Re: Want to install lenny on older Powerbook G4 mac

Thank you so much Rogerio for the response. Just to clarify about the router: - I have access to a wireless router, but not to the physical device, hence no wired internet access. - I have two Windows computers that can connect to the wireless router, which uses the WPA protocol. Machine

Re: Want to install lenny on older Powerbook G4 mac

Am Samstag 16 Mai 2009 18:11:11 schrieb Mark Hoff: > More Background: > a) The mac software works just fine (just no internet access due to above). > b) I do have internet access to the wireless router from two other > machines: - Windows Vista notebook PC (but no Administrator access on this > co

Re: Bug#520763: hwclock: NVRAM flat battery sets date to 1904

Hi, Jörg. On May 16 2009, Jörg Sommer wrote: > I would much more prefer to get prompted for the correct time, because > with a wrong time fsck fail due to the last fsck is in the future. The basic idea is sound. > But I don't know how to do prompting in init scripts correctly. But the problem h

Re: Want to install lenny on older Powerbook G4 mac

On May 16 2009, Mark Hoff wrote: > I am trying to install Debian Linux version 5 (lenny) on an old G4 > Powerbook (Titanium, 1GB memory, 667Mhz cpu, Machine model version > 2.1) that is running Mac OS X 10.2. This is great. I wish I had one of those. :-) > Some of my constraints: > 1) It is not p

Re: Do my packages work?

Hi, Christian. On May 16 2009, Christian Garbs wrote: > Hello there, > > I've finally managed to get my RS/6000 Model 43 up and running unter > Debian Lenny. If I find some time, I'll do a write-up of my experiences > for my blog. It would be nice if we could collaboratively maintain installati

Re: Bug#520763: hwclock: NVRAM flat battery sets date to 1904

On Sunday 17 May 2009 03:18:10 Jörg Sommer wrote: > I would much more prefer to get prompted for the correct time, because > with a wrong time fsck fail due to the last fsck is in the future. But I > don't know how to do prompting in init scripts correctly. I did think about this, but didn't go th

Re: Bug#520763: hwclock: NVRAM flat battery sets date to 1904

Hi, Mark Purcell hat am Sat 16. May, 14:57 (+1000) geschrieben: > This is a common problem on powerpc ibook's once the NVRAM battery goes flat. > > Apparently this has been discussed with upstream: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-session/+bug/23426/comments/18 > > Mark > > >

Do my packages work?

Hello there, I've finally managed to get my RS/6000 Model 43 up and running unter Debian Lenny. If I find some time, I'll do a write-up of my experiences for my blog. After some long compile sessions (256MB RAM is not enough for linking C++ binaries...) I've built some powerpc-packages for m

Re: Bug#528944: gcc-4.3: Regression: running make in kernel source gives "internal compiler error: Illegal instruction"

* Matthias Klose [090516 19:23 +0200] > fixed in recent upload of gmp Yes, indeed ;) Thanks for cooperation. Elimar -- Planung: Ersatz des Zufalls durch den Irrtum. -unknown- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-powerpc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subje

Want to install lenny on older Powerbook G4 mac

I am trying to install Debian Linux version 5 (lenny) on an old G4 Powerbook (Titanium, 1GB memory, 667Mhz cpu, Machine model version 2.1) that is running Mac OS X 10.2. Some of my constraints: 1) It is not possible at this time to upgrade to a more recent version of OS X. 2) I do not have a

Re: About the computational power of g4 machines

A Saturday 16 May 2009 15:06:15, Alex Fernandez escreveu: > My old iMac g...@400 MHz could play DVDs, but I believe it used > MacOSX-only hardware acceleration to do the trick. Yes, it uses ATI's proprietary MPEG acceleration, which specs never were released. It was the same on x86, for the same

Bug#528944: gcc-4.3: Regression: running make in kernel source gives "internal compiler error: Illegal instruction"

Package: gcc-4.3 Version: 4.3.3-10 Severity: importan Running make in kernel source (here 2.6.29.1, 2.6.30-rc(5|6) on ppc gives: HOSTCC scripts/basic/fixdep scripts/basic/fixdep.c: In function 'is_defined_config': scripts/basic/fixdep.c:399: internal compiler error: Illegal instruction Please

Re: About the computational power of g4 machines

Hi Rogério, 2009/5/16 Rogério Brito : >> Am Samstag 16 Mai 2009 09:59:50 schrieb Rogério Brito: >> > http://images.apple.com/movies/us/hd_gallery/gl1800/480p/gilmour_480p.mov >> > http://images.apple.com/movies/us/hd_gallery/gl1800/720p/gilmour_720p.mov >> > http://images.apple.com/movies/us/hd_ga

Re: kino on powerpc

On May 16 2009, drz wrote: > Come on guys, a simple: "yes, I can capture with kino without a crash" > would do. Does it only happen when you're capturing video from a firewire camera? What if you get the video from your HD? Or does the crash happen in other circumstances too? I don't have a firew

Re: About the computational power of g4 machines

On May 16 2009, drz wrote: > Am Samstag 16 Mai 2009 09:59:50 schrieb Rogério Brito: > > http://images.apple.com/movies/us/hd_gallery/gl1800/480p/gilmour_480p.mov > > http://images.apple.com/movies/us/hd_gallery/gl1800/720p/gilmour_720p.mov > > http://images.apple.com/movies/us/hd_gallery/gl1800/108

Re: kino on powerpc

Am Donnerstag 14 Mai 2009 15:27:23 schrieb drz: > Am Mittwoch 13 Mai 2009 22:22:43 schrieb drz: > > Hi List > > > > Could anybody try to reproduce a crash in kino? > > Camcorder on firewire. I try to capture a video and when I press stop > > kino crashes. Come on guys, a simple: "yes, I can capture

Re: About the computational power of g4 machines

Am Samstag 16 Mai 2009 09:59:50 schrieb Rogério Brito: > Hi. > > I have the opportunity to buy an iBook G4 800MHz so that i can continue > working with Debian + PowerPC. > > I have two questions, which I list below. > > On May 12 2009, drz wrote: > > Anybody tried this out on a powerbook g4 (1.33Gh

Re: Wifi configuration Debian Lenny Ibook G3

Hi yet again, Gunther. On Apr 26 2009, Gunther Furtado wrote: > domingo, 26 de abril de 2009, Rogério Brito escreveu: > >I would warmly be receptive of this card, if possible. > > There are two ifs. If you don't mind a little waiting No, I don't mind. > or If the tests I wanto to run give me a

Re: hwclock: NVRAM flat battery sets date to 1904

Same thing that happens when one forget to compile in rtc? Done that a few times. On 16. mai. 2009, at 09.47, Rogério Brito wrote: Hi, Mark. On May 16 2009, Mark Purcell wrote: + hwclock --set --date 2009-5-16 I have always done something like that with my system, since openbsd's nnt

Re: About the computational power of g4 machines

A Saturday 16 May 2009 09:59:50, Rogério Brito escreveu: > > Anybody tried this out on a powerbook g4 (1.33Ghz here): The 480p almost works with an g...@400mhz... So it will work with your beast. I don't think the other ones will play well. > Another question: is a Radeon 7500 mobility with 32MB

Re: hwclock: NVRAM flat battery sets date to 1904

Mark Purcell wrote: Hi, > +if `/sbin/hwclock | /bin/grep -q 1904`; then It's not necessarily 1904. Can be 1903 or 1933 too. You're better off checking the year isn't < 2000, for instance. JB. -- Julien BLACHE - Debian & GNU/Linux Developer - Public key available on

About the computational power of g4 machines

Hi. I have the opportunity to buy an iBook G4 800MHz so that i can continue working with Debian + PowerPC. I have two questions, which I list below. On May 12 2009, drz wrote: > Anybody tried this out on a powerbook g4 (1.33Ghz here): Is one machine of these able to play the videos listed belo

Re: hwclock: NVRAM flat battery sets date to 1904

Hi, Mark. On May 16 2009, Mark Purcell wrote: > + hwclock --set --date 2009-5-16 I have always done something like that with my system, since openbsd's nntpd doesn't seem to be able to update the time initially when it is too far from the current date. A more flexible solution (while still