Configuring kernel 2.4

2000-12-09 Thread Charles Brunet
Hi! I'm still trying to compile my kernel. This is the error I get when booting: EXT2_fs: unable to read superblock isofs_read_super: bread failed, dev=03:0d, iso_blknum=16, block=32 hda=: bad access: block=0, count=1 end_request: I/O error, dev 03:0d (hda), sector 0 hfs_fs: unable to read block

How can I play music?

2000-12-09 Thread Garry Roseman
I installed the Debian Potato release w/ dmasound onto a PowerMac 7600/G3 some weeks ago. I've been going up the learning curve fairly smoothly. Now that I have the fundamentals working (XFree86 3.3.6, netatalk, icewm, tkdesk, tetex, lyx, mozilla) I tried to use xmms to play MOD music -- ther

Re: XFree86 4.0.1 on PowerPC status update #2

2000-12-09 Thread Ben Collins
On Sat, Dec 09, 2000 at 12:38:05PM -0500, Daniel Jacobowitz wrote: > > The input code is used only for the USB support. If we want to keep > that, we're going to have to make it build. What I would do: > - #undef the necessary constants until it compiles > - #define HasLinuxInput ON explicitly

Re: r128 driver still borked in XF4.0.1-9pre10

2000-12-09 Thread Tom Rini
On Sat, Dec 09, 2000 at 06:07:38PM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: > On Wed, 6 Dec 2000, Tom Rini wrote: > > On Wed, Dec 06, 2000 at 06:41:54AM +0100, Michael Flaig wrote: > > > IUve got the Problem: "no screens found" where can I get the working > > > packages ? > > > > > > I want to use r128 o

Re: Problems with iBook?

2000-12-09 Thread Philipp Schulte
On Sat, Dec 09, 2000 at 05:05:20PM +, Bastien Nocera wrote: > Philipp Schulte wrote: > > > > Hello, > > I am thinking about buying an iBook and install Debian potato on it. I > > have searched for some information and found different people > > reporting that it was not possible to install D

Re: Compiling Kernel 2.4 ... strange problems ...

2000-12-09 Thread Josh Huber
On Sat, Dec 09, 2000 at 06:22:02PM +0100, Michael Flaig wrote: (B> Hi! (B (B[snip] (B (B> I took the Kernel that is compiled as zImage in (B> /usr/src/linux-pmac-devel/arch/ppc/chrpboot/ (B (B[snip] (B (B> PS. It$B!-(Bs a Pismo 400 and the Framebuffer Driver for Rage128 is (B> compil

Re: r128 driver still borked in XF4.0.1-9pre10

2000-12-09 Thread Geert Uytterhoeven
On Wed, 6 Dec 2000, Tom Rini wrote: > On Wed, Dec 06, 2000 at 06:41:54AM +0100, Michael Flaig wrote: > > I´ve got the Problem: "no screens found" where can I get the working > > packages ? > > > > I want to use r128 on my new Pismo... > > Unless something has changed recently (Has it?) In the De

Re: xserver-xfree8 4.0.1-8 on powerpc

2000-12-09 Thread Geert Uytterhoeven
On Wed, 6 Dec 2000, Frederic Seraphine wrote: > > >> > it still present some annoying glitch: the color of the whole display > > >> > is > > >> > wrong, it has a general pink hue. > > > > Do you mean it is actually pink, or are you simply saying that some > > gray colours have a slightly pinkish

Re: XFree86 4.0.1 on PowerPC status update #2

2000-12-09 Thread Daniel Jacobowitz
On Sat, Dec 09, 2000 at 07:47:16AM -0500, Ben Collins wrote: > On Sat, Dec 09, 2000 at 07:00:13AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > > > > However, unfortunately, some things in the XFree86 tree (the Wacom input > > module, at least) build differently on kernel 2.4 systems than they do on > > 2.2 sy

Compiling Kernel 2.4 ... strange problems ...

2000-12-09 Thread Michael Flaig
Hi! I compiled the Kernel 2.4 ... kwl, it compiled but ... ... when the kernel is boots I´m landing in the Open Firmware. What is that ? How did I get there ? Strange ... I took the Kernel that is compiled as zImage in /usr/src/linux-pmac-devel/arch/ppc/chrpboot/ Has anyone had this problems

Re: Problems with iBook?

2000-12-09 Thread Bastien Nocera
Hi, Philipp Schulte wrote: > > Hello, > I am thinking about buying an iBook and install Debian potato on it. I > have searched for some information and found different people > reporting that it was not possible to install Debian because of some > problems with the kernel. Check the mailing-li

Re: XFree86 4.0.1 on PowerPC status update #2

2000-12-09 Thread Branden Robinson
On Sat, Dec 09, 2000 at 09:32:30AM -0600, Phil Fraering wrote: > I'd like to ask _what_ it sees as being different about kernel 2.4 from > kernel 2.2. Just guessing from the fact that it's an input device, and > in a generic sense the input layer has changed on 2.4 systems than on > 2.2 systems...

Re: XFree86 4.0.1 on PowerPC status update #2

2000-12-09 Thread Phil Fraering
Our friendly X-developer, Branden, wrote: (gee, how do I write that so it doesn't sound like something from Marvel comics?) > --rwEMma7ioTxnRzrJ > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Disposition: inline > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > I've got a patch that succes

Problems with iBook?

2000-12-09 Thread Philipp Schulte
Hello, I am thinking about buying an iBook and install Debian potato on it. I have searched for some information and found different people reporting that it was not possible to install Debian because of some problems with the kernel. Is this still an issue? I don't care too much about sound of air

Re: XFree86 4.0.1 on PowerPC status update #2

2000-12-09 Thread Ben Collins
On Sat, Dec 09, 2000 at 07:00:13AM -0500, Branden Robinson wrote: > > However, unfortunately, some things in the XFree86 tree (the Wacom input > module, at least) build differently on kernel 2.4 systems than they do on > 2.2 systems. More to the point, building xf86Wacom.c flat out fails on 2.4 >

XFree86 4.0.1 on PowerPC status update #2

2000-12-09 Thread Branden Robinson
I've got a patch that successfully fixes the too-clever hack in libXft involing va_lists. However, unfortunately, some things in the XFree86 tree (the Wacom input module, at least) build differently on kernel 2.4 systems than they do on 2.2 systems. More to the point, building xf86Wacom.c flat ou