recent kernel on SMP machine.

2003-05-20 Thread Fred Heitkamp
The last couple kernels I have tried failed to boot for me. I use the same .config file from working kernels to build new ones. I just tried a kernel from rsync on bitkeeper downloaded on the 17th (2.4.21-rc2). I compile these kernels with gcc 3.2.2/3 When I boot the kernel complains about not b

Re: creating shared libraries

2003-05-20 Thread Brendan J Simon
More info. It turns out that fopen() works perfectly from a user app that is compiled directly. ie. the fopen() call is made from the app source code. If the fopen() is called from within a library, the app just hangs. It can be killed with ctrl-c. It is not device driver specific either.

Re: DRM on iMac with UNSTABLE

2003-05-20 Thread Michel Dänzer
On Tue, 2003-05-20 at 19:53, Joss Winn wrote: > Finally got around to taking your advice and installed the > dri-trunk-sid packages: > > xserver-xfree86-dri-trunk_2003.05.04-1_powerpc.deb > xlibmesa-gl1-dri-trunk_2003.05.04-1_powerpc.deb > drm-trunk-module-src_2003.05.04-1_all.deb > > and compile

Re: cdrecord and devfs

2003-05-20 Thread Martin Kuball
Yes, I'm using ide-scsi for my CDRW drive. The necessary code is compiled into the kernel and I have the right boot parameter. And the drive shows up under /dev/scsi/... and not under /dev/discs/... And to cite the cdrecord output again: scsidev: '/dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/cd:@' de

Re: cdrecord and devfs

2003-05-20 Thread Martin Kuball
I let the kernel mount the dev file system via boot parameter devfs=mount. The permission of the cd device is "brw-rw". I will try strace asap. Martin Am Dienstag, 20. Mai 2003 22:03 schrieb Mich Lanners: > On 19 May, this message from Martin Kuball echoed through cyberspace: > > I have an

Kernel BenH

2003-05-20 Thread Jule Slootbeek
Thanks fo all the replys relating to my FireWire question, i'm trying to recmpile me kernel but i keep running into this error during make vmlinux: In file included from ide-cd.c:318: ide-cd.h:440: error: long, short, signed or unsigned used invalidly for `slot_tablelen' make[3]: *** [ide-cd.o]

Re: cdrecord and devfs

2003-05-20 Thread Mich Lanners
On 19 May, this message from Martin Kuball echoed through cyberspace: > I have an iBook 2.2 with debian 3.0. My kernel is 2.4.20-ben10 and I'm > using devfs. > > When I try to run cdrecord (version 1.10) as root I get the following > message: > > # cdrecord -v speed=3 dev=/dev/scsi/host0/bus0/ta

Re: slow console with 2.4.21-rc2-ben0

2003-05-20 Thread Georg Koss
Hi Mich & all others, THX for your interest. On Tue, May 20, 2003 at 08:04:32AM +0200, Mich Lanners wrote: > On 19 May, this message from Georg Koss echoed through cyberspace: > > I experienced a problem occurring since 2.4.21-rc1-ben0 kernel. It's > > that the console is horrible slow in output.

Re: slow console with 2.4.21-rc2-ben0

2003-05-20 Thread Mich Lanners
On 20 May, this message from Michel Dänzer echoed through cyberspace: >> For me, the problem seems to happen in depth 32 only... which is my >> default depth. > > So you _want_ console to be slow? ;) Oh yes! I'd set it to 64 bit if I could :-))) Nothing compares to 65000 levels of gray... No,

Re: mac serial port settings in linux

2003-05-20 Thread Mich Lanners
On 20 May, this message from Boris Bezlaj echoed through cyberspace: >> this might be a really dumb question... but: is there any easy way to >> set my serial ports to a given speed, parity, ect - and have those >> changes stay? > > Take a look inside /etc/init.d/setserial and /var/lib/setserial/

Re: DRM on iMac with UNSTABLE

2003-05-20 Thread Joss Winn
Finally got around to taking your advice and installed the dri-trunk-sid packages: xserver-xfree86-dri-trunk_2003.05.04-1_powerpc.deb xlibmesa-gl1-dri-trunk_2003.05.04-1_powerpc.deb drm-trunk-module-src_2003.05.04-1_all.deb and compiled and installed the modules. However, still no joy: it doesn

Re: Burning CD:s with Debian

2003-05-20 Thread Rogério Brito
On May 20 2003, Björn Johansson wrote: > In the near future I intend to invest in a CD-burner. Know I need to > which models work together with Debian3.0. Btw. what program am I > supposed to use when burning CD:s? Well, you'll probably use the packages mkisofs, cdrecord and cdrdao

Re: Packet writing and backups (was: Re: program for backing up data)

2003-05-20 Thread Jens Axboe
On Tue, May 20 2003, Rogério Brito wrote: > On May 19 2003, Nirmal Govind wrote: > > Hi.. is there a free program for backing up specific folders on the > > hard disk onto a CD or external hard disk? I mean something that > > doesn't overwrite files that haven't changed etc. and only makes the > >

Undelete?

2003-05-20 Thread karrottop
I have got a bit of a problem. I installed Debian on a G4 tower and I have no idea why but it looks like linux installed itself on my HFS partition that I have a lot of documents etc on. Now, I do have linux installed correctly, and yaboot is working great etc etc but when I am in macosx the driv

Re: external FW HD

2003-05-20 Thread olivier . grisel
On Tue, 20 May 2003, Jule Slootbeek wrote: >Hello, >I have a question concerning an external Firewire Harddrive and an iBook2 >running Debian 3.0r0 is there a way to mount the HD or is it hopeless? >TIA, > >Jule The following Howto explains how to do it with a Yellow Dog Box. I have successfully

Packet writing and backups (was: Re: program for backing up data)

2003-05-20 Thread Rogério Brito
On May 19 2003, Nirmal Govind wrote: > Hi.. is there a free program for backing up specific folders on the > hard disk onto a CD or external hard disk? I mean something that > doesn't overwrite files that haven't changed etc. and only makes the > necessary addition/deletion/replacement...

Re: external FW HD

2003-05-20 Thread Carlos Perelló Marín
El mar, 20 de 05 de 2003 a las 15:44, Jule Slootbeek escribió: > Hello, > I have a question concerning an external Firewire Harddrive and an iBook2 > running Debian 3.0r0 is there a way to mount the HD or is it hopeless? > TIA, If you have the needed firewire and scsi modules compiled, you can us

Re: mac serial port settings in linux

2003-05-20 Thread Boris Bezlaj
On Mon, May 19, 2003 at 10:56:47AM -0700, dylan wrote: > > this might be a really dumb question... but: is there any easy way to set my > serial ports to a given speed, parity, ect - and have those changes stay? Take a look inside /etc/init.d/setserial and /var/lib/setserial/* -- Boris

external FW HD

2003-05-20 Thread Jule Slootbeek
Hello, I have a question concerning an external Firewire Harddrive and an iBook2 running Debian 3.0r0 is there a way to mount the HD or is it hopeless? TIA, Jule -- Jule Slootbeek [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Xfree86 / Debian 3.0 / ibook2 problems

2003-05-20 Thread Jesus Climent
On Tue, May 20, 2003 at 02:25:48PM +0200, Kiko Piris wrote: > > > Thursday (15.05.03), at 8:28am, Pisupati, Ajay wrote: > > > > > > After installing Michel Daenzer's xserver-xfree86-dri-trunk as described > > > on > > > the above page I can at least get X to start. However the display looks > >

Burning CD:s with Debian

2003-05-20 Thread Björn Johansson
Hi! In the near future I intend to invest in a CD-burner. Know I need to which models work together with Debian3.0. Btw. what program am I supposed to use when burning CD:s? For example, is the modell Yamaha CRW3200E working? Please cc to this mail since I'm not a member of this list. -- Björ

Re: slow console with 2.4.21-rc2-ben0

2003-05-20 Thread Michel Dänzer
On Tue, 2003-05-20 at 08:04, Mich Lanners wrote: > > For me, the problem seems to happen in depth 32 only... which is my > default depth. So you _want_ console to be slow? ;) -- Earthling Michel Dänzer \ Debian (powerpc), XFree86 and DRI developer Software libre enthusiast \ http://sv

Re: Xfree86 / Debian 3.0 / ibook2 problems

2003-05-20 Thread Kiko Piris
> > Thursday (15.05.03), at 8:28am, Pisupati, Ajay wrote: > > > > After installing Michel Daenzer's xserver-xfree86-dri-trunk as described on > > the above page I can at least get X to start. However the display looks > > terrible, with lines and interference thoughout the screen. Once I kill th

Re: PCMCIA and Powerbook G4

2003-05-20 Thread Tim Weippert
Hi Benjamin, On Tue, May 20, 2003 at 11:51:01AM +0200, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote: > On Mon, 2003-05-19 at 18:02, Tim Weippert wrote: > > Hi together, > > > > > > #include memory 0xa000-0xa0ff, memory 0x6000-0x60ff > > include memory 0xa000-0xa0ff > > > > with the c

Re: PCMCIA and Powerbook G4

2003-05-20 Thread Benjamin Herrenschmidt
> I have tried with the new pcmcia-source (3.2.4) and get the same error, > maybe theres an fault in my kernel config, but i can't guess what it > is. > > Are you using the kernel pcmcia drivers or the standalone pcmcia-cs? > Maybe there is an difference. Kernel drivers and whatever pcmcia-cs c

RE: Xfree86 / Debian 3.0 / ibook2 problems

2003-05-20 Thread Marta Pla i Castells
El lun, 19-05-2003 a las 23:23, Gurujiwan Khalsa escribió: > Hi, > > Thursday (15.05.03), at 8:28am, Pisupati, Ajay wrote: > > > Read Jesus Climent's most excellent page. > > at www.hispalinux.es/~data/ibook/ > > specifically - configuring the system. > > -ajay > > After installing Michel Daenze

Re: XFree86 dri packages and XFree86 4,3

2003-05-20 Thread Carlos Perelló Marín
El mar, 20 de 05 de 2003 a las 01:06, Michel Dänzer escribió: > On Tue, 2003-05-20 at 00:33, Carlos Perelló Marín wrote: > > > > I have the unofficial debs for XFree 4.3 installed with an nvidia (imac > > flat panel) and I want to try them with my powerbook (with an ATI card) > > but I don't know

Re: PCMCIA and Powerbook G4

2003-05-20 Thread Benjamin Herrenschmidt
On Mon, 2003-05-19 at 18:02, Tim Weippert wrote: > Hi together, > > another Problem with my new Powerbook G4 and Debian Sid. > > The pcmcia Cardsystem seems to work flawless, but if i attach a card in > the slot i get the following messages: > > > May 19 17:55:47 pbk4 kernel: Linux PCMCIA Card

Re: slow console with 2.4.21-rc2-ben0

2003-05-20 Thread Mich Lanners
On 19 May, this message from Georg Koss echoed through cyberspace: > I experienced a problem occurring since 2.4.21-rc1-ben0 kernel. It's > that the console is horrible slow in output. Are you sure this happens since 2.4.21-something only, and not before? I tried it briefly, and indeed, the cons

Re: program for backing up data

2003-05-20 Thread Mich Lanners
On 19 May, this message from Nirmal Govind echoed through cyberspace: > Thanks for all the suggestions folks.. I quickly checked out all of > them.. the problem I have is that the directory I want to backup is > around 1.5GB or so and currently I use tar and then gzip to compress > it into a singl

Re: Xfree86 / Debian 3.0 / ibook2 problems

2003-05-20 Thread Chris Tillman
On Mon, May 19, 2003 at 05:41:38AM -0700, Gurujiwan Khalsa wrote: > Tomorrow (20.05.03), at 12:33am, Michel Dänzer wrote: > > > On Mon, 2003-05-19 at 23:23, Gurujiwan Khalsa wrote: > > > > > > Thursday (15.05.03), at 8:28am, Pisupati, Ajay wrote: > > > > > > > Read Jesus Climent's most excellent p