Re: PowerPC daily install CDs? [Was: Re: Netinst for testing?]

2009-10-25 Thread Chris "Bigguy"
I have been directing folks to http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/weekly-builds/powerpc/iso-cd/ and as of now Sunday 25 October 9:15 Eastern Time I'm seeing a full set of discs dated 19 October, last Monday. All seems right with the world at that url. All my best - Chris Reich; Rochester, New Yo

New World GNU/Linux first release

2009-10-07 Thread Chris "Bigguy"
This is to announce the alpha01 release of New World GNU/Linux for PPC-based Apple Mac computers, based on Debian GNU/Linux. New World GNU/Linux is characterized by an optimized kernel for the best desktop experience possible on Apple PPC computers built on Apples' New World platform. The proj

Re: Market research for new PowerPC system

2009-09-28 Thread Chris "Bigguy"
Speaking for myself, and I'm a small-time consultant to the local Small-Office Home-Office market, I would wholeheartedly welcome the arrival to the market of a PowerPC/Power motherboard. I would commission local builders to create servers and desktops that would have that one extra layer of pr

Re: Proper partitioning

2009-08-20 Thread Chris "Bigguy"
Linux on a powerpc machine needs no partitions above and beyond what it needs on the Intel platform you're used to. If however, your powerpc machine is a New World Apple (almost anything made since 1999) then the Apple platform needs two partitions more. Fortunately, Debian sets this up for yo

Re: Xorg does not detect nvidia card

2009-03-22 Thread Chris "Bigguy"
e: > From: Wartan Hachaturow > Subject: Re: Xorg does not detect nvidia card > To: "Chris "Bigguy"" > Cc: debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org > Date: Sunday, March 22, 2009, 10:37 AM > On 3/22/09, Chris "Bigguy" > wrote: > > > >

Re: Xorg does not detect nvidia card

2009-03-22 Thread Chris "Bigguy"
j Mendel wrote: > From: Andrzej Mendel > Subject: Re: Xorg does not detect nvidia card > To: debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org > Date: Sunday, March 22, 2009, 7:00 AM > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Chris "Bigguy" pisze: > > Unde

Xorg does not detect nvidia card

2009-03-21 Thread Chris "Bigguy"
Under Etch this worked fine with a minor modification but... under Lenny, clean install on Power Mac G4, the contents of the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf indicate only generic devices are employed for keyboard, mouse, video and monitor. The install should have detected my Nvidia GeForce 2 MX card a

Re: adobe flash

2009-02-23 Thread Chris "Bigguy"
- On Mon, 2/23/09, Javier Serrano Polo wrote: How about gnash for ppc? Is that ready for prime-time yet? - Chris Reich; Rochester, New York > From: Javier Serrano Polo > Subject: Re: adobe flash > To: debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org > Date: Monday, February 23, 2009, 11:57 AM > > How do I in

Re: Can't get xorg working on iBook - Help please!

2008-12-31 Thread Chris "Bigguy"
On my Power Mac G4 I had to do this: edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf; change the value of the Option “UseFBDev” from “true” to “false” and everything began to magically work. All my best - Chris; Rochester, New York Soundbytes.org --- On Wed, 12/31/08, Bob Lounsbury wrote: > From: Bob Lounsbury > Su

Re: Debian on a Thinkpad Power Series 820

2008-11-20 Thread Chris "Bigguy"
FWIW I have used both the 4.0r5 multi-arch, 4.0r5 net install, and 4.0r5 Xfce to install Debian successfully on a Power Mac G4 tower. It takes a few tricks from the magic bag, but I can confirm that the Debain disks work 'as advertised'. All my best - Chris Reich; Rochester, New York listen