Re: XFS Install (was: HFS+ (MacOS) in contrast to EXT2 (Linux-i386))

2001-09-18 Thread Kevin van Haaren
On Wed, Sep 19, 2001 at 02:21:37AM +0200, Michel D?nzer wrote: > Laurent de Segur wrote: > > > It's too bad that the XFS module (at least on ppc) is not part of the > > pre-compiled kernel image (ReiserFS is), > > Not really, you still need patches (at least Alan Cox's) to use ReiserFS on > big e

Re: HFS+ (MacOS) in contrast to EXT2 (Linux-i386)

2001-09-18 Thread Mike Fedyk
On Wed, Sep 19, 2001 at 02:21:37AM +0200, Michel D?nzer wrote: > Laurent de Segur wrote: > > > It's too bad that the XFS module (at least on ppc) is not part of the > > pre-compiled kernel image (ReiserFS is), > > Not really, you still need patches (at least Alan Cox's) to use ReiserFS on > big e

Re: xserver-xfree86 4.1.0-2 fails where 4.0.2-7puetzk worked

2001-09-18 Thread Adam Di Carlo
Michael Schmitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I can't, due to the kernel crash which occurs when running this. > > > > Sorry, I forgot how bad this can be... Does it also panic with X > > should have read X -probeonly (where did that go?), sorry. That crashes it as well. I just tested with

Re: HFS+ (MacOS) in contrast to EXT2 (Linux-i386)

2001-09-18 Thread Michel Dänzer
Laurent de Segur wrote: > It's too bad that the XFS module (at least on ppc) is not part of the > pre-compiled kernel image (ReiserFS is), Not really, you still need patches (at least Alan Cox's) to use ReiserFS on big endian systems. > and that the XFS kernel patches lag a few kernel revs behin

ups [Re: Invitation to the 6th Linux Developers Meeting in Oldenburg]

2001-09-18 Thread Goswin Brederlow
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Re: HFS+ (MacOS) in contrast to EXT2 (Linux-i386)

2001-09-18 Thread Ethan Benson
On Tue, Sep 18, 2001 at 03:03:06PM -0700, Mike Fedyk wrote: > > This seems to be the first main stream example of FS conversion in linux. not really. ext3 really isn't any different from ext2 from a format perspective, the only thing `conversion' really does is add a journal inode (a file) and s

Re: Potato with kernel 2.4.x on Power Mac G4 ?

2001-09-18 Thread Michel Dänzer
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I recently see on debian.org a documentation who explain how to install a > kernel 2.4.x on x86 arfchitecture, lists of packages needs to be upgraded > etc > > But i didn't find them for powerpc architectures, does anyone have built > them for powerpc ? modutils an

Re: HFS+ (MacOS) in contrast to EXT2 (Linux-i386)

2001-09-18 Thread Ethan Benson
On Tue, Sep 18, 2001 at 10:14:57AM -0700, Laurent de Segur wrote: > What you are saying about ReiserFS is really unfortunate. When I read the > archive, there is no question that XFS is a lot more reliable than ReiserFS. > On the other hand, It seems that the Linux community is promoting heavily >

Re: HFS+ (MacOS) in contrast to EXT2 (Linux-i386)

2001-09-18 Thread Mike Fedyk
On Tue, Sep 18, 2001 at 12:48:12PM -0700, Jeffrey W. Baker wrote: > > > On Tue, 18 Sep 2001, Mike Fedyk wrote: > > > On Tue, Sep 18, 2001 at 10:14:57AM -0700, Laurent de Segur wrote: > > > What you are saying about ReiserFS is really unfortunate. When I read the > > > archive, there is no questi

Re: Power Mac G4 Sound Support on Potato r0 ?

2001-09-18 Thread Benjamin Herrenschmidt
>So would the kernel hacker(s) still trying to figure out how to control >the sound hardware via i2c. I suggest you ask someone at Apple. > >(for the sarcasm impaired: it probably doesn't work, due to Apple not >releasing any documentation. The joy of closed hardware.) > >Of course, there have been

Re: ppp mystery

2001-09-18 Thread Michel Lanners
On 18 Sep, this message from Bruce McIntyre echoed through cyberspace: > Pinging anything aside from localhost results in 100% packet loss. Have you looked at: - 'ifconfig', to see whether you got an IP address on your ppp0 interface? - 'netstat -rn', to check whether you've got a default rou

Re: HFS+ (MacOS) in contrast to EXT2 (Linux-i386)

2001-09-18 Thread Jeffrey W. Baker
On Tue, 18 Sep 2001, Mike Fedyk wrote: > On Tue, Sep 18, 2001 at 10:14:57AM -0700, Laurent de Segur wrote: > > What you are saying about ReiserFS is really unfortunate. When I read the > > archive, there is no question that XFS is a lot more reliable than ReiserFS. > > On the other hand, It seem

Re: HFS+ (MacOS) in contrast to EXT2 (Linux-i386)

2001-09-18 Thread Mike Fedyk
On Tue, Sep 18, 2001 at 10:14:57AM -0700, Laurent de Segur wrote: > What you are saying about ReiserFS is really unfortunate. When I read the > archive, there is no question that XFS is a lot more reliable than ReiserFS. > On the other hand, It seems that the Linux community is promoting heavily >

Re: Invitation to the 6th Linux Developers Meeting in Oldenburg

2001-09-18 Thread Goswin Brederlow
Martin Schulze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > -- 8< -- 8< -- 8< -- 8< -- > > Linux Developer's Meeting in Oldenburg 2001 - Sept 27th - 30th > > Name : Goswin Brederlow & Falk Hueffner > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I'd like to attend o

Re: Power Mac G4 Sound Support on Potato r0 ?

2001-09-18 Thread Michael Schmitz
> I'd like to know where i can find documentation for the sound support on Power > Mac G4 with the potato 2.2 r0. So would the kernel hacker(s) still trying to figure out how to control the sound hardware via i2c. I suggest you ask someone at Apple. (for the sarcasm impaired: it probably doesn't

Re: HFS+ (MacOS) in contrast to EXT2 (Linux-i386)

2001-09-18 Thread Laurent de Segur
What you are saying about ReiserFS is really unfortunate. When I read the archive, there is no question that XFS is a lot more reliable than ReiserFS. On the other hand, It seems that the Linux community is promoting heavily ReiserFS vs XFS/JFS, and that seems totally contradictory with the feedbac

Potato with kernel 2.4.x on Power Mac G4 ?

2001-09-18 Thread bda
Hi everybody, I recently see on debian.org a documentation who explain how to install a kernel 2.4.x on x86 arfchitecture, lists of packages needs to be upgraded etc But i didn't find them for powerpc architectures, does anyone have built them for powerpc ? And another quetion, why i can'

Power Mac G4 Sound Support on Potato r0 ?

2001-09-18 Thread bda
Hi everybody, I'd like to know where i can find documentation for the sound support on Power Mac G4 with the potato 2.2 r0. During the installation process, i have load the sound-core module on my kernel (2.2.17 for this moment) and i have no sound (no gnome's sound, no sound when i play an au

Power Mac G4 Sound Support on Potato r0 ?

2001-09-18 Thread bda
Hi everybody, I'd like to know where i can find documentation for the sound support on Power Mac G4 with the potato 2.2 r0. During the installation process, i have load the sound-core module on my kernel (2.2.17 for this moment) and i have no sound but when i type 'lsmod' i can see the sound c

Re: XFree86 update question

2001-09-18 Thread Ethan Benson
On Tue, Sep 18, 2001 at 02:17:11PM +0200, Michel Dänzer wrote: > > already done, its called the Apple USB keymap > > Right, but maybe those should also be changed for the sake of > consistency. Or we could have two sets of Apple keymaps, one for alt on > option and command each. :) sure why not.

Re: XFree86 update question

2001-09-18 Thread Michel Dänzer
Ethan Benson wrote: > > On Mon, Sep 17, 2001 at 04:21:40AM -0400, Adam C Powell IV wrote: > > > Okay, there's one other much simpler alternative which will work > > long-term: an optional console keymap with command mapped to alt, > > already done, its called the Apple USB keymap Right, but may

Re: HFS+ (MacOS) in contrast to EXT2 (Linux-i386)

2001-09-18 Thread Sven
On Fri, Sep 14, 2001 at 12:27:55AM +0200, Michel Dänzer wrote: > Laurent de Segur wrote: > > > Talking of which... Is anyone using one of the journaling fs (Reiser, XFS, > > JFS) on PowerPC daily and having some comments they would like to report? I > > was planning on switching to ReiserFS or XFS

Re: vi problems, linux keycodes and yaboot questions

2001-09-18 Thread Ethan Benson
On Mon, Sep 17, 2001 at 11:24:03PM +0200, Michael Schmitz wrote: > > > That'll bring you back to default booting MacOS if a) you keep it > > > installed and b) your boot-device variable ever gets reset (a hard > > > kernel crash often does that for me). OF seems to default to the > > > first 'bless