Novice - Can't get hard disk to boot - PowerTower

2000-11-29 Thread Dean Suhr
Hi All, I am a Mac power user, but at novice at Linux. I have a buddy who is helping, but he's never set up a PPC. We can't seem to get the hard drive to be bootable. We followed the new world YaBoot procedure to no avail. I have the hard disk fully devoted to Linux, with the Apple_Bootstrap a

Re: gcc -funroll-all-loops

2000-11-29 Thread Adam C Powell IV
Charles Brunet wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to compile Atlas-3.0 on my iBook running Debian 2.2. > > The optimisation option -funroll-all-loops cause a memory leak that fill my > swap when compiling the file muladd.c . Is it a known bug in gcc (2.95.2)? Yes, it is. See the thread "compiling atlas

Re: XFree 4.0.1-8 won't run on r128/ppc

2000-11-29 Thread Jonathan Lane
> fyi, the mkfontdir command got moved to the 'xutils' package. Actually, I realize that; however, it is not in xutils-4.0.1-8. dpkg -L xutils | grep mkfont proves this, and yes I am sure I do indeed have 4.0.1-8 installed.. am I the only one this has happened to? -j

Re: XFree 4.0.1-8 won't run on r128/ppc

2000-11-29 Thread Josh Huber
On Wed, Nov 29, 2000 at 05:49:01PM -0500, Jonathan Lane wrote: > Also, I did manage to get X started with the fbdev driver, but the > font stuff seems borked as well (for one, mkfontdir is missing now, > and X complains about not being able to load/find the 'fixed' font, > and bails). Perhaps if s

Re: XFree 4.0.1-8 on Pismo was: XFree 4.0.1-8 won't run on r128/ppc

2000-11-29 Thread Jason E. Stewart
Yes. My pismo runs X4.0.1. I grabbed 4.0.1 DRI binaries that Michel Danzer posted a month back. They have worked fine for me. jas. Michael Flaig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Wed, Nov 29, 2000 at 02:06:14PM +, Bertrand Sereno wrote: > > > This Driver is only for Mach64. So it won't run o

Re: XFree 4.0.1-8 won't run on r128/ppc

2000-11-29 Thread Michel Dänzer
Michael Schmitz wrote: > You've all heard Dan's answer: the upstream r128 driver code got borked. > He's working on it and gave you a 'sometime next week' estimate. I > seriously doubt it can be done faster (unless you're experts in xfree86 > code). For those who are desperate enough to build X t

Re: XFree 4.0.1-8 won't run on r128/ppc

2000-11-29 Thread Jonathan Lane
> You've all heard Dan's answer: the upstream r128 driver code got borked. > He's working on it and gave you a 'sometime next week' estimate. I > seriously doubt it can be done faster (unless you're experts in xfree86 > code). Okay, well since the last phase2 debs worked for me, and I now no longe

Re: XFree 4.0.1-8 won't run on r128/ppc

2000-11-29 Thread Michael Schmitz
> > Nearly the same problem in my Powerbook G3 "Firewire" > > Ich get "no screens found" > > > > Where can I download Ani Joshi's Packages ? > > It's not a whole package, just a file ati_drv.o for Mach64 cards. I think it And if it's the r128 driver that fails, the ati_drv.o file won't help you.

Re: XFree 4.0.1-8 won't run on r128/ppc

2000-11-29 Thread Michel Dänzer
Michael Flaig wrote: > In my case the Pismo restartet without shutdown. I think there was a kernel > panic, because of a bug ... What are you referring to, the blanking or offb? Michel -- Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper) \ CS student and free software enthusiast Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc

Debian ISO image

2000-11-29 Thread Björn
Hi! According to ftp://ftp.se.debian.org/debian-iso/ the latest Debian ISO images is still at rev0. When will this change? I really would like to get my hands on the rev1 or perhaps the upcoming rev2 :-9. -- Kind regards Björn Johansson http://bounce.to/amigafreak

Re: help installing from the CD-ROM on an iMac

2000-11-29 Thread Michael Flaig
Hello! I didn´t understand what you problem is (my poor english - i know) but if your problem is to geht the CD booted you should press "c" on booting ... ... after switching on the iMac press c ... cu, mfl On Wed, Nov 29, 2000 at 10:42:06AM -0500, Jack Lawler wrote: > The instructions are incomp

XFree 4.0.1-8 on Pismo was: XFree 4.0.1-8 won't run on r128/ppc

2000-11-29 Thread Michael Flaig
On Wed, Nov 29, 2000 at 02:06:14PM +, Bertrand Sereno wrote: > > This Driver is only for Mach64. So it won't run on my Powerbook. > > The Chipset is "Rage Mobility 128" > > You're right and the title of this thread is now rather irrelevant. Main idea > was that if previous debian packages wer

Re: XFree 4.0.1-8 won't run on r128/ppc

2000-11-29 Thread Michael Flaig
Hello! In my case the Pismo restartet without shutdown. I think there was a kernel panic, because of a bug ... cu, mfl On Wed, Nov 29, 2000 at 04:46:47PM +0100, Michel Dänzer wrote: > dog wrote: > > > additionally, i find that when the display blanks (using the fbdev driver, > > of course) i

Re: sound support on a Pismo

2000-11-29 Thread Michael Flaig
Sorry, sent mail not to the list ... - Forwarded message from Michael Flaig - Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 19:19:16 +0100 From: Michael Flaig To: Michel Dänzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: sound support on a Pismo User-Agent: Mutt/1.0.1i In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; from [EMAIL PROTE

gcc -funroll-all-loops

2000-11-29 Thread Charles Brunet
Hi, I'm trying to compile Atlas-3.0 on my iBook running Debian 2.2. The optimisation option -funroll-all-loops cause a memory leak that fill my swap when compiling the file muladd.c . Is it a known bug in gcc (2.95.2)? Thanks! \ Charles Brunet <[EMAIL P

RE: sound support on a Pismo

2000-11-29 Thread Benjamin Herrenschmidt
>I have sound working on my Pismo, but not completely. That is, I can get >sound through the sound-out socket, but not through the speakers. >Playthrough from the CD does not work either (although a few posts back >Hadess was hinting that he may have solved that problem for XMMS). I >understand the

RE: sound support on a Pismo

2000-11-29 Thread Magnus Forsberg
> All I had to do was use a kernel with dmasound support compiled in - I'm > currently running a 2.2.17 kernel compiled from Paul McKerras' stable I feel like a complete .. I did have the modules laying around, all that was needed was an insmod. Sorry, next time I'll do some more research. :-/ Th

Re: XFree 4.0.1-8 won't run on r128/ppc

2000-11-29 Thread Michel Dänzer
dog wrote: > > sculpsit daenzerm: > > > additionally, i find that when the display blanks (using the fbdev > > > driver, of course) i lose the console totally and can't regain it by any > > > means other than rebooting the machine. > > > > Do you mean the bug that it blanks the screen even when yo

Re: XFree 4.0.1-8 won't run on r128/ppc

2000-11-29 Thread dog
sculpsit daenzerm: > > additionally, i find that when the display blanks (using the fbdev driver, > > of course) i lose the console totally and can't regain it by any means other > > than rebooting the machine. > > Do you mean the bug that it blanks the screen even when you're in console? You > sh

Re: help installing from the CD-ROM on an iMac

2000-11-29 Thread Ethan Benson
On Wed, Nov 29, 2000 at 10:42:06AM -0500, Jack Lawler wrote: > The instructions are incomplete. I think I want the openfirmware commands > to load a boot-file (ofboot.b ?) from the CD-ROM. Section 6.3.3 > "Installing from > Openfirmware" has been left blank, because it has not been written yet.

Re: XFree 4.0.1-8 won't run on r128/ppc

2000-11-29 Thread Michel Dänzer
dog wrote: > additionally, i find that when the display blanks (using the fbdev driver, > of course) i lose the console totally and can't regain it by any means other > than rebooting the machine. Do you mean the bug that it blanks the screen even when you're in console? You should be able to get

help installing from the CD-ROM on an iMac

2000-11-29 Thread Jack Lawler
The instructions are incomplete. I think I want the openfirmware commands to load a boot-file (ofboot.b ?) from the CD-ROM. Section 6.3.3 "Installing from Openfirmware" has been left blank, because it has not been written yet. I do not have a floppy disk drive. Any help would be appreciated.

Xfree86 4 on pb3400

2000-11-29 Thread Patrice LaFlamme
Hello, I am trying to setup XFree86 4 on my PowerBook 3400, using dexter... Now, usually, I wouldn't have trouble setting up X (I've done it many times on my peecees), especially with dexter... save for the fact that I do not know what refresh rates to put. Is there any resource out there with r

Re: sound support on a Pismo

2000-11-29 Thread Michel Dänzer
Stephen Judd wrote: > I have sound working on my Pismo, but not completely. That is, I can get > sound through the sound-out socket, but not through the speakers. The speakers should also work with either any recent 2.4 kernel or a recent 2.2 kernel from Benjamin Herrenschmidt. I have a 'first

RE: sound support on a Pismo

2000-11-29 Thread Stephen Judd
(apologies for crappy quoting etc: I'm using an Exchange webmail client. NMF.) I have sound working on my Pismo, but not completely. That is, I can get sound through the sound-out socket, but not through the speakers. Playthrough from the CD does not work either (although a few posts back Hadess

sound support on a Pismo

2000-11-29 Thread Magnus Forsberg
I searched for posts regarding support for the internal soundcard on the Pismo, but either my patterns were wrong or no posts on the subject exists. Anyway, anyone got sound working on their Pismo and want to share some experience/knowledge? -- Magnus Forsberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sapio ABwww

Re: XFree 4.0.1-8 won't run on r128/ppc

2000-11-29 Thread Bertrand Sereno
> This Driver is only for Mach64. So it won't run on my Powerbook. > The Chipset is "Rage Mobility 128" You're right and the title of this thread is now rather irrelevant. Main idea was that if previous debian packages were working, then you just have to import (at least, it worked for me) your

Re: XFree 4.0.1-8 won't run on r128/ppc

2000-11-29 Thread Michael Flaig
On Wed, Nov 29, 2000 at 01:21:02PM +, Bertrand Sereno wrote: > On Wednesday 29 November 2000 12:49 pm, Michael Flaig wrote: > > Hello! > > > > Nearly the same problem in my Powerbook G3 "Firewire" > > Ich get "no screens found" > > > > Where can I download Ani Joshi's Packages ? > > It's not a

Re: XFree 4.0.1-8 won't run on r128/ppc

2000-11-29 Thread Bertrand Sereno
On Wednesday 29 November 2000 12:49 pm, Michael Flaig wrote: > Hello! > > Nearly the same problem in my Powerbook G3 "Firewire" > Ich get "no screens found" > > Where can I download Ani Joshi's Packages ? It's not a whole package, just a file ati_drv.o for Mach64 cards. I think it was available t

Linker bug/misconfiguration?

2000-11-29 Thread Adam C Powell IV
Greetings, I'm getting a wierd linker error: # gcc --verbose -O2 -Wall -Wshadow -fomit-frame-pointer -L/usr/lib/petsc/lib/libO/linux_ppc -o ex1 ex1.o -L/usr/lib/petsc/lib/libO/linux_ppc -lpetscvec -L/usr/lib/petsc/lib/libO/linux_ppc -lpetsc -L{MPI_HOME}/build/LINUX/ch_p4/lib -lmpe -lpmpich

Re: XFree 4.0.1-8 won't run on r128/ppc

2000-11-29 Thread Michael Flaig
Hello! Nearly the same problem in my Powerbook G3 "Firewire" Ich get "no screens found" Where can I download Ani Joshi's Packages ? thanks, mfl On Wed, Nov 29, 2000 at 10:28:10AM +, Bertrand Sereno wrote: > On Tuesday 28 November 2000 7:52 pm, Matt Brubeck wrote: > > > > I have a slot-loa

Re: Java, JavaServer Pages and Debian PowerPC

2000-11-29 Thread Olaf
Hi, I'm using the tomcat-dist. Well, using might a bit strong, at least I installed it sucessfully on Debian PowerPC and i386, stable. Pitfalls were the JREs, which in both cases have not been readily available (at least JDK 1.2, which tomcat requires) as a .deb. But - as most of my postings on t

Re: XFree 4.0.1-8 won't run on r128/ppc

2000-11-29 Thread dog
sculpsit mbrubeck: > I have a slot-loading iMac with Rage 128 video. All of the phase2 test > packages of XFree86 4 ran fine on this machine. > > After upgrading xserver-xfree86 from phase2v27 to 4.0.1-8, the X server > dies on startup with the following error (full log attached): > > ... > (EE)

Re: XFree 4.0.1-8 won't run on r128/ppc

2000-11-29 Thread Bertrand Sereno
On Tuesday 28 November 2000 7:52 pm, Matt Brubeck wrote: > > I have a slot-loading iMac with Rage 128 video. All of the phase2 test > packages of XFree86 4 ran fine on this machine. > > After upgrading xserver-xfree86 from phase2v27 to 4.0.1-8, the X server > dies on startup with the following er