Re: Audio CDs on the iBook2

2001-09-02 Thread Mr. Stuart Lamble
> I am using ide-scsi (can't rip otherwise, dont know why) and using the > XMMS cd-read plugin, which rips in realtime and outputs via the soundcard. > Seems to work fine. That works in one sense. However, it doesn't really resolve the *general* problem. (I do apologise; I forgot to mention this i

Audio CDs on the iBook2

2001-09-02 Thread Mr. Stuart Lamble
(This may be duplicated, since I posted to the linux.debian.powerpc newsgroup; I apologise for that.) Simple question: is it at all possible to play audio CDs on the iBook2? The information I have at hand[1][2] suggests not, at least not without support in the kernel. Oh, well. At least this tells

Re: ibook2

2001-08-15 Thread Mr. Stuart Lamble
Stefan Eilers wrote: > Hi ! > > I am very satisfied with my new icebook .. = > > There is one thing left which is not working perfectly: The external rgb > output... > > Activating is no problem, using m3mirror, but the picture is not stable > =2E.. > > May I ask which experiences do you have w

Re: iBook2: mostly working

2001-08-14 Thread Mr. Stuart Lamble
[...] > sounds like you didn't set --partition when you ran mkofboot. man > yaboot.conf and yet another reason not to use potato's boot-floppies, > woody boot-floppies have a `Make System Bootable' step that works with > 100% sucess on newworld macs. That fixed the problem. Everything else was

iBook2: mostly working

2001-08-13 Thread Mr. Stuart Lamble
(Sounds like a Douglas Adams novel of some sort, doesn't it? *ducks* Anyway.) I recently (two-three days ago) purchased a brand-spanking new Apple iBook (the new model, that is, not the original.) I have installed Linux upon it, and so far, things are going reasonably well. There are a few little