Re: XFree-4.0.1/4.0.2 debs

2001-01-18 Thread Chris Lawrence
On Jan 18, Grant Miller wrote: > Anyone know what happened to the dists/unstable tree? I've been looking for > XFree-4.0.1 or 4.0.2 debs on a few FTP sites and none of them seem to have > any binaries in the unstable (sid) tree for powerpc. > > I've checked sourceforge.net,freesoftware.com,ftp.us

XFree-4.0.1/4.0.2 debs

2001-01-18 Thread Grant Miller
Anyone know what happened to the dists/unstable tree? I've been looking for XFree-4.0.1 or 4.0.2 debs on a few FTP sites and none of them seem to have any binaries in the unstable (sid) tree for powerpc. I've checked sourceforge.net,freesoftware.com,ftp.us.debian.org and a few other sites that

Re: Compilation error of linux-2.4.0 with glibc 2.2.1-1

2001-01-18 Thread Patrice LaFlamme
On Thu, Jan 18, 2001 at 10:55:30PM -0500 or thereabouts, Patrice LaFlamme wrote: > Now it seems I can't reach the network - but that may just be me who compiled > in the wrong driver :) Maybe not... As before, the de4x5 module loads and I can bring up the eth0 interface. After that, I can't ping a

X starts, but it displays strange things

2001-01-18 Thread Charles Brunet
> Charles Brunet wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I was finally able to install XFree-4.0.2 on my indigo iBook. X starts, but >> I'm not able to see anything, except the mouse cursor and a gray screen with >> horizontals lines, slightly diagonals, as if the pixels sent to the screen >> weren't the same de

Re: Compilation error of linux-2.4.0 with glibc 2.2.1-1

2001-01-18 Thread Patrice LaFlamme
On Wed, Jan 17, 2001 at 06:01:35PM + or thereabouts, Sergio Brandano wrote: > > Thanks. It compiles without irda and pcmcia. After booting, > it complained about the filesystem, requiring maintenance. I had that too, but then I installed devfsd (I'm using 'testing'), and this problem went

Other newbie question

2001-01-18 Thread Marckus Selbach Neto
Hi, I am interested in getting Debian PPC going on an Mac Performa 6200CD. Debian running in this machine? Problems? Tanks, Marckus Selbach Neto

Re: X starts, but it displays strange things

2001-01-18 Thread Bastien Nocera
Charles Brunet wrote: > > Hi, > > I was finally able to install XFree-4.0.2 on my indigo iBook. X starts, but > I'm not able to see anything, except the mouse cursor and a gray screen with > horizontals lines, slightly diagonals, as if the pixels sent to the screen > weren't the same depth as the

Re: X starts, but it displays strange things

2001-01-18 Thread Michel Dänzer
Charles Brunet wrote: > I was finally able to install XFree-4.0.2 on my indigo iBook. X starts, but > I'm not able to see anything, except the mouse cursor and a gray screen with > horizontals lines, slightly diagonals, as if the pixels sent to the screen > weren't the same depth as the screen its

X starts, but it displays strange things

2001-01-18 Thread Charles Brunet
Hi, I was finally able to install XFree-4.0.2 on my indigo iBook. X starts, but I'm not able to see anything, except the mouse cursor and a gray screen with horizontals lines, slightly diagonals, as if the pixels sent to the screen weren't the same depth as the screen itself. When I push the mouse

Re: USB Mouse Problem

2001-01-18 Thread Ethan Benson
On Thu, Jan 18, 2001 at 02:50:00PM +0100, Bastien Nocera wrote: > > I think I have an idea for a quite easy fix. Add to the MAKEDEV package an > initscript that checks the kernel version and makes /dev/mouse point to the > correct location. > In pseudo-code: > > if kernel_version <= 2.2.17 >

Re: modem works!, battery drains fast?

2001-01-18 Thread Michel Dänzer
Michel Lanners wrote: > > On 1 Jan, this message from Michel Dänzer echoed through cyberspace: > > Any suggestions how I can find out what accesses my disk every few seconds > > and thus keeps me from powering it down? > > Replying late, and I didn't read all of the remaining messages in the >

Re: USB Mouse Problem

2001-01-18 Thread Bastien Nocera
Quoting Ethan Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Wed, Jan 17, 2001 at 08:00:47PM -0500, Adam C Powell IV wrote: > > > > This sounds like yet another "new input layer" problem, caused by a > kernel > > config change in 2.2R2 without a similar upgrade to the /dev nodes and > default X > > and gpm set

Re: USB Mouse Problem

2001-01-18 Thread Ethan Benson
On Wed, Jan 17, 2001 at 08:00:47PM -0500, Adam C Powell IV wrote: > > This sounds like yet another "new input layer" problem, caused by a kernel > config change in 2.2R2 without a similar upgrade to the /dev nodes and > default X > and gpm settings. Here's my stock answer to new input layer ques

Re: modem works!, battery drains fast?

2001-01-18 Thread Michel Lanners
On 3 Jan, this message from Michel Dänzer echoed through cyberspace: >> > > I didn't tweak any bdflush parameters (tried that before disabling the >> > > crazy services and it didn't help). >> > >> > Would that be via /proc/sys/vm/bdflush? What do the numbers mean? >> >> look in /usr/src/linux/D

Re: modem works!, battery drains fast?

2001-01-18 Thread Michel Lanners
On 1 Jan, this message from Michel Dänzer echoed through cyberspace: > Any suggestions how I can find out what accesses my disk every few seconds and > thus keeps me from powering it down? Replying late, and I didn't read all of the remaining messages in the thread, but have a look at the batter

Re: XF4 on Wallstret PBG3

2001-01-18 Thread Sam Powers
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday 18 January 2001 12:25, you wrote: > > I've been trying to make XFree4 work on my Powerbook G3. It has ATI > > Mach64 video, and crashes when I start XFree86, and it keeps me in Xpmac > > all the > > Please post the output of lspci -vv here.

Re: USB Mouse Problem

2001-01-18 Thread Adam C Powell IV
Bastien Nocera wrote: > Quoting Ethan Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > I wonder if its worth attempting to get makedev fixed and installed > > into proposed-updates for potato r3, or has everyone already upgraded > > to r2 --> broke system --> fixed manually ? > > > > fixing makedev would at leas

Boot Messages and some questions

2001-01-18 Thread Mark Lamers
Hi there, I've got some questions concerning my bootup, I inserted them in (---) Jan 18 09:43:08 bull1 syslogd 1.3-3#33.1: restart. Jan 18 09:43:08 bull1 kernel: klogd 1.3-3#33.1, log source = /proc/kmsg started.

Re: USB Mouse Problem

2001-01-18 Thread Michael Schmitz
> A nitpick, I know, but if there's a way to detect HID, it would be better. Check for presence of /proc/sys/dev/mac_hid/ ... Michael

Re: XF4 on Wallstret PBG3

2001-01-18 Thread Ethan Benson
On Thu, Jan 18, 2001 at 01:24:06AM -0800, Sam Powers wrote: > > I've had a very, very tough time installing yaboot, and quite a long > discussion with Ethan Benson about installing it. We came to the conclusion > that my Wallstreet just SUCKS, and isn't really new-world. I don't really > know i

Re: XF4 on Wallstret PBG3

2001-01-18 Thread Michael Schmitz
> 00:11.0 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage LT Pro (rev dc) > Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- > Stepping+ SERR- FastB2B- > Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- > SERR- Latency: 32 (2000ns min), c

Re: USB Mouse Problem

2001-01-18 Thread Ethan Benson
On Thu, Jan 18, 2001 at 09:13:31AM -0500, Adam C Powell IV wrote: > > I don't know about policy, but this would break for people building their own > 2.2.18 with old .configs (updated by make oldconfig of course). quite true. converting a non HID .config into a working HID .config is a wee bit s

Re: X on new iBook

2001-01-18 Thread Sven LUTHER
On Wed, Jan 17, 2001 at 02:02:39PM +0100, Michel Dänzer wrote: > Bastien Nocera wrote: > > > > Quoting Michel Dänzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > Christian Pernegger wrote: > > > > > > > Even though it says on penguinppc.org that the ati(r128) > > > > driver from XFree 4.0.2 should work out-of-

Re: Titanium experience?

2001-01-18 Thread Sven LUTHER
On Wed, Jan 17, 2001 at 11:43:33AM -0500, Chad Miller wrote: > Has anyone tried booting on the new Titanium PowerBook? I'm wondering > how funky the hardware is. > > I'm considering burning a CD and visiting retailers, if I can find any > with a demo model. For your info, the linuxppc people ar

Re: X on new iBook

2001-01-18 Thread Michel Dänzer
Sven LUTHER wrote: > > > Is XFree4 gonna make its way to potato ? or we'll have to wait for woody > > > to become stable ? > > > > Neither. Just use testing ;) > > No XF 4.02 in testing yet though, isn't it ? No (there are problems with the testing robot scripts which are being worked out). But

Re: XF4 on Wallstret PBG3

2001-01-18 Thread Michael Schmitz
> I've been trying to make XFree4 work on my Powerbook G3. It has ATI Mach64 > video, and crashes when I start XFree86, and it keeps me in Xpmac all the Please post the output of lspci -vv here. Are there any overlaps in the address regions of the Mach64? If you can use yaboot on the Wallstreet,