DVD-Writer

Hello all! I'm thinking of tuning my Powerbook G3 Pismo a bit and thought to by myself a DVD-writer to replace the original DVD-ROM. Theres plenty of them on ebay As I can order this only from overseas (US) and thats quite expensive, and I don't think I can return them, I thought I start with

Re: Sudden Power Loss (Resolution?)

Have you checked the date settings recently? So I had this problem once on my G3 Powerbook Pismo under Ubuntu-Hoary. After this sudden power-lost everything seemed scrambled, which made no sense to me, because I'm using ext3 and checked the disk right afterwards, nothing wrong. I searched for a

Sarge-PPC on Oldworld (Wallstreet) prerelease had better result

Hi there! I just finished my install of Sarge-PPC on G3 Powerbook Wallstreet, so it is not my first Sagre install on that maschine, but I couldn't find the old (bout 1/2 a year now) image anymore and downloaded the iso from debian.org and installed it all over. With the prerelease everything w

Try to do an homebrew WLan-Acess-Point on a Powerbook Wallstreet

Hello all! I try to use an old G3 Powerbook Wallstreet with broken display as Wlan Access Point. I got a Orinoco card, which should do the job quite well. My problem is how to tell debian/ubuntu linux to use the hostap drivers instead of hermes/orinoco dirvers, so I got master mode available.

Proplems with printing

Hi all! I use a G3 Powerbook Wallstreet as Server, now I tried to attach a USB printer. I copied the configuration for Cups from my G3 Powerbook Pismo, which works fine with the same printer. Now I get Error -15 from usblp0 if I try to print on this device. Has anyone any suggestions? MFG, R

Re: PowerBook G3 video resolution probs

Hi! Sorry I didn't see youre post in the ubuntu forums. But now here's my response. Yes it's good to pass video parameters to old world maschines, at least I do this on a G3 Powerbook Wallstreet. I've found them on the web: video=atyfb:vmode:14,cmode:32,mclk But in my experience this only ef

Howto install Host-Ap-Driver

Hi all! First of all thanks for the fast replies and helps to my erlier posintgs, everything worked out fine. Todays question of mine has to do with a server I try to set up now for some time. It's an old G3 Powerbook Wallstreet. In the moment it runs Hoary in Console mode, an ssh server and an d

Re: Xorg and DRI on Pismo

Hi! I don't know if it helps, but I'm running Ubuntu-Breezy on my Pismo and XORG works just fine, so I atteched my xorg.conf file. But I sure hope that this is some help for you. Best regards, Rainer Peter Plessas schrieb: Hi, dear fellows, Having problems getting DRI to work in Xorg on m

Howto change wireless driver

Hello! I got an orinoco silver card plugged into a prowerbook wallstreet with broken display. The wallstreet runs ubunt-hoary as server os. In the moment the maschine just runs a nameserver for my home-betwork. I would like to use it as server and was now wondering if it is possible to chang

Looking for an interresting programming project to participate

Hi all! I've some troubles in the moment. I've studied Computer Sience (so actually I'm actually working on my diploma thesis, but never mind) and had some kind of Burn Out in my late phase of studies. In the moment I found a job as software developer, but due to the issue that I didn't do to

Re: Oldworld-Mac:Howto copy the kernel to an hfs partition during istallation?

[EMAIL PROTECTED] schrieb: On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 18:13:05 +0200 Rainer Gutkas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The problem is that I try to set up Ubuntu-Warty as server OS on my G3 Powerbook Wallstreet, which is old-world. So I got the installation-kernel, but don't know how to get

Oldworld-Mac:Howto copy the kernel to an hfs partition during istallation?

Hi there! Maybe I'm just to dumm to complete this task, because I know I did it once, but can't remember how. The problem is that I try to set up Ubuntu-Warty as server OS on my G3 Powerbook Wallstreet, which is old-world. So I got the installation-kernel, but don't know how to get the kerne

Re: where to download BootX

Rick Thomas schrieb: On Jul 14, 2005, at 5:00 PM, Rainer Gutkas wrote: Rick Thomas schrieb: Or take a look at http://penguinppc.org/bootloaders/bootx/ and http://penguinppc.org/~benh/ These's are the broken links I was talking about. But I received a version of

where to download BootX

Hi all! I would like to (re)install linux on a g3 powerbook Wallstreet, but I can't find BootX anymore. All links seem to broken. Is there anywhere I can download it? Thanks in forth, Rainer begin:vcard fn:Rainer Gutkas n:Gutkas;Rainer adr;quoted-printable:;;Kleiststr. 36;St.P=C3=B6lten;;A-31

Howto Improve Performance?

Hi all! I run Ubuntu Hoary on a G3 Powerbook Pismo with 400 MHz CPU ,630 MB Ram, 30 Gigs Harddisk, Orinocco Wlan Card,.. and I'd like to improve the performance of the system, as much as possible. I run a CPU - Meter and it shows that the CPU gets totaly busy when it's got to do lot's of G

Re: emulate three-button mouse(macintosh)

I just managed to map the middle mouse Button to and the right one to with the following trick: I took the old /etc/default/mouseemu initialization file and picked out the keycodes. And edited in sysctl.conf the following lines: # Emulate the middle mouse button with and the

How to map an insert key?

Hi all! To edit in ViewYourMind it would be nice to have an insert key available, because this key is used to insert new entries and if you wanna write along with someone holding a seminar, or anything like that, the substituded rightclick on my maschine is quite a slow way. So my maschine is a G

Re: PISMO G4 UPGRADE - Does it make sense with linux?

Benjamin Herrenschmidt schrieb: On Wed, 2005-06-29 at 16:09 -0500, vinai wrote: On Wed, 29 Jun 2005, Rainer Gutkas wrote: I'm thinking of upgrading my Powerbook Pismo (400Mhz) to a G4 (550Mhz) and wanted to know if it maces sense under linux. I run Gnome desktop and a CPU mete

PISMO G4 UPGRADE - Does it make sense with linux?

Hi there! I'm thinking of upgrading my Powerbook Pismo (400Mhz) to a G4 (550Mhz) and wanted to know if it maces sense under linux. I run Gnome desktop and a CPU meter and it runs crazy when I open an App, display flash movies, or try to look at dvd's So probably the Altivec Engine could do a r

Re: Sarge / OldWorld / Boot X

I installed sarge some month ago on a Wallstreet, was a real good suggestion from one of this list. I'm not too sure, but I think I took the kernel from the install cd, if I'm right there was an oldworld directory. The kernel was 2.4, so everything was fine. I also tried to switch to 2.6 kernel

Re: bootable cds on oldworld [was Re: Backing an HFS partition]

Could you discuss 4) with me? And if it is off list it's ok too. I let's say hypotheticall that I got a laptop which I wan't a good operationg system to run on and for me that's linux. All I need is 4) the theoretical howto as practical as possible. Rick Thomas schrieb: On May 27, 2005, at

Re: bootable cds on oldworld [was Re: Backing an HFS partition]

vinai schrieb: On Fri, 27 May 2005, Rainer Gutkas wrote: I try to get miboot working on a G3 Powerbook Wallstreet for a while now. So this Pb has got a 2 Gig harddisk and spending 100-200 MB's for a MacOs Bottloader seems like a big waste for me. Actually evry MB I can save is of

Re: bootable cds on oldworld [was Re: Backing an HFS partition]

vinai schrieb: On Fri, 27 May 2005, Hans Ekbrand wrote: Can the mklinux CD:s boot oldworld macs? If so, you could perhaps copy the partitions on the mklinux CD instead of copywrited Apple ones? Yes - they most certainly can. I started off playing with linux on the power pc with Mk Linux on

Re: problem with powerbook g3: black screen on boot

Maximilian Gerlach schrieb: Hi everyone, I bought a Powerbook G3 on ebay. When I start it I hear the apple sound but the display stays black - any suggestions? :/ Thanks, Maxi Which kind of G3 Powerbook, Wallstreet, Lombard, Pismo, or if you don't know that which connections has it got on the b

Re: How do I right click on a Mac?

Am 17.03.2005 um 21:10 schrieb Charles Read: Since Mac's only have one button how do I right click? Like the Ctrl - click Thanks! CR -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Rainer Gutkas Kleisttraße 36 A

Re: Problems starting X

When gdm starts it tells me there is an error and asks if I would like to see the output, it also says 'Caught signal 11'... any help? Thanks as always, anything is appreciated!! Charles Read -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Tro

Re: Help: system crashes on Pismo

Am 15.03.2005 um 16:42 schrieb steinm: On Tue, Mar 15, 2005 at 02:33:46PM +0100, Rainer Gutkas wrote: Am 14.03.2005 um 15:52 schrieb Tamas K Papp: On Mon, Mar 14, 2005 at 11:11:16AM +0100, Rainer Gutkas wrote: First I thought it got something to do with connecting via samba to an Windows share

Booting without BootX on Wallstreet?

talls 2.4.27 by default and couse I'm out of diskspace I couldn't compile and test 2.6.8... THX, Rainer Rainer Gutkas Kleisttraße 36 A-3100 St.Pölten tel.:+43-(0)69913268369 email:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Help: system crashes on Pismo

Am 15.03.2005 um 16:30 schrieb Tamas K Papp: On Tue, Mar 15, 2005 at 02:33:46PM +0100, Rainer Gutkas wrote: In the meantime I also do believe that the problem could be of heating too much. I called the guye who does bigger repairs for me on the PB and he said no that can't be he never saw a

Re: Help: system crashes on Pismo

Am 14.03.2005 um 15:52 schrieb Tamas K Papp: On Mon, Mar 14, 2005 at 11:11:16AM +0100, Rainer Gutkas wrote: First I thought it got something to do with connecting via samba to an Windows share which is actually a USB 2.0 Disk, because this only happend when I did this task. But the last crash I

Help: system crashes on Pismo

Is it normal that Debian Sarge Crashes after several hours of work? It does so on my Pismo. So I prefer working under KDE and every now and then the System just stops - The screen freeces - no more mouse or trackpad support - no more Keyboard - the only thing that seems to be alive is the p

re:mplayer!

some got a solution! If you get one I'm interested too! Rainer -- Rainer Gutkas Bakk. Techn. Kleiststraße 36 A - 3100 St. Pölten email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel : +43-(0)699 - 13268369

Re: Hello

l > variation.  Yellow-Dog I could not even get through the installation > on, something about a version mismatch between the CD's I downloaded, > and Mandrake had the same problem as my former installation of Debian, > after the text goes to the point "starting linux" the sc

Re: Hello

l > variation.  Yellow-Dog I could not even get through the installation > on, something about a version mismatch between the CD's I downloaded, > and Mandrake had the same problem as my former installation of Debian, > after the text goes to the point "starting linux" the sc

Re: Help please:pmud doesn't function anymore

> leftover control socket in /etc/power from some unclean shutdown. > > Michael -- Rainer Gutkas Bakk. Techn. Kleiststraße 36 A - 3100 St. Pölten email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel : +43-(0)699 - 13268369

Help please:pmud doesn't function anymore

I can't figure out what these things can do to pmud? Has anybody a good advice for me? THX, Rainer -- ________ Rainer Gutkas Bakk. Techn. Kleiststraße 36 A - 3100 St. Pölten email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel : +43-(0)699 - 13268369

kernel compiling for power pc

directory the funny thing is that it was there but something wen't wrong. I tried to follow the howto's I found or got mailed So I guess somebody here knows what I gotta do to get that thing right... THX, Rainer -- ________ Rainer Gutkas Bakk. Techn. Kleistst

Sarge Crashes: Soundserver, Konqueror on SMB Mount

connected to a WIN XP System. Haven't tested it with built in eneth. All other drives work fine, so I guess it got something to do with the USB drive. Both Systems G3 Powerbooks, one Pismo, one Wallstreet Has anybody any sugestions? THX, Rainer -- Rainer Gutkas

Re: Orinoco Dirver with monitor support

Am Dienstag 8. März 2005 01:52 schrieb Eric Gaumer: > Rainer Gutkas wrote: > > Hi everybody! > > > > I used the whole day today in getting orinocco drivers to work with > > monitoring mode support. After hours of reading and looking in the web > > for howto'

Orinoco Dirver with monitor support

d help me? Thanks in forth, Rainer -- ____ Rainer Gutkas Bakk. Techn. (Bsc) Kleiststraße 36 A - 3100 St. Pölten email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel : +43-(0)699 - 13268369

Is it possible to run a tv card?

Is it possible to run a tv card on debian ppc? Whatch TV in full screen mode? record tv to disc? Which programs (packages would I need?) THX, Rainer -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

PCMCIA

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 Kernel Patches for PCMCIA support for 2.4.18 but for new world machines. I don't know what to do!!! So if anybody can please help me! My

Powerbook G3 Wallstreet Problems!!!

Hi Everybody! I've just installed Debian on a G3 Powerbook Wallstreet 233 which an austriab celebrety gave to me and managed to get some problems out of the way - like getting x started without having the keyboard mixed around when I install a 2.4 kernel (it's funny but typing op63u´t for shu