When running dvd+rw-format /dev/hdc, I'm getting the error:
* DVD±RW/-RAM format utility by <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, version 4.10.
:-( mounted media doesn't appear to be DVD±RW or DVD-RAM
...however, from dvd+rw-mediainfo /dev/hdc I get:
INQUIRY:[MATSHITA][DVD-R UJ-835E ][GAN7]
GET
On Fri, 2005-04-22 at 18:05 +0100, Ben Hill wrote:
> It looks like the media is being picked up as a black DVD-R, rather
> than a RW - this may be my misunderstanding though.
s/black/blank/
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On Mon, 2005-04-11 at 16:30 +0200, Bernhard Reiter wrote:
> PowerBook 15" post feb-2005:
> I can confirm the quoted readings
> and I am not getting another message by find like Ben.
Ignore that message - it's unrelated to the sound device.
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On Sat, 2005-04-09 at 10:31 +1000, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:
> echo `cat /proc/device-tree/model`
PowerBook5,6
>
> for i in `find /proc/device-tree -name layout-id -print`; do echo $i &&
> hexdump -n4 $i; done
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On Wed, 2005-03-30 at 00:48 +0200, Johannes Berg wrote:
> On Wed, 2005-03-30 at 08:42 +1000, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:
>
> > > A very basic and "touchy" driver is done. The coordinates of the code
> > > are on my PowerBook page:
> > > http://johannes.sipsolutions.net/PowerBook/touchpad/driver
On Mon, 2005-03-28 at 21:02 +0200, Johannes Berg wrote:
> I already have the sensor data and am currently writing a small kernel
> driver that will give the relevant data to userspace and inject input
> events. Thanks for the pointer though, I didn't think of that.
Great news! :-)
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On Wed, 2005-03-23 at 22:28 +, JF Cap wrote:
> As temporary fix to mac mini sound problem, I use a (40$) Griffin iMic
> usb sound
> adapter (Micro + line in/out) with succes on Debian Sarge (ALSA
> snd_usb_audio
> support this gadget)
I've already run out of USB ports on my powerbook! I'm usin
On Sun, 2005-03-20 at 13:53 -0800, Michael wrote:
> since I am not able to donate anything to debian, but I do have a little
> experience in porting software and preparing packages, is there some way
> that I could contribute to Debian that way?
By preparing packages, check out:
http://www.debi
On Fri, 2005-03-18 at 15:07 +, Joerg Sommer wrote:
> Tamas K Papp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Even though I don't have sleep on my powerbook yet, I am OK with just
> > closing the lid and letting the screen sleep. However, something is
> > using the hard disk about every 2 seconds... How c
On Wed, 2005-03-16 at 18:38 -0500, Charles Read wrote:
> which USB WiFi dongle is the easiest to get running?
I personally use the D-Link DLW-122, using the linux-wlan-ng drivers.
I've put my installation process on my blog:
http://www.seigan.org/entry.jsp?entry=484
HTH
Ben
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On Wed, 2005-03-16 at 14:38 -0800, linuxuser wrote:
> Looks like I missed a list. How do I unsubscribe from this list, I lost
> the instructions.
>
> I have to remove this due to viruses and spam generated from various
> lists...
You won't be getting viruses from this list, and not too much spam
On Tue, 2005-03-15 at 22:36 +, Wee-Jin Goh wrote:
> Hope that helps,
Still silent!
When playing an MP3 using totem, I can see the oscillscope running with
the music, but nothing is coming from the speakers.
I've checked alsamixer, and all looks ok...
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On Tue, 2005-03-15 at 14:32 +, Wee-Jin Goh wrote:
>
> Have you tried taking a look at alsamixer? With my Powerbook 12", I
> had
> to use alsamixer to unmute some things (can't remember off the top of
> my
> head) and then used alsactl to store those settings so that they were
> remembered on n
On Mon, 2005-03-14 at 22:40 +0100, mike dentifrice wrote:
> I wasn't refering to "Airport Extreme"
Looks like I made the same mistake - not reading your mail properly! :-/
Disregard my previous reply.
Cheers,
Ben
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On Mon, 2005-03-14 at 22:13 +0100, mike dentifrice wrote:
> I'm wondering what to do with an Airport Express
Use it under OS X - I'm afraid that looks like your only option.
The device uses a Broadcom chipset - which Broadcom aren't releasing the
drivers for. You can check the archives of this li
On Mon, 2005-03-14 at 14:03 +, Jochen Voss wrote:
> did anybody
> manage to get sound working on a post-February-2005 Powerbook G4?
Nope :-(
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On Thu, 2005-03-10 at 21:59 +1100, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:
> Well, alternates are PC-Card or USB devices...
That's what I use now, a DWL-122 USB dongle. :-)
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On Thu, 2005-03-10 at 08:23 +0100, Jack Malmostoso wrote:
> I was reading about the people having trouble with the new powerbook's
> trackpad, and found this software:
>
> www.ragingmenace.com/software/sidetrack
>
> Maybe this could help sorting things out. HTH.
>From the site: "SideTrack 1.1.1
On Thu, 2005-03-10 at 11:48 +1100, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:
> Airport Extreme is
> a different matter, it's more complex and we all have alternate
> solutions, so nobody is spending time of that, but you are welcome to
> do so :)
I'd be happy with a few alternates, than no solution! ;-)
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On Wed, 2005-03-09 at 22:42 +0100, Moritz Armingeon wrote:
> Sarge. But I had something similiar on sarge, too. That's why I
> answered.
You're using sid do you mean?
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On Wed, 2005-03-09 at 21:58 +0100, Rainer Gutkas wrote:
> Am Mittwoch 9. März 2005 21:26 schrieb Ben Hill:
> > On Wed, 2005-03-09 at 21:14 +0100, Rainer Gutkas wrote:
> > > After requesting how to get an orinoco driver monitor support I've
> > > comiled the kern
On Wed, 2005-03-09 at 21:59 +0100, Moritz Armingeon wrote:
> Sorry, then I don't know any further :-( In my case, it looks that
> way:
That's what it used to look like to me too! :-(
Are you using sid or sarge?
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On Wed, 2005-03-09 at 20:25 +, Ben Hill wrote:
> > I'm tweaking my DWL122 with wlanng-ctl. What happens if you do:
> >
> > $ wlanctl-ng wlan0 lnxreq_ifstate ifstate=enable
>
> I get:
>
> wlanctl-ng: No such device
Sorry, correction, I get:
mess
On Wed, 2005-03-09 at 21:14 +0100, Rainer Gutkas wrote:
> After requesting how to get an orinoco driver monitor support I've comiled
> the
> kernel-source-2.6.8 package with the orinoco patch applied.
How did you compile the kernel?
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On Wed, 2005-03-09 at 21:25 +0100, Moritz Armingeon wrote:
> Hi Ben
>
> On 20:05 Wed 09 Mar , Ben Hill wrote:
> >
> > I'm pretty sure the root of the problem is in;
> >
> > # ifup wlan0
> >
> > Error for wireless request "Set ESSID&q
I'm pretty sure the root of the problem is in;
# ifup wlan0
Error for wireless request "Set ESSID" (8B1A) :
SET failed on device wlan0 ; Operation not supported.
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the AP.
So, it's twofold; firstly the device isn't being set up on hotplug, and
even if I do it manually, it doesn't associate with the AP.
On Wed, 2005-03-09 at 17:39 +, Ben Hill wrote:
> I've just upgraded to sid, but my D-Link DWL-122 USB wifi adapter has
> stopped
I've just upgraded to sid, but my D-Link DWL-122 USB wifi adapter has
stopped working as it was under sarge.
When I plug the device in, /var/log/messages shows it's loading the
prism2_usb module. I still have alias wlan0 prism2_usb in my modules,
but it's no longer associating with the network aut
On Mon, 2005-03-07 at 13:09 -0800, Eric Gaumer wrote:
> I assume you are running 2.6. Make sure SCSI emulation is disabled.
>
> Try cdrecord dev=ATA -scanbus
Ah, I added the device at 1,0,0 to the /etc/defaults/cdrecord, and all
was well - thanks again Eric!
Cheers,
Ben
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Nautilus has been barfing when I try to write a CD from the CD/DVD
creator. There is no output from the cdrecord command when I click to
display the results.
I've tried to run cdrecord from the command line as both my user and
root, but get the same result.
Output of "cdrecord -scanbus":
Cdreco
On Sun, 2005-03-06 at 14:52 +0100, Colin Leroy wrote:
> > > True, but if the driver was open sourced on Darwin, it might be
> > > easier to port to Linux
> >
> > If the driver were released under Darwin it would make it much
> > easier..
>
> I think this depends more on Broadcom than on Apple, as
On Sat, 2005-03-05 at 21:26 +, Wee-Jin Goh wrote:
> True, but if the driver was open sourced on Darwin, it might be easier
> to port to Linux
If the driver were released under Darwin it would make it much easier..
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On Sat, 2005-03-05 at 14:52 +0100, Maximilian Gerlach wrote:
> I know. Thats was qemu is for - it's able to run i386 binaries on ppc. I
> just don't know if it is able to make an ndiswrapper module for a ppc
> kernel :/
Right, sounds very interesting then - I didn't read the link
properly! ;-)
Ch
On Sat, 2005-03-05 at 13:56 +0100, Maximilian Gerlach wrote:
> http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/pipermail/yellowdog-general/2004-December/017120.html
> I'm having a Powerbook G4 with an AE. I'm more than willing to try this.
> Anyone here with qemu experience? Thats something I haven't experimen
On Thu, 2005-03-03 at 14:17 +, Matthew T. Atkinson wrote:
> 'ello,
>
> On Fri, 2005-01-07 at 20:04 -0500, Harvey Ussery wrote:
> > I recently reinstalled Sarge PPC on a G4 iMac. Each time I boot up now,
> > I get an error warning:
>
> I think I need pinching -- I just logged into GNOME and t
On Thu, 2005-03-03 at 18:34 +1100, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:
> Ok, Apple finally delivered it !
>
> Thanks all. I'm now installing deb, and will see how to get the
> remaining bits working.
So how's it going? :-D
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On Wed, 2005-03-02 at 10:09 -0800, Eric Gaumer wrote:
> You seem to be on the right track, it's just a matter of properly
> configuring the kernel. A
> good place to start is by copying the Debian config file located in
> the boot directory.
Perfect, that's just what I was looking for. :-D
Cheers
On Wed, 2005-03-02 at 15:01 +1100, Dean Hamstead wrote:
> by buzz of course i mean call. im australian, although im on a plane
> from new zealand right now. (go look it up on a map)
I think we know where you mean... ;-)
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On Wed, 2005-03-02 at 18:42 +0100, Thomas Arendsen Hein wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I just wanted to add that I have the same problem as John Harrold:
> With a very new Alu Powerbook (some BIOS date while booting showed
> January 21th, 2005) the trackpad doesn't work with Debian sarge.
I have heard that the
On Wed, 2005-03-02 at 00:29 -0800, Eric Gaumer wrote:
> Just configure it calling which ever target you like:
>
> o config
> o menuconfig
> o xconfig
> o gconfig
> o oldconfig
>
> Then just run:
>
> ]$ make-kpkg clean
> ]$ fakeroot make-kpkg --append_to_version -custom --revision=1.0 --initrd
>
On Wed, 2005-03-02 at 08:15 +, Ben Hill wrote:
> On Tue, 2005-03-01 at 18:07 -0800, Eric Gaumer wrote:
> >
> > That driver was pulled from Debian kernel sources due to binary blobs in
> > the source. You can
> > patch it back in but I doubt you need to for PPC.
>
On Tue, 2005-03-01 at 18:07 -0800, Eric Gaumer wrote:
>
> That driver was pulled from Debian kernel sources due to binary blobs in the
> source. You can
> patch it back in but I doubt you need to for PPC.
>
> Isn't there a package for this though? I thought that code was simply moved
> to non-f
On Tue, 2005-03-01 at 15:08 -0800, Dylan Beaudette wrote:
> On Tuesday 01 March 2005 11:26 am, Rainer Gutkas wrote:
> > Hi there!
> >
> > I'm running debian with a 2.4.18 Kernel for old PPC on an G3 Powerbook
> > Wallstreet and still can't figure out how I can get PCMCIA running.
> > I've found Ker
On Tue, 2005-03-01 at 22:30 +, Ben Hill wrote:
> On Tue, 2005-03-01 at 22:21 +, Lee Braiden wrote:
> > On Tuesday 01 March 2005 22:16, Ben Hill wrote:
> > > Could anyone give me a quick bullet-point list of the stages of building
> > > a 2.6.8 powerpc kernel?
On Tue, 2005-03-01 at 22:21 +, Lee Braiden wrote:
> On Tuesday 01 March 2005 22:16, Ben Hill wrote:
> > Could anyone give me a quick bullet-point list of the stages of building
> > a 2.6.8 powerpc kernel?
> >
> > I'm used to the traditional method, but I&#x
Hi,
Could anyone give me a quick bullet-point list of the stages of building
a 2.6.8 powerpc kernel?
I'm used to the traditional method, but I'd like to do it the Debian
way.
Cheers,
Ben
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On Mon, 2005-02-28 at 10:44 +0100, Helge Kreutzmann wrote:
> I am only able to play audio CDs via xmms. Audio files, though, are
> fine with any programm. Can you play a mp3/ogg-file?
I've tried xmms and it's the same...
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On Mon, 2005-02-28 at 09:26 +0100, Antonio-M. Corbi Bellot wrote:
> El dom, 27-02-2005 a las 23:16 +0000, Ben Hill escribió:
> > On Sun, 2005-02-27 at 11:52 -0800, Eric Gaumer wrote:
> > > Use gnome-alsa mixer and you'll see a setting for DRC. Just make sure
> > >
On Mon, 2005-02-28 at 09:28 +1100, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:
> The new trackpad is USB and isn't yet supported by Linux. It doesn't
> appear to be a standard USB HID device, but rather an Apple home made
> stuff. It will be supported once somebody figures out how it works and
> writes the appro
On Mon, 2005-02-28 at 00:10 +0100, Pau Rul·lan Ferragut wrote:
> En/na Alaor ha escrit:
> > I got the error "No screens found" "No devices detected", i'm using
> > woody and i need help to configure my video card. I think that i haven't
> > the properly driver.
You could edit the /etc/X11/XF86Co
On Sun, 2005-02-27 at 11:52 -0800, Eric Gaumer wrote:
> Use gnome-alsa mixer and you'll see a setting for DRC. Just make sure it's
> unckecked OR you
> have the range turned all the way up.
I don't get that option. I have Master (up full), PC Speak, Capture and
some check boxes for Line, CD, Mic
On Sun, 2005-02-27 at 10:04 -0800, Eric Gaumer wrote:
> Ben Hill wrote:
> > On Sat, 2005-02-26 at 14:00 -0800, Eric Gaumer wrote:
> >
> >>Are you a member of the audio group?
> >
> >
> > Yes
> >
> >
> >>Doing an ls -l on /dev/dsp s
On Sun, 2005-02-27 at 17:29 +, Ben Hill wrote:
> Looking at dmesg, the trackpad is being discovered, but then it
> disconnects
Ok, so it might not be the same device! ;-)
Still, it looks promising - discovers the trackpad etc, but it's DOA...
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Looking at dmesg, the trackpad is being discovered, but then it
disconnects:
ohci_hcd 0001:10:1b.1: irq 63, pci mem e2614000
ohci_hcd 0001:10:1b.1: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 3
usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using address 2
hub 3-0:1.0: USB hub found
hub 3-0:1.0: 2 ports detec
On Sat, 2005-02-26 at 14:00 -0800, Eric Gaumer wrote:
> Are you a member of the audio group?
Yes
> Doing an ls -l on /dev/dsp should show it's 664 with
> root the owner and audio the group.
crw-rw 1 root audio 14, 3 2005-02-27 09:30 /dev/dsp
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On Sat, 2005-02-26 at 13:39 -0800, Eric Gaumer wrote:
> Make sure you have libesd-alsa0 installed and that esd is running.
Yup
> What kernel version?
2.6.8-powerpc
> Are you using udev?
Yes AFAIK
> Make sure it's not muted as well.
Just checked.
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From rom a fresh install of Debian, my GNOME volume control applet was set
to volume off, and no sound would be made while playing CDs etc. If I
adjusted the volume, it would shoot back down to zero as soon as I
release the slider.
I've installed ALSA, and ran alsaconf which has found my powermac
On Fri, 2005-02-25 at 15:56 -0800, Eric Gaumer wrote:
> Ben Hill wrote:
> > On Fri, 2005-02-25 at 08:52 -0800, Eric Gaumer wrote:
> >
> >>Has anyone actually tried to contact Broadcom?
> >
> >
> > I think it's been posted before, but there is a pet
Sorry for the plethora of wi-fi related posts; but I just have one
question.
Which adapter, either USB or cardbus can I get "on the high-street" that
will work with my powerpc? I'm going to see if I can help with the
driver campaign / driver reverse engineering, but in the mean time I
need someth
On Fri, 2005-02-25 at 08:52 -0800, Eric Gaumer wrote:
> Has anyone actually tried to contact Broadcom?
I think it's been posted before, but there is a petition at:
http://www.petitiononline.com/BCM4301/
with over 10,000 signatures (one of them now mine).
I can't seem to get much of an update ab
On Thu, 2005-02-24 at 18:41 -0500, ben racher wrote:
> I'll let you know how it turns out, once I work up the courage to pry
> open my case...
Please do! I'd be really interested!
Cheers,
Ben
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On Thu, 2005-02-24 at 12:46 -0500, Barry Hawkins wrote:
> The critical issue is your hardware rather than the kernel version;
> support for AirPort goes way back with the kernel, particularly the
> Debian kernels. As mentioned before, AirPort Extreme is a no-go thanks
It is an Airport Extreme un
Hi,
I'm currently using kernel 2.6.8-powerpc after a vanilla install of
Debian.
Is this a workable kernel to support the Airport adapter, or should I go
with Ben Herrenschmidt's 2.4 kernel from penguinppc.org?
Cheers,
Ben
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On Thu, 2005-02-24 at 15:49 +0100, Sven Luther wrote:
> Like said, this has been fixed in control-center, so what about testing the
> real fix instead of using lousy workarounds ? I and others lost enough time
> making sure the fix got in, for it just being ignored.
Is this fix in Sid?
I upgraded
On Wed, 2005-02-23 at 00:24 +, Ben Hill wrote:
> Any ideas would be great, it's a real pain!!
Just for google-juice; I rebooted into single user mode using "Linux
single" from the yaboot prompt. I then did my editing and rebooted.
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When starting GNOME on my PowerBook, I'm getting a pop-up complaining
about the wrong permission for /dev/pmu.
I've found a post about it here:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2005/01/msg00235.html
...and added:
pmu:root:video:0660
to /etc/udev/permissions.d/udev.permissions
...but th
I'm still unable to log into a virtual terminal on my PowerBook.
After setting up Debian, the "Enjoy..." prompt was displayed. I
selected OK, and instead of giving me a prompt, the machine just sits
there. Similarly, if I switch to a virtual terminal, I can log in, but
then the system just sits
Hi,
I'm trying to set up Debian on my PowerBook G4, but can't log into a
virtual terminal. The X settings aren't correct, so I'd like to drop
into the console to edit XF86Config-4.
I'm getting a virtual terminal login, but when I log in, it hangs
before giving me a prompt. How can I get the bas
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