Plain kernel source versus PowerPC patches

2003-07-14 Thread Ismael Valladolid Torres
Hi, I just downloaded kernel-source-2.4.21 from unstable. I know I could build a kernel for my B&W G3 using just this, but I am aware of the existance of both kernel-patch-2.4.21-powerpc and kernel-patch-benh. I wonder which advantages would I get using each (I count on not being posible aply

Mozilla PSM on PowerPC

2003-07-14 Thread medlock-debian
I'm having trouble with Mozilla's PSM in unstable on PPC. The password manager simply doesn't remember passwords---I get the dialogs about storing the passwords and so forth, but they don't seem to be stored. Is anyone else having similar troubles? Is there a solution?

Re: di & net-initrd & powerpc (POWER3)

2003-07-14 Thread Rolf Brudeseth
> Rolf Brudeseth wrote: > > > > > > > > > I got the 'net-initrd' image for powerpc from: > > http://www.soziologie.ch/users/steinlin/d-i/ > > > > I try to run it on an IBM 44P-170; however, it goes into an infinite > loop: > > > > > > ~snip > > Cannot open template file /var/lib/cdebconf/templa

Re: system time

2003-07-14 Thread Gabriel Paubert
On Mon, Jul 14, 2003 at 10:51:58AM -0400, Jule Slootbeek wrote: > i did dmesg | grep freq and got this: > > OpenPIC timer frequency is 4.16 MHz > time_init: decrementer frequency = 16.64 MHz > > i have an iBook G3 500 i believe, i do have the file timebase-frequency and > all > those fil

Re: 2-4-21-rc3-benh0 - hfsplus

2003-07-14 Thread Rob Latham
On Thu, May 29, 2003 at 06:10:47PM +0100, Oliver Ripka wrote: > there is another annoying thing. This is I destroyed a mounted > hfsplus partition by writing about 2GB to it. The error said it was > a B-Tree problem. (sorry have not got more debugging info). I > tried to repair the partition wit

Re: Ardis HFS+

2003-07-14 Thread Rob Latham
On Tue, May 27, 2003 at 07:27:58PM -0500, Rob Latham wrote: > On Tue, May 27, 2003 at 09:27:16AM +0200, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote: > > If you use my "devel" tree (2.4.21-rc3 right now), it is included and > > works (rsync.penguinppc.org::benh-devel). > > I'm curious about your definition of 'wo

Re: ppc64 support in Debian?

2003-07-14 Thread Rolf Brudeseth
> We're about to get an IBM p-series machine here for evaluation. We run > Debian on our other servers, and it would be nice to stay standardized > on one distribution. I'm perfectly happy compiling my own kernels and > even my own toolchain. But I'm wondering if Debian has any packages > th

Re: Kernel configuration for USB mouse

2003-07-14 Thread Frank Murphy
> On a Powerbook G4: > For a Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse: > > Do I need the CONFIG_MOUSE (or some other) option enabled in the > 2.4.21-ben2 Kernel, if I want to plug the mouse to an USB connector? > > Or will the mouse be run by enabling one of the CONFIG_USB options in this > kernel? I'm no

Re: system time

2003-07-14 Thread Jule Slootbeek
i did dmesg | grep freq and got this: OpenPIC timer frequency is 4.16 MHz time_init: decrementer frequency = 16.64 MHz i have an iBook G3 500 i believe, i do have the file timebase-frequency and all those files in /proc/device-tree/cpus/PowerPC,750 but I cannot open an of those files. n

Re: system time

2003-07-14 Thread Gabriel Paubert
On Mon, Jul 14, 2003 at 08:41:01AM -0400, Jule Slootbeek wrote: > the frequency would be: > > time_init: decrementer frequency = 16.64 MHz What iBook do you have? Is your bus really 66 MHz? > > I'm not sure what it means but i'll look it up in the holder of all > answers, google. It means

Re: Compiling a 2.5.x kernel

2003-07-14 Thread Chris Tillman
On Sun, Jul 13, 2003 at 10:40:52PM -0400, Russell Hires wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hello all... > > It's been a while since I've written, so I hope that this is a relevant > question. > > I just got off irc w/ the debian folk, and didn't really get anywhere. F

Re: system time

2003-07-14 Thread Jule Slootbeek
the frequency would be: time_init: decrementer frequency = 16.64 MHz I'm not sure what it means but i'll look it up in the holder of all answers, google. /proc/device-tree/clock-frequency (couldn't find timebase-frequency) consists of 2 questionmarks, that can't be good. I'm running 2.4.21-b

Re: system time

2003-07-14 Thread Jens Schmalzing
Hi, Ismael Valladolid Torres writes: > # apt-get install ntpdate > > Will be enough. Then, find a reliable time server. I live in Spain > but I use ntp.univ-lyon1.fr which never lets me down. Not sure if I > am fully authorized to use that. ;) You can find a list of publically available time

Kernel configuration for USB mouse

2003-07-14 Thread Wolfgang Pfeiffer
Hi all, On a Powerbook G4: For a Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse: Do I need the CONFIG_MOUSE (or some other) option enabled in the 2.4.21-ben2 Kernel, if I want to plug the mouse to an USB connector? Or will the mouse be run by enabling one of the CONFIG_USB options in this kernel? Thanks in an

Re: system time

2003-07-14 Thread Ismael Valladolid Torres
Jule Slootbeek escribio el 14/07/03 06:39: Is there a way to have gnome get the time from a time server? # apt-get install ntpdate Will be enough. Then, find a reliable time server. I live in Spain but I use ntp.univ-lyon1.fr which never lets me down. Not sure if I am fully authorized to use

Re: Starting X in Debian on a Performa 6360

2003-07-14 Thread Frank Escher
Hi, on APUS 3000 Clone (PPC/ Performa 6400) it work fine. I do not know about your Installation, but with Debian 3.x for PPC you have to choose the fbdev-server, this is described well in the "howto installation" for PPC. Also the problem with the single button on your mouse. bye Frank Escher --

Re: system time

2003-07-14 Thread paubert
On Mon, Jul 14, 2003 at 12:39:11AM -0400, Jule Slootbeek wrote: > Hi, > I just noticed that my system time is 45 minutes ahead and climbing. ( i > havn't used this box in a while) 2 days ago it was 30 minutes fast, and > now 45 minutes. I'm running Debian unstable on an iBook2 with gnome. Is > ther

Re: Apple vs IBM

2003-07-14 Thread Geert Uytterhoeven
On Sat, 12 Jul 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Then I see this: > http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/pseries/hardware/workstations/ > > > RS/6000 43P Model 150 > from $8,805.00 IBM Web price* > Monitor not included > Power, performance and expandability to fit your budget. > ยท Choice of

Re: DRI on Summer 2000 iMac - still no luck

2003-07-14 Thread Joss Winn
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 No, I'm afraid I don't have an X 4.1 log file. I'm using the stock kernel 2.4.21 provided by Debian unstable. thanks joss On Mon, Jul 14, 2003 at 11:08:06AM +1000, Menaka Lashitha Bandara wrote: > On Mon, 2003-07-14 at 06:11, Joss Winn wrote: > > He