Re: Help:-- Beige G3 boot problem

2001-09-30 Thread Chris Tillman
> hi all, > I am trying to install Debian PPC distribution on a Beige G3 (oldworld > mac) with 256MB RAM, 6GB IDE disk. I use the boot and root disks, finish > the install by selecting "Boot from hard disk" the script says install > Quik, then I execute the shell and issue the command > nvset

Re: Update on the problems with X (was: Re: Success installing woody with a 9500/180MP and problems with X)

2001-09-30 Thread Michel Dänzer
On Mon, 2001-10-01 at 00:06, =?us-ascii?Q?Rog=E9rio?= Brito wrote: > On the other hand, when I had MacOS installed here, it ran > flawlessly. Also, I have one LinuxPPC 2000 Q4 CD here that is > able to use this card just fine with the Xpmac X server, but > since I want to u

Help:-- Beige G3 boot problem

2001-09-30 Thread Sridhar Kodela
hi all, I am trying to install Debian PPC distribution on a Beige G3 (oldworld mac) with 256MB RAM, 6GB IDE disk. I use the boot and root disks, finish the install by selecting "Boot from hard disk" the script says install Quik, then I execute the shell and issue the command nvsetenv boot-

Re: iBook2 GL support

2001-09-30 Thread Michel Dänzer
On Mon, 2001-10-01 at 01:41, James Tyson wrote: > Does anyone know what package I need installed to get hardware > accellerated GL working under X? I currently have Mesa installed, which > means it's software rendered, no? Yes. To remedy that, apt-get install xserver-xfree86 xlibmesa3 and use the

iBook2 GL support

2001-09-30 Thread James Tyson
Hi all. Does anyone know what package I need installed to get hardware accellerated GL working under X? I currently have Mesa installed, which means it's software rendered, no? Cheers. James Tyson --- Samizdat New Media Solutions

Re: Where to find updates??

2001-09-30 Thread Ethan Benson
On Sun, Sep 30, 2001 at 07:15:40PM -0300, Rogério Brito wrote: > On Sep 30 2001, Bjoern Berg wrote: > > But this is not possible. The Debian-PC is a standalone Powerbook, > > no serial connection working, no floppy, only the CD-ROM! > > Or is it possible to install apt under SuSE and let it work fo

Re: Where to find updates??

2001-09-30 Thread Rogério Brito
On Sep 30 2001, Bjoern Berg wrote: > But this is not possible. The Debian-PC is a standalone Powerbook, > no serial connection working, no floppy, only the CD-ROM! > Or is it possible to install apt under SuSE and let it work for me? Would a chroot environment work here (say, using potato'

Update on the problems with X (was: Re: Success installing woody with a 9500/180MP and problems with X)

2001-09-30 Thread Rogério Brito
On Sep 30 2001, Thomas Powell wrote: First of all, I'd like to thank everybody that has already replied to my question with hints or suggestions. Thank you very much. Your help is appreciated. I am still not able to use the X server while running Debian (us

Re: Where to find updates??

2001-09-30 Thread Matt Brubeck
On Sun, 30 Sep 2001, Bjoern Berg wrote: > > You should try apt-zip: > > But if I see right, this means to use first apt and then copy the > shell-script to the network-pc. > But this is not possible. The Debian-PC is a standalone Powerbook, no > serial connection working, no floppy, only the CD-RO

Re: Where to find updates??

2001-09-30 Thread Michel Dänzer
On Sun, 2001-09-30 at 23:17, Matt Brubeck wrote: > On Sun, 30 Sep 2001, Bjoern Berg wrote: > > > > You should try apt-zip: > > > > But if I see right, this means to use first apt and then copy the > > shell-script to the network-pc. > > But this is not possible. The Debian-PC is a standalone Power

Re: Where to find updates??

2001-09-30 Thread Bjoern Berg
On Sonntag, 30. September 2001 19:56 Matt Brubeck wrote: > [By the way, this thread would be more appropriate for debian-user.] I know, but I don't want to subscribe only for this one question! > You should try apt-zip: > > http://packages.debian.org/apt-zip But if I see right, this means to

Re: dmasound

2001-09-30 Thread Nicolas Lopez
On Sun, Sep 30, 2001 at 12:37:28PM -0600, Derrik Pates wrote: > On Mon, 24 Sep 2001, Nicolas Lopez wrote: > > > I don't know. The mixer support is still in dmasound_pmac, it just needs > > to use the keywest i2c bus to talk to the mixer. I seem to have the > > impression that the DACA chip(set)

Re: dmasound

2001-09-30 Thread Derrik Pates
On Mon, 24 Sep 2001, Nicolas Lopez wrote: > I don't know. The mixer support is still in dmasound_pmac, it just needs > to use the keywest i2c bus to talk to the mixer. I seem to have the > impression that the DACA chip(set)s are in older systems using the keylargo > chipset. I'm not sure thoug

Re: Where to find updates??

2001-09-30 Thread Matt Brubeck
[By the way, this thread would be more appropriate for debian-user.] On Sun, 30 Sep 2001, Bjoern Berg wrote: > I'm looking for updates on Debian Potato, like XFree and PPP. Are > there some places where I can download the needed software where > all dependencies are solved. You should try apt-zi

Re: Packages kept back on woody

2001-09-30 Thread Matt Brubeck
On Sun, 30 Sep 2001, Laurent de Segur wrote: > That was my point which I hadn't make clear in the previous message: > Doing an apt-get install of the three individual packages goes without > any problems. Only when I did the apt-get upgrade, these packages > would hold back. You want to 'apt-get

Re: Packages kept back on woody

2001-09-30 Thread Laurent de Segur
Michel, That was my point which I hadn't make clear in the previous message: Doing an apt-get install of the three individual packages goes without any problems. Only when I did the apt-get upgrade, these packages would hold back. All these three packages needed to install one new package but I ca

Re: Success installing woody with a 9500/180MP and problems with X

2001-09-30 Thread Thomas Powell
I am using a 4mb imstt128 on a dual processor s900 (same motherboard as 9500). I can get up to 1600x1200 with the fbdev or 1280x1024 with the imstt driver - both at 16 bit color depth. The relevant section of my XF86Config-4 is: Section "Device" Identifier "imstt128mb" BusID

kernel oops benh+xfs kernel

2001-09-30 Thread Kevin van Haaren
Is anyone running the 2.4.10-ben0 kernel with XFS patch applied? Are you getting occasional kernel oopses? I've been running it since Friday and have had an oops twice. Today's put me in monitor with the message: Vector: 700 at pc=c019dac4, lr=c019eda0 msr=89032, sp=c25ddeb0[cw5dde00] curren

Re: Where to find updates??

2001-09-30 Thread Nico Kist
Hi, I'm sorry if i misunderstand but RTFM of apt-get :) Nico On Sunday, September 30, 2001, at 09:56 AM, Bjoern Berg wrote: Hello, I'm looking for updates on Debian Potato, like XFree and PPP. Are there some places where I can download the needed software where all dependencies are solved

Where to find updates??

2001-09-30 Thread Bjoern Berg
Hello, I'm looking for updates on Debian Potato, like XFree and PPP. Are there some places where I can download the needed software where all dependencies are solved. I don't want to search the Pool, because I had not the time and the computer who has to be updated, has only a CD-ROM and no con

Re: Success installing woody with a 9500/180MP and problems with X

2001-09-30 Thread Michel Dänzer
On Sat, 2001-09-29 at 23:12, =?us-ascii?Q?Rog=E9rio?= Brito wrote: > In fact, I'm lying here: when I tried using the fbdev with > 640x480 with 15 or 16 bit colors, X started, but with weird > colors, like if I had taken a negative of the Debian default > desktop with Window

Re: XFS Root

2001-09-30 Thread Michel Dänzer
On Sat, 2001-09-29 at 02:20, Colin Walters wrote: > Michel Dänzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Hmm, I'm pretty sure I had xfsprogs installed when I started using XFS for > > the > > root fs here, but it only came up read-only so I changed yaboot.conf. Here's > > the fstab entry: > > > > /de