [?] Unknown, Not Test ; [-] Not-applicable
{i} = Configuration Required; X-( = Only works with a non-free driver and or firmware

Important Note

The CPU fan is noisy and defaults to 100% (in Nov 2019 - it'll presumably get properly managed eventually). Currently you have to control this from the BMC with 

sudo ipmitool raw 0x3c 0x8 11 45

(to set the fan rate to 45%). That's the command as issued on the locally-booted linux, assuming that the ipmi device is enabled.

This needs to be enabled in crontab to run on every boot 

sudo crontab -e

add in a line 

@reboot ipmitool raw 0x3c 0x8 11 55

Configuration

Display

Audio

Mouse

Power Management

WiFi

System Summary

lspci

lspci -nn

lsusb

lsusb -v | grep -E '\<(Bus|iProduct|bDeviceClass|bDeviceProtocol)' 2>/dev/null

Resources

Bios upgrade

Note that BMC only does DHCP on power-up, so plug in ethernet cable to BMC socket (below serial port) before turning on power.

There are three firmware components * 'ATF+EFI' (aka 'BIOS') * System Controller * BMC

Recommended revision for all three is 1.01 (Nov 2019) 

ipmitool -I lanplus -H <IP of BMC> -U ADMIN -P ADMIN -z 8192 hpm upgrade raptor_atfbios_capsule_1.01.01.hpm
ipmitool -I lanplus -H 10.1.198.62 -U ADMIN -P ADMIN -z 8192 hpm upgrade raptor_trusted_smpmpro_capsule_1.01.01.hpm

Attachments

Some configuration files and sample outputs.

Credits

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