Re: where's tfm?

2005-02-14 Thread Eric C. Cooper
01:0b.0 Non-VGA unclassified device: Apple Computer Inc. Control Video > 01:0d.0 Class ff00: Apple Computer Inc. PlanB Video-In (rev 01) lspci shows the same thing on my 7600 with a 2.6.10 kernel. (This is a headless machine, so I wouldn't have noticed if the video wasn't working ...) -- E

Re: Switching from BootX to quik

2005-02-11 Thread Eric C. Cooper
for a firewall.) FilesystemSize Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/sda2 1008M 424M 534M 45% / -- Eric C. Cooper e c c @ c m u . e d u -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Switching from BootX to quik

2005-02-11 Thread Eric C. Cooper
On Fri, Feb 11, 2005 at 09:15:28AM +0100, Hans Ekbrand wrote: > On Thu, Feb 10, 2005 at 04:00:56PM -0500, Eric C. Cooper wrote: > > On Thu, Feb 10, 2005 at 01:51:04PM -0500, Rich Johnson wrote: > > > The time has come for me to decommission OS 9 from my old-word 8500 and > &

Re: Switching from BootX to quik

2005-02-10 Thread Eric C. Cooper
ik doesn't understand symlinks, so /vmlinux should be a hard link to /boot/vmlinux-NNN. Also, updating the kernel image via apt-get or dpkg invariably messes up the links; you'll have to fix them by hand each time. -- Eric C. Cooper e c c @ c m u . e d u -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Is there any how-to on cross compiling kernel for ppc on x86

2004-10-27 Thread Eric C. Cooper
PILE=powerpc-linux- xconfig 3. Install kernel-package and run fakeroot -- make-kpkg --arch powerpc --subarch pmac --cross-compile powerpc-linux --revision foo.0 kernel_image 4. Install the resulting kernel-image .deb on your PPC machine, run ybin/quik/etc., and reboot. -- Eric C. Cooper e

Re: apt repository

2004-10-21 Thread Eric C. Cooper
apt-get.org/ -- Eric C. Cooper e c c @ c m u . e d u

Re: modprobe options not recognized at startup

2004-10-19 Thread Eric C. Cooper
ion of the module-init-tools created an empty one, which caused anything in /etc/modprobe.d to be ignored. -- Eric C. Cooper e c c @ c m u . e d u

Re: Where to find nerim marillat powerpc packages

2004-10-12 Thread Eric C. Cooper
player/ -- Eric C. Cooper e c c @ c m u . e d u

Re: 2.6.8.1 doesn't boot

2004-10-07 Thread Eric C. Cooper
set CONFIG_SERIAL_CORE=y CONFIG_SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE=y CONFIG_SERIAL_PMACZILOG=y CONFIG_SERIAL_PMACZILOG_CONSOLE=y # CONFIG_SND_SERIAL_U16550 is not set # CONFIG_USB_SERIAL is not set -- Eric C. Cooper e c c @ c m u . e d u

Re: Oldworld Serial Console

2004-09-24 Thread Eric C. Cooper
L_PMACZILOG_CONSOLE=y > > What about a 2.4.27 kernel? I don't have those options in my .config... CONFIG_MAC_SERIAL=y CONFIG_SERIAL_CONSOLE=y -- Eric C. Cooper e c c @ c m u . e d u

Re: pmac 7500 kernel + of

2004-08-11 Thread Eric C. Cooper
etting the PRAM via command-option-P-R). I have this box configured headless, so after it boots, it runs a login (getty) process on the serial line. Let me know if you want my .config for 2.4.27 -- Eric C. Cooper e c c @ c m u . e d u

Re: Live-CD for PPC ?

2004-05-24 Thread Eric C. Cooper
o use a root shell, I can't comment on either one's support for X/Gnome/KDE etc. -- Eric C. Cooper e c c @ c m u . e d u

Re: sound on oldworld pmac...

2004-01-30 Thread Eric C. Cooper
On Sat, Jan 31, 2004 at 12:23:07AM -0300, Rolando Abarca wrote: > What's the way to get sound output on an oldworld (7200) powermac? > thanks, Use the "dmasound_pmac" kernel module. -- Eric C. Cooper e c c @ c m u . e d u

Re: Dialog interface question

2003-08-29 Thread Eric C. Cooper
t; how can i do that, which file controls that? Do "dpkg-reconfigure debconf" as root. -- Eric C. Cooper e c c @ c m u . e d u

Re: Cube as a firewall/router - Comments anyone?

2003-08-11 Thread Eric C. Cooper
r a typical cable or DSL modem link. > I am very interested in using this solution, since it is very very > silent, or am I wrong? It's even quieter (and cooler) if you remove the graphics card entirely and run it headless. -- Eric C. Cooper e c c @ c m u . e d u

Re: quik boots only manually

2003-04-22 Thread Eric C. Cooper
On Tue, Apr 22, 2003 at 12:46:22PM +0200, Tobias Stefan Richter wrote: > quik will not autoboot on my PowerMac 4400, when left alone no > timeout will boot the machine automatically. Are you sure that the OF variables auto-boot, boot-device, and boot-file are set correctly in NVRAM? --

Re: What can I get rid of?

2003-04-05 Thread Eric C. Cooper
#x27;s an iterative process: after you remove some, run it again because there may be more that are now no longer needed. But deborphan won't tell you that you don't need some application package like tuxracer or g++. You'll have to look over the output of "dpkg -l" and decide that yourself. -- Eric C. Cooper e c c @ c m u . e d u

Re: Flashing ? on boot.

2003-02-20 Thread Eric C. Cooper
he right values for BootX. But you can run "nvsetenv" from linux (or "printenv" from OF) while the disk is in the first machine, copy down the settings, then update the second machine. -- Eric C. Cooper e c c @ c m u . e d u

Re: installing woody on G4 Cube

2003-01-29 Thread Eric C. Cooper
sion of the installer kernel (which I think just uses OF video). I forget what it's called, but if you hit TAB at the boot prompt it should be something obvious like install-safe. -- Eric C. Cooper e c c @ c m u . e d u

Re: Re: New to PPC

2002-12-13 Thread Eric C. Cooper
gone > in a specific place in the file? You can create a file /etc/modutils/local with the aliases and module options that are specific to the machine, then run update-modules (and whenever you change it thereafter). -- Eric C. Cooper e c c @ c m u . e d u

Re: dmasound problem on Cube

2002-09-29 Thread Eric C. Cooper
ouldn't find 'sound' OF node. I've > used the sound without problems on my ibook2, but this cube seems to be > different. The Cube uses USB audio. Try "modprobe audio". -- Eric C. Cooper e c c @ c m u . e d u

Re: Tibook G4 kernel compile fails

2002-09-17 Thread Eric C. Cooper
On Mon, Sep 16, 2002 at 10:13:35PM -0400, Mark T. Valites wrote: > Regardless, anyone have a rsync url for the benh tree? Maybe even > the appropriate flags if you're feeling especially generous? rsync -avz --delete rsync.penguinppc.org::linux-2.4-benh linux-2.4-benh -- Eri

Re: Automatic power-on

2002-08-31 Thread Eric C. Cooper
023' that enables "server mode": http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn/tn1079.html It looks like sending "\001\023\000" should do the reverse, telling it to be a "standard personal computer" rather than a "file server", but I haven't had the need to test this. -- Eric C. Cooper e c c @ c m u . e d u

Re: populating tftpboot

2002-07-11 Thread Eric C. Cooper
y want to use dhcp rather than bootp, but the advice on the tftp setup still applies. -- Eric C. Cooper e c c @ c m u . e d u -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Network Install won't connect

2002-07-11 Thread Eric C. Cooper
eters there and compare the gateway addresses? (Sorry, don't > know where to find these in MacOs, but I'm sure they're there.) To list the routing table on MacOSX, use "netstat -r" instead of "route". -- Eric C. Cooper e c c @ c m u . e d u --

Re: DHCP

2002-07-03 Thread Eric C. Cooper
vide a useful way to customize its behavior for firewalls.) -- Eric C. Cooper e c c @ c m u . e d u -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Patch for linking problem with linux-2.4-benh kernel

2002-02-26 Thread Eric C. Cooper
#if defined(CONFIG_INPUT_ADBHID) && defined(CONFIG_PMAC_BACKLIGHT) if (!disable_kernel_backlight) -#endif set_backlight_level(data[1] >> 4); +#endif } #ifdef CONFIG_PMAC_PBOOK /* Environement or tick int

linking problem with linux-2.4-benh kernel

2002-02-26 Thread Eric C. Cooper
assumes it must be on a PowerBook? -- Eric C. Cooper e c c @ c m u . e d u

Re: Kernel 2.4.17

2002-02-16 Thread Eric C. Cooper
On Sat, Feb 16, 2002 at 03:38:36AM -0300, Ricardo Pardini wrote: > Can I use the kernel-source-2.4.17 source package > to begin with? Or do I need a BenH kernel? I am using kernel-source-2.4.17 with kernel-patch-benh package applied. Seems to work on my G4 Cube. -- Eric C. Cooper

G4 Cube config (was: Memory tester for powerpc?)

2002-01-28 Thread Eric C. Cooper
00 is not set CONFIG_USB_PJB100=m # # Bluetooth support # # CONFIG_BLUEZ is not set # # Kernel hacking # # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set # CONFIG_KGDB is not set # CONFIG_XMON is not set -- Eric C. Cooper e c c @ c m u . e d u

macserial problem on headless servers with kernel 2.4.17

2002-01-20 Thread Eric C. Cooper
which also bypasses this "feature" in macserial.c. Also, I noticed that the "is_cons" field in the mac_serial struct is checked, but there is no logic for setting it to 1 anywhere. -- Eric C. Cooper e c c @ c m u . e d u

Re: true type fonts with stable

2002-01-07 Thread Eric C. Cooper
ering it, so check the man page. Then, list the TTF directories in /etc/X11/xfs/config. With version XFree86 version 4.x, truetype support is built in and you don't need xfs at all. Instead, you use Section "Module" Load "freetype" EndSection ... and then you DO list th

Re: updatedb+checksecurity are killing my battery

2001-12-10 Thread Eric C. Cooper
re juice off the hook. Thanks in advance, At the risk of living a little more dangerously, you could try running noflushd (just "apt-get install noflushd") and mounting your disk's filesystems with the "noatime" option in /etc/fstab. But I've only done this on

Re: mingetty respawing too fast

2001-11-20 Thread Eric C. Cooper
the obnoxious penguin logo after startup. Are you running devfs? If so, this is a known bug in mingetty: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=81275 -- Eric C. Cooper e c c @ c m u . e d u

Re: headless G4 Cube with serial console

2001-11-04 Thread Eric C. Cooper
On Sat, Nov 03, 2001 at 05:28:54PM -0900, Ethan Benson wrote: > CONFIG_PPC_RTC requires adb support? are you sure? You're right -- on the Cube it needs CONFIG_ADB_PMU (the config help text refers only to Powerbooks, which confused me) but not CONFIG_ADB. -- Eric C. Cooper e c

headless G4 Cube with serial console

2001-11-03 Thread Eric C. Cooper
vices, and I left in USB audio so I can use the speakers. Without the video card, the Cube runs about 5 degrees C cooler, according to the TAU info in /proc/cpuinfo. It's a great server -- small, quiet, and very stylish. -- Eric C. Cooper e c c @ c m u . e d u

Why does netbooting work from OF but not 'N' key?

2001-08-15 Thread Eric C. Cooper
I can netboot my G4 cube successfully from Open Firmware using boot enet:,yaboot Using ethereal, I see that the G4 gets the DHCPACK and proceeds to download yaboot from my TFTP server. But when I boot holding down the 'N' key, it does something different. After getting the exact same DHCP