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20230404T1600-20230406T2000

Onkar, Tara, Roy, Tara

PHYS 401, 433C

Goals

1. create 1:1 copy of tcs c: drive (Local Disk)
2. boot tcs using copy drive and not original drive
3. install lightweight win10 OS on tcs copy drive

Log

1. onkar was bored so onkar wanted to restart the p3 project (end goal is to have dc control everything)
2. brain dump:
   1. things stopping us from full integration:
      1. ISA card that sends the motor commands cannot be installed on a modern PC due to the lack of ISA slots on modern motherboards
      2. unclear at this time whether ISA cards work properly on win10 and newer OS's
      3. DFMTCS (TCS software) does not want to open on DC even after all files had been copied over
         1. either an issue with drivers or with not properly running an "install DFMTCS" program on the dc
   2. possible solutions to solve these issues
      1. find PCIE to ISA internal or external conversion thingy
      2. fuck around and find out
      3. find wherever this install dfmtcs program would be or social engineer it out of someone at another DFM observatory
3. onkar and tara unplugged all telescope cables from control computer and extracted control computer from the desk too access its innards, specifically its harddrive
   
   1. boot HDD connected to cc mobo via sata data cable
   2. onkar repurposed rolly desk from 401 to act as a bench for control computer
4. the great copying
   1. onkar plugged in external SSD (borrowed from dr meyer in 306a) to black USB port on control computer
   2. onkar booted up control computer as normal and used AOEMI backupper to clone the cc boot drive to the ssd
   3. onkar waited hours for this to finish bc USB2.0 is very fucking slow

Notes

ToDo