Re: iBook G4 on offer for Debian PPC developer

2013-08-27 Thread Super Bisquit
The iBook g4 had a processor rating between 800 MHz and 1.42 GHz. Now, I ran Debian on an iMac with an 800 MHz processor and a Powermac QuickSilver with a 933 MHz processor with both having a recompiled kernel of 1000 Hz. Unless you are running every-fucking-thing you can on your iBook, it is fast

Re: Installation: xserve G4 with broken CD drive

2013-05-14 Thread Super Bisquit
Why not install from another machine and then place the hard drive into the Xserve G4? On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 12:28 AM, Milan Kupcevic wrote: > On 05/09/2013 05:13 PM, h...@shaw.ca wrote: > > Hello all, > > > > I'm trying to get squeeze up and running on an xserve G4 with a broken > CD drive.

Re: All Fonts White

2013-01-17 Thread Super Bisquit
SWitch terminals, kill the display manager, and try each desktop separately. On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 7:13 PM, David Adcock wrote: > Machine: G5 Mac Tower: Wheezy for PowerPC64; gdm3 desktop. > > Desktop has been great since I bought the machine a few weeks ago. But after > my [apt-get update /

Re: Debian PPC

2012-03-24 Thread Super Bisquit
On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 11:17 AM, Rick Thomas wrote: > > I'm forwarding this to the debian-powerpc list, where there are some folks > who may have experience with your problem. > > Rick > > > On Mar 23, 2012, at 11:36 AM, Chad Linthicum wrote: > > Hello, I followed the Appendix A HowTo for insta

Initial boot on iMac G4 results in flickering screen

2012-02-17 Thread Super Bisquit
I'm writing this from an old Hoary LiveCD. Are there any boot parameters I'll need to add to stop the problem? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-powerpc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CA+Wn

Re: A short tutorial on running GRUB2 on a PPC

2011-04-03 Thread Super Bisquit
On 4/3/11, Roger Leigh wrote: > On Sun, Apr 03, 2011 at 11:52:58AM -0400, Super Bisquit wrote: > > [Please don't top post.] > >> I am being thoughtful. >> You do think my approach was wrong? At least I explained myself and >> let him know what would mess up. &g

Re: A short tutorial on running GRUB2 on a PPC

2011-04-03 Thread Super Bisquit
On 4/3/11, Roger Leigh wrote: > On Sun, Apr 03, 2011 at 11:40:14AM -0400, Super Bisquit wrote: >> It is neither abusive nor unhelpful. His idea won't work. >> He is wrong on many points. > > It does not matter that he may have been wrong. People are wrong all > the t

Re: A short tutorial on running GRUB2 on a PPC

2011-04-03 Thread Super Bisquit
. Fortunately, Rogério will not start off misinformed. On 4/3/11, Benjamin Cama wrote: > Hi, > > Le samedi 02 avril 2011 à 22:17 -0400, Super Bisquit a écrit : >> […] OpenBSD […] NetBSD […] FreeBSD […] > > Do you know we're on _debian_-powerpc ML? > >> You may think

Re: A short tutorial on running GRUB2 on a PPC

2011-04-02 Thread Super Bisquit
it won't work for all operating systems. NetBSD must be located as the first booting system. OpenBSD has to be specially modified to boot and may require the same area as NetBSD. FreeBSD can have more than one installation but the root directory must be set from the bootloader. Now, why are you hav

Re: Mini Mac X.Org Issue on Debian 6

2011-03-19 Thread Super Bisquit
Have you tried importing the other xorg.conf file from 5 to 6? Or setting the TV options in the device section? On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 7:59 AM, Lee Wilson wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > I've just done a fresh install of Debian 6 on my PPC Mini Mac and for the > life of me cannot get X up and runni

Re: disk labels and partitions for IBM Power to boot

2011-03-02 Thread Super Bisquit
On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 8:59 AM, Adrian Zaugg wrote: > Hello > > I have partitioned my boot disk in a IBM Power 740 Express with cfdisk > (msdos disk labels) to have a PReP bootpartition first and a Linux > partition behind it. The system doesn't recognize this disk as a boot > disk, although I hav

IA32 libs dependency, how do I get around it?

2010-12-28 Thread Super Bisquit
I'm trying to build hv3 and have this error: /usr/bin/tclkit-8.5b1-linux-ppc *kit /usr/bin/tclkit-8.5b1-linux-ppc: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory Looking for libstdc++.so.5 leads me to ia32 libs. The only reference I

Re: Request about kernel config files

2010-11-26 Thread Super Bisquit
I'm seeing a no go right now. It seems that there isn't enough interest by the forum members for such. Sorry, I did try. On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 3:17 AM, Mattia Tristo wrote: > > > 2010/11/23 Super Bisquit > > http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=57583 >

AGP to ISA-PCI graphics cards

2010-11-23 Thread Super Bisquit
What's the proper way to have Open Firmware select the ISA-PCI card over the AGP on the PowerMac G4 Quicksilver?

Re: Request about kernel config files

2010-11-22 Thread Super Bisquit
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=57583 There. The forum is willing to make dedicated thread. On 11/20/10, Super Bisquit wrote: > On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 3:05 PM, Mattia Tristo > wrote: > >> I was wondering it would be nice for all to have a site greping all >

Re: Request about kernel config files

2010-11-20 Thread Super Bisquit
On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 3:05 PM, Mattia Tristo wrote: > I was wondering it would be nice for all to have a site greping all config > files for kernel by machine type. > Could somebody do that also for mac and nor mac machine, so a user can > upload its kernel's config file. > > There's the forums

Boot problems but not with debian

2010-10-12 Thread Super Bisquit
done:/home/boogers# mac-fdisk /dev/hdb /dev/hdb Command (? for help): p /dev/hdb #type name length base ( size ) system /dev/hdb1 Apple_partition_map Apple 63 @ 1 ( 31.5k) Partition map /dev/hdb2 Apple_Boo

Dd xcf to hfs bootblock or not?

2010-10-12 Thread Super Bisquit
boot hd:,ofwboot /bsd but why should I? Or do I place the file somewhere else? The OpenBSD partition resides on hdb6. I created an hfs bootblock on hdb5.

dma fails, hda fails

2010-10-10 Thread Super Bisquit
I'm having a hardware problem which prevents any system to be run more than a few moments. On a FreeBSD install, I can see the printout. How do I see the same output on debian so that I can compare both? Woud it be better to disable ata dma?

multibooting with yaboot

2010-10-07 Thread Super Bisquit
Is it possible to load OpenBSD or NetBSD from yaboot?

Re: Help me, please.

2010-10-05 Thread Super Bisquit
You need to look for booting "old-world" macs. On 10/5/10, Фанур Магафуров wrote: > English. > Hello. To you writes to a despair the letter the teacher of computer science > of Beloretsky lycée-boarding school, Magafurov Fanur Fanovich. Help me to > establish a stable operating system on my scho

Re: Bootstrap partitions on a G3/4

2010-09-29 Thread Super Bisquit
Thanks, man. On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 12:11 PM, Chris Reich wrote: > The limit is 15, set by Open Firmware. This include boot partition and > sector bit map. > Best wishes - Chris Reich; Rochester, New York > > --- On *Wed, 9/29/10, Super Bisquit * wrote: > > > From:

Bootstrap partitions on a G3/4

2010-09-28 Thread Super Bisquit
How many can be set up? Reason: I'd like to run an instance of Debian plus a BSD- maybe NetBSD- on the same drive. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-powerpc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/a