Re: Norton Ghost like utility?

t) Since you're talking a laptop, it does sound like a pain. Possibly booting a live CD, like knoppix, and then using dd to make a backup would work. (That's all g4u does anyway, except that it compresses and ftps the dd image.) -Shawn -- Shawn Powers Technology Director Inland La

m3mirror (mid-thread)

elop? Is there interest outside my little world? The big question: Is there anything *I* can do to assist? (I am not a programmer at all, but am quite handy around penguins) snip--- On Wed, 2004-04-07 at 22:58, Shawn Powers wrote: > Sorry to email you directly, but I&

Re: Video out on powerbook

debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org wrote: So in summary, try the open/close trick on boot. And the A/V ports don't work at all. :( (Which is sad, because that's one of my favorite parts of my iBook... set it up next to a TV, and blammo audio and video) Oh well, beggars can't be choosers, a

Re: unresolved symbol errors, trying to run XFree86 -configure

debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org wrote: You probably don't want to use depth 8? Add DefaultDepth24 to the Screen section (or 16 or 15, and make sure there's a matching display subsection). Yeah.. 8 bit is just icky. :) I don't recall the actual computer this is on -- but if you h

Re: any hope for ibook2 500 users and external video?

debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org wrote: I know I've asked this before, but it's worth asking again in case of any progress. After all, I thought squeal-on-resume was just a fact of life, but it appears to be fixed... Really? What did you do to fix it? I get a noise on resume sometimes, and I

Re: 10mbit iBook nic

Sorry -- just caught the end of this thread, but a really simple way to force 10Mbit is to use an old hub. :) If you don't have such things laying around (sadly, I do...) I can't help. Sorry. (I'd google looking for help, I would look around for an answer, but work is terribly busy today)

Re: how can i improve open gl performance on a tibook 400?

module and agpart enabled. cheers matthew On Sat, 18 Jan 2003 10:43:24 -0500 Shawn Powers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ahh -- there are more detailed messages about what I had to do to get opengl working on my ibook (with a rage128) but basically, I had to set my colors to 16b

Re: how can i improve open gl performance on a tibook 400?

ahh -- there are more detailed messages about what I had to do to get opengl working on my ibook (with a rage128) but basically, I had to set my colors to 16bit rather than 24 bit... that was the deciding factor. If you have a rage128 you DON'T need dri-trunk or anything like that, and honest

Re: Suggest a really good email client

very functional. I just don't like it. :) No reason why... I just don't. I like mozilla's interface, and the way it queries an LDAP server WHILE you type in the address. anyway, there's my 8 cents or so. -Shawn (typed from a web client, because I'm not at my computer.

1/8 inch jack...

I'm curious if m3mirror is the program I need to fiddle with to get video out of the 1/8 inch headphone/video jack on my iBook. I have a Rage128 video board, and had to reboot into MacOS to present a presentation... Does m3mirror only work for the VGA out port? or does it work for the A/V p

Re: /dev/dvd

debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org wrote: Do you use devfs ? Do you use scsi emulation for your cd-burner with cdrecord ? I installed devfsd (still not entirely sure if I needed to) and now, I can play dvds, as root, in both mplayer and ogle. It is too slow, as I read in other's posts -- so I

/dev/dvd

I'm having problems getting my ibook2's dvd player to work... I installed ogle. (I'm running sid with 2.4.20-ben1 kernel, on an original ibook2, atirage128, DVD drive) When ogle starts, if if choose "open disc" It quits, and the commandline output shows "can't stat /dev/dvd" -- and sure enoug

Re: ALSA and OSS WAS: Re: A happy story to end the year...

g and ALSA, so perhaps I'll leave well enough alone. :) OSS is working well for me, and since I don't have video out (can't seem to find the "m3mirror" program) I dont' use it for watching videos often. Perhaps it'll be an issue when/if I try to get my DVD pla

A happy story to end the year...

I'm currently using OSS, but read ALSA may be worth the hassle to configure, as it is more CPU friendly... Any thoughts? I hope you all have a Happy New Year! -Shawn -- Shawn Powers Technology Director Inland Lakes Schools PHN: 231-238-6868 ext 9174 FAX: 509-356-7024 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Feeling Dumb -- WAS:foray into debian

ndering. Oh, and my ibook is the original ibook2 with a Rage 128, not a raedon. Anybody want to help this poor soul? I'd happily buy you a cup of coffee the next time you're in Northern Michigan (US).. :) -Shawn -- Shawn Powers Technology Director Inland Lakes Schools PHN: 231-238-6868 ext 9174 FAX: 509-356-7024 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

My further foray into debian

" where they now say "stable"? (assuming the mirror has both) Thank you again for all your help -- you've helped make my ibook faster than it ever was with a MacOS. -Shawn -- Shawn Powers Technology Director Inland Lakes Schools PHN: 231-238-6868 ext 9174 FAX: 509-356-7024 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [nevermind..]iBook and Video (RTFM bait... I know)

7;s > kernel) without too much trouble. GL support, meaning 3d accel? Can you point me to where I might figure out how to do that "without too much trouble?" I thank you very much for your patience. I'm one heck of a sysadmin, and can network with the best of 'em -- but xwin

[nevermind..]iBook and Video (RTFM bait... I know)

yikes. :) I'll just have to be happy that plain jane video (ie, not accelerated) on my debian ibook is much faster than acclerated OSX video. :) someday, my skills will catch up to my curiosity, and I'll be able to get the tough stuff to work. Thank you all, -Shawn -- Shawn Po

iBook and Video (RTFM bait... I know)

miss the boat with video acceleration, or is it not a possibility yet? Thank you for your insight, it is appreciated. -Shawn -- Shawn Powers Technology Director Inland Lakes Schools PHN: 231-238-6868 ext 9174 FAX: 509-356-7024 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Solved (I think)]New to PPC

should use it for going to the internet, and vice versa at work(where I use ethernet). If all goes well, my next adventure is to get accelerated video! woo hoo! Thanks again, -Shawn -- Shawn Powers Technology Director Inland Lakes Schools PHN: 231-238-6868 ext 9174 FAX: 509-356-7024 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: Re: New to PPC

why physically putting the airport card in kills my ethernet port. I figured at the most it would make one of them eth0 and the other eth1... Again, thank you, -Shawn -- Shawn Powers Technology Director Inland Lakes Schools PHN: 231-238-6868 ext 9174 FAX: 509-356-7024 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: Re: New to PPC

t;magically become" eth1. Thanks for both speedy replies! -Shawn -- Shawn Powers Technology Director Inland Lakes Schools PHN: 231-238-6868 ext 9174 FAX: 509-356-7024 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

New to PPC

king" email, but I really do want to use debian, and not have to install OSX again. Thank you, -Shawn Powers -- Shawn Powers Technology Director Inland Lakes Schools PHN: 231-238-6868 ext 9174 FAX: 509-356-7024 [EMAIL PROTECTED]