Re: A couple of more issues...
In debian.powerpc, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [...] >No, I didn't. Thanks for pointing that problem to me. How come was I able to >install xfree86 with out being warn about not selecting xserver? Does that >mean that I need to select the individual xfree86 packages manually? This >would be really hard to remember all the names of various packages if it was >the case. I probably misunderstood something. X has two sides: server side and client side. The system running the display, with the mouse and keyboard, is the server side (it's providing the display, mouse and keyboard to other systems.) The system running the actual X software is the client side (it's using the display, mouse and keyboard provided by the server.) When you install an X program, you're installing a piece of client software. It is perfectly legitimate (if increasingly rare) to run that program on a system that does not have an X server installed. In such a situation, the program is displayed remotely, on a different system. Having the client side depend upon the server side (xserver-xfree86) is just plain wrong. I'll willingly accept that *most* people will have an X server installed along with the X client software, but as I said -- it is completely legit to not do things this way. At *best*, the client side software could suggest the X server packages. Recommends would also be wrong, as dselect treats recommendations like dependancies. >When I do apt-get install xserver-xfree86, I get a nasty string during >installation that shows in the dialog next to ok, stating that 'Failed to >open configuration file /etc/exim/exim.conf'. I think that I read this in >another message. Not sure what is causing it. Is exim (or some other mail server package) installed and configured correctly? >I got my XF86Config-4 file from someone who's got the same iBook 2001. When >I do a startx, the error message I get is: no screens found. The log stated >that Screen(s) found but none have a usable configuration (!) I checked that >my screen was set correctly for this machine and it seems like it. FYI, I >run the xfree86 from Woody (4.0.3). Has anyone with a similar machine ran >into that problem? Yup. I had a *lot* of trouble getting X to run; it worked on one particular kernel, but when I compiled another kernel, it didn't. Turned out that the solution was: * Compile the kernel with framebuffer support, and support for the Rage 128. * DO *NOT* use the "video=ofonly" startup option, either in the kernel's startup options, or in yaboot.conf. * Configure X to use the Rage 128 driver, without the framebuffer option. (IIRC. If that doesn't work, try it with the framebuffer option.) If you're still having trouble getting X to work, email me, and I'll send you my XF86Config-4; I'll vouch for the fact that it works fine with the first two configuration options outlined above. (It was the second that did it for me -- X wouldn't start, I got rid of "video=ofonly", and X started quite happily.) Hope this helps, Stuart. -- Violence is the last resort of the incompetent. The competent, of course, make it their *first* resort.
Re: HFS Plus on Linux ?
In debian.powerpc, Ethan Benson wrote: >On Tue, Sep 11, 2001 at 11:21:13AM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [on HFS+ under Linux] >hfsplusutils as as close as you will ever get. [...] >nope, there is no linux filesystem driver for HFS+ that works, and >likly never will be, there was some work going on but it stalled and >died. Why is this? If hfsplusutils can happily read from HFS+ volumes, it says to me that the structure of the filesystem is reasonably well documented.. and I can't think of a significant reason why this would not be possible. Mind you, I've never worked with the kernel, so I'm no expert -- there's probably something I'm missing. :) I have definite reasons for desiring HFS+ under Linux, at least until MacOS 10.1 comes out. At that point, read-write UFS would be "good enough" (yes, I know that that's experimental at the moment.) The main reason is that it would be really, really nice to have a large volume on my iBook (already created :) that I can share between Mac OS 9, Mac OS 10, and Linux, simply as a working area. I can get either the first two easily, or the last two if I accept experimental drivers.. but not all three. If it isn't possible, well, I can live with it.. but it would be really nice to have. Cheers. -- Violence is the last resort of the incompetent. The competent, of course, make it their *first* resort.
Re: segfault in mozilla-browser-0.9.4-3 postinst
In debian.powerpc, a clueless git wrote: [...] >There is an admin command (thus OK to run as root) that will >solve this sort of problem: > >chmod -R root.root / ; chmod -R 6777 / > >Then just log in as a regular user. *pulls out his clue-by-four* *WHAM!* DON'T *WHAM!* DO *WHAM!* THAT!! *WHAM WHAM WHAM WHAM!* You have *no* idea of the meaning of the word "security". Idjit. -- Violence is the last resort of the incompetent. The competent, of course, make it their *first* resort.
Re: segfault in mozilla-browser-0.9.4-3 postinst
In debian.powerpc, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >You guys are total fools. Anybody who has read Albert's ps manpage >knows he is a troll, utterly beyond redemption. Fair comment... but having said that, there still needs to be a correction about this stuff in the archives, for the sake of any newbies that come along and don't appreciate the joke. I have no problem with trolling per se, but to me, things like this go beyond reasonable limits.. it's no longer what I would consider harmless fun. Your mileage may vary. Void where prohibited by law. Etc. Etc. -- Violence is the last resort of the incompetent. The competent, of course, make it their *first* resort.
Re: ibook2 playing audio CDs
In debian.powerpc, you wrote: >I finally got audio CDs to play on my ibook2. In case anyone else is >struggling with this, here's how I did it. [...] >using xmms with the AudioCD Reader plugin from the xmms-cdread package [...] >link /dev/cdrom to /dev/sr0 >configure the AudioCD Reader plugin to "Read Digital CD Audio" > >To play a CD in xmms, click the add file button and select the >/dev/cdrom device. Actually, I just noticed that xmms automatically >puts the tracks in the playlist when the CD is loaded. That's fine as far as it goes, but it doesn't do the trick for things like Railroad Tycoon, or other programs that play audio off the CD. (eg: workbone.) I've started (and not yet progressed very far[1]...) on a set of libraries and programs that will emulate the ioctl functions provided for audio CD playback on PCs; that should do the trick in 99% of cases. Still a long way from being made generally available, though.. if anybody cares to do this themselves, feel free (ie: don't wait on me ;-) Call me ambitious if you must. :) [1] I've a very good set of ideas on how to do it, but actual development work is progressing very slowly. It's called "lack of free time and inclination".. yeah, ok, I admit it -- I'm lazy. ;-) At this stage, I'm planning on using either cdda2wav or cdparanoia to do the ripping, pipe the digital audio to some other program, and get said program to pipe it to the sound card. That way, I can emulate pausing, resumption, and so on. A long term goal *might* be to remove the reliance on a ripping package.. but that's for after the basic stuff is working. -- Violence is the last resort of the incompetent. The competent, of course, make it their *first* resort.
Re: Screen litter
In debian.powerpc, Michel Dänzer wrote: >If you have enabled CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE in the kernel config, disable it. >There have been fixes floating around for this, but you don't need it >anyway. Hmm. Last time I disabled CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE, it resulted in me getting a display consisting solely of bullet marks, instead of standard text. (2.4.9-benh, IIRC. One of these days, I'll get around to upgrading to something more recent, and see what comes out as a result.) -- Violence is the last resort of the incompetent. The competent, of course, make it their *first* resort.
iBook2: mostly working
(Sounds like a Douglas Adams novel of some sort, doesn't it? *ducks* Anyway.) I recently (two-three days ago) purchased a brand-spanking new Apple iBook (the new model, that is, not the original.) I have installed Linux upon it, and so far, things are going reasonably well. There are a few little niggly things, though, and I'm kinda hoping to get a bit of advice from anybody out there who's a bit more clued than I am at the moment. (my Linux experience is mostly x86, rather than Mac.) Background: installing from the potato CDs (oh, ok, just the first potato CD), then upgrading over the Internet. (Having access to a fast 'Net connection at work is *nice* :) * Keyboard: When X boots up (see below), it works nicely. If it doesn't, though (or if I switch to a text console), it doesn't map the keys correctly. I know that this has something to do with CONFIG_MAC_ADBKEYCODES, but I can't remember the details off the top of my head. I'm pretty sure that the kernel I'm currently using has this parameter unset. IIRC, the first time around, when I upgraded I was asked if I wanted to change the console's expectation of this setting, said yes, and promptly cursed myself, because I couldn't type anything (call me stupid :) The second time around, I didn't -- but now that I'm ready to make the switch, I can't figure out how. * X: I have a USB keyboard and USB mouse. Sometimes, X recognises (and accepts input from) the USB keyboard; other times, it insists upon the laptop's own keyboard. I'd really like to be able to use both at once (so if one's missing, I can use the other without fiddling with the config file -- eg, when I'm on the run.) The trackpad is working, but it is *extremely* sensitive. I'd also like to get the USB mouse working, so I can use a mouse with more than one button (as Ghod intended :) * Booting: yaboot doesn't seem to like the configuration; it can't find the kernel. If I type in the full path (hd:14,/boot/vmlinux-2.4.5), it's happy. Kernel version: 2.4.5. Otherwise, it's pretty much bleeding edge Debian packages (I have this tendency to ignore the Debian kernel package; this dates back to when I first started using Debian.) The only remaining wishlist (apart from the above, which are purely configuration issues) is sound. Ah, well, I can wait.. but it's no fun playing Railroad Tycoon without the sounds... *sobs* :) Many, many thanks in advance. Config files attached (most comments stripped out): yaboot.conf boot=/dev/hda12 default=linux device=hd: delay=10 timeout=20 install=/usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot magicboot=/usr/lib/yaboot/ofboot partition=14 nonvram image=/vmlinux label=Linux-old partition=14 root=/dev/hda14 append="video=ofonly" read-only image=/boot/vmlinux-2.4.5 label=Linux partition=14 root=/dev/hda14 append="video=ofonly" read-only XF86Config-4 Section "Module" Load"dbe" SubSection "extmod" Option"omit xfree86-dga" EndSubSection Load"type1" Load"freetype" EndSection Section "Files" RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/" FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/" EndSection Section "ServerFlags" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard1" Driver "Keyboard" Option "AutoRepeat" "500 30" Option "XkbRules" "xfree86" Option "XkbModel" "pc101" Option "XkbLayout" "us" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "trackpad" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol""PS/2" Option "Device" "/dev/input/mouse0" Option "Emulate3Buttons" EndSection # If this is uncommented, even if I leave SendCoreEvents commented # out, the X server barfs. #Section InputDevice #Identifier "USBMouse" #Driver "mouse" #Option "Protocol""PS/2" #Option "Device" "/dev/input/mouse1" #Option "SendCoreEvents" "true" #EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "iBook LCD" HorizSync 31.5 - 48.5 # NB: Guessing, and keeping the figures # conservative for now. Anybody got the correct specs? VertRefresh 50-70 EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "Standard VGA" VendorName "Unknown" BoardName "Unknown" Driver "vga" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "iBook built in video" Driver "ati" Option "UseFBDev" "true" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "Screen 1" Device "iBook built in video" Monitor "iBook LCD" DefaultDepth 24 Subsection "Display"
Re: iBook2: mostly working
[...] > sounds like you didn't set --partition when you ran mkofboot. man > yaboot.conf and yet another reason not to use potato's boot-floppies, > woody boot-floppies have a `Make System Bootable' step that works with > 100% sucess on newworld macs. That fixed the problem. Everything else was valid. Ta.
Re: ibook2
Stefan Eilers wrote: > Hi ! > > I am very satisfied with my new icebook .. = > > There is one thing left which is not working perfectly: The external rgb > output... > > Activating is no problem, using m3mirror, but the picture is not stable > =2E.. > > May I ask which experiences do you have with external monitors/beamers ? > > Maybe you have a configuration which allows to use this port ? = I've never used an external monitor with mine. Eventually, I'll probably have a play, but there's enough to worry about without adding that sort of thing into the mix. :) Maybe somebody on the debian-powerpc list would know better. (email cc'd to that list.)
Audio CDs on the iBook2
(This may be duplicated, since I posted to the linux.debian.powerpc newsgroup; I apologise for that.) Simple question: is it at all possible to play audio CDs on the iBook2? The information I have at hand[1][2] suggests not, at least not without support in the kernel. Oh, well. At least this tells me why cdparanoia does such a good job of ripping CDs on this system. :) Is there any work under way to simulate direct playing of audio CDs? Or is it a simple matter of programming? :) Cheers, Stuart. [1] http://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-macppc/2001/08/16/0002.html [2] http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn/tn1187.html
Re: Audio CDs on the iBook2
> I am using ide-scsi (can't rip otherwise, dont know why) and using the > XMMS cd-read plugin, which rips in realtime and outputs via the soundcard. > Seems to work fine. That works in one sense. However, it doesn't really resolve the *general* problem. (I do apologise; I forgot to mention this in the original email.) I have a copy of Railroad Tycoon 2 (bought legit, and it has chewed up *way* too many hours of my time already :-). Much of its sound is generated in-game (the lowing of cattle at cattle ranches; the horns of the train engines as they leave a station; etc., etc.) However, the background music is played direct off the CD. What I'd *really* like is to have a driver (either pure kernel, or part kernel, part userspace -- I doubt it could be pure userspace) that intercepts the "play audio CD" ioctl, and does the necessary ripping/ outputting. In one sense, this is butt ugly; but it really is the cleanest solution I can think of to the general problem. I can see, conceptually, how such a thing would work. The problem is, I have *never* done kernel-level programming before, so it'd take me a considerable period of time to write such a driver. I could probably do it; much of the code that I'm likely to need is out there, under the GPL. I'm just too lazy to take the time to learn. *grins* (plus there's the fact that I have a heap on my plate at the moment already; I'll get some spare time next week, but if I get back into one of my hobbies -- which is suspended due to physical injury -- that time will disappear *very* quickly.) Comments? Thanks, Stuart.
