gnome/libxml2 backport for Woody

2006-03-12 Thread Brendan Simon
Hi, I need a version of libxml2-dev for Woody that supports the following functions. xmlTextReaderRead The version I have installed is 2.4.19-4woody2 but it does not have those function. $ nm /usr/lib/libxml2.a | grep xmlText U xmlTextConcat 66e8 T xmlTextConcat 4e34

Python error causes reboot

2004-12-16 Thread Brendan Simon
ng is user space so why does the whole machine die Regards, Brendan Simon.

Re: Sony AIT-1 tape backup

2004-11-09 Thread Brendan Simon
(101): ONLINE IM_REP_EN Any ideas why I get I/O errors??? TIA, Brendan Simon. Brendan Simon wrote: Hi, I have a Sony AIT-1 tape backup unit (IDE) installed in a PowerMac running debian/testing with a 2.6.8 kernel. I have not had much success getting it to work :( I have made a symlink

Sony AIT-1 tape backup

2004-11-09 Thread Brendan Simon
what could be causing this? Has anyone successfully used a Sony AIT-1 IDE on a Linux machine (PowerPC or otherwise). Many thanks in advance for any help. Regards, Brendan Simon.

Multiple versions of gcc installed

2004-10-06 Thread Brendan Simon
can't execute the older 2.95 compiler using the appropriate gcc switches. -V or -B. See below. Looks like there are a few installation problems for multiple versions of gcc. Regards, Brendan Simon. $ ls -l /usr/lib/gcc-lib/powerpc-linux/ total 8 drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Oct 1 16:48 2

Can't get java working with Airport Configurator

2001-11-13 Thread Brendan Simon
I successfully install a Java 1.2 Runtime Environment ? (using apt preferably). I can't find any 1.2 JRE's using "apt-cache search" and "apt-cache show". Please help. I appreciate any comments, suggestions and pointers. Brendan Simon.

Trouble getting airport to talk to UFO base station

2001-10-05 Thread Brendan Simon
ver but I'm not sure if the base station is setup to use DHCP. Thanks for any help or pointers, Brendan Simon.

debian-powerpc: how do I use the keyspan usb-serial device ???

2001-03-03 Thread Brendan Simon
use a ttyS* or something similar ?? BTW: Now that I am using devfs, I don't have a /dev/modem. nor do I have any /dev/ttyS* devices Do I still need a /dev/modem ??? If so, what do I do to get it back ? Thanks, Brendan Simon.

debian: Can't get X-4.0.2 working with a 2.2.18 or 2.4.x kernel.

2001-03-02 Thread Brendan Simon
cycle to create the /dev/hdaX links. This will solve the boot problem but still the X problem remains. If anyone can shed some light on the situation, or better still give me a solution, then I would be very appreciative. Thanks, Brendan Simon.

debian-powerpc: Is "testing" ready for powerpc hosts

2001-02-26 Thread Brendan Simon
Is testing ready for powerpc platforms or should I stick to stable ??? Thanks, Brendan Simon.

debian-powerpc: I can't find pmud

2001-02-26 Thread Brendan Simon
Is pmud still a Debian package ??? I can't find it using apt-cache or searching www.debian.org. Is there something to replace pmud for my PowerBook G3 (firewire) ??? Thanks, Brendan Simon.

Samba on PPC

2000-08-31 Thread Brendan Simon
a ported for the PPC linux machines ? Thanks, Brendan Simon.

debian-powerpc: powerbook make clicking/popping sounds.

2000-08-15 Thread Brendan Simon
oying and figure that it can't be good for the hardware. Thanks, Brendan Simon.

debian-powerpc: vncserver not working !!!

2000-08-14 Thread Brendan Simon
connecting to intel machines running the vncserver. Is there something I can do to get this to work ? Any ideas or suggestions ? I'm running XFree86 version 4.0.1 which I compiled from the sources and installed into /opt/X11R6.  I don't think this should be a problem. Thanks, Brendan Simon.

debian-powerpc: XFree v4.0x tarballs/debs.

2000-08-14 Thread Brendan Simon
debs or deb-src, then where are the latest tarballs for powerpc-linux ? Has anybody installed 4.0.1 (or later) ?  Any problems ? Thanks, Brendan Simon.

Partitioning disks without losing data.

2000-07-19 Thread Brendan Simon
do this without losing all the information on the root partition.  It takes s long to install all this over the internet.  Maybe I should burn a CD image ?  Will something like fips do what I want ?  Are there any other tools ?? Please CC any replies to me as well as the list, Thanks, Brendan Simon.

Re: xserver-fbdev iMac : and mouse ?

2000-06-15 Thread Brendan Simon
/iBook and /dev/usbmouse on an iMac. BTW: I'm using XFree86 version 4.0b (the binaries that Michel Danzier posted to the list). Brendan Simon.

Re: PowerBook

2000-06-14 Thread Brendan Simon
Nelson Abramson wrote: Brendan Simon wrote: > Harold G. Stevenson wrote: > > > > 2- any suggestions on installing and running debian? > Get a bootable CD if one exists. When I installed Debian there was no > CD available so I _HAD_ to install MacOs on a small partitio

Re: PowerBook

2000-06-14 Thread Brendan Simon
partition, then use Open Firmware to boot into Linux.  A boot CD is the easiest way. Brendan Simon.

deb-ppc: recommended browser and email client ?

2000-06-08 Thread Brendan Simon
version of Communicator looks similar to Mozilla.  Is this true ? Thanks, Brendan Simon.

Re: gcc 2.95.2 vs 2.91

1999-11-30 Thread Brendan Simon
assle the gcc developers to fix it or at least report it as a bug. If gcc is doing the right thing, then change the kernel code to conform. Brendan Simon.