Re: Some 2.6.6 kernel questions

2004-07-13 Thread Sven Luther
On Tue, Jul 13, 2004 at 09:30:21AM -0400, Albert Cahalan wrote: > On Tue, 2004-07-13 at 10:18, Sven Luther wrote: > > On Tue, Jul 13, 2004 at 06:58:21AM -0400, Albert Cahalan wrote: > > > On Tue, 2004-07-13 at 07:15, Sven Luther wrote: > > > > On Mon, Jul 12, 2004 at 10:29:25PM -0400, Albert Cahala

Re: Some 2.6.6 kernel questions

2004-07-13 Thread Albert Cahalan
On Tue, 2004-07-13 at 10:18, Sven Luther wrote: > On Tue, Jul 13, 2004 at 06:58:21AM -0400, Albert Cahalan wrote: > > On Tue, 2004-07-13 at 07:15, Sven Luther wrote: > > > On Mon, Jul 12, 2004 at 10:29:25PM -0400, Albert Cahalan wrote: > > > > > > Just yesterday I grabbed a plain 2.6.8-rc1 kernel

Re: Some 2.6.6 kernel questions

2004-07-13 Thread Luis Sanjuan
Hi, Sven On Tue, Jul 13, 2004 at 04:18:27PM +0200, Sven Luther wrote: > On Tue, Jul 13, 2004 at 06:58:21AM -0400, Albert Cahalan wrote: > > On Tue, 2004-07-13 at 07:15, Sven Luther wrote: > > > On Mon, Jul 12, 2004 at 10:29:25PM -0400, Albert Cahalan wrote: > > > > > > Just yesterday I grabbed a

Re: Some 2.6.6 kernel questions

2004-07-13 Thread Jens Schmalzing
Hi, Albert Cahalan writes: > > What is the file 'vmlinux.coff-*' for? > > It's junk. More precisely, COFF is an executable format understood by the OpenFirmware of some older PowerMac models. Nowadays, most PowerMacs can boot kernels in ELF file format. Regards, Jens. -- J'qbpbe, le m'en fq

Re: Some 2.6.6 kernel questions

2004-07-13 Thread Sven Luther
On Tue, Jul 13, 2004 at 06:58:21AM -0400, Albert Cahalan wrote: > On Tue, 2004-07-13 at 07:15, Sven Luther wrote: > > On Mon, Jul 12, 2004 at 10:29:25PM -0400, Albert Cahalan wrote: > > > > Just yesterday I grabbed a plain 2.6.8-rc1 kernel > > > from www.kernel.org/pub/linux/ and it works great >

Re: Some 2.6.6 kernel questions

2004-07-13 Thread Albert Cahalan
On Tue, 2004-07-13 at 07:15, Sven Luther wrote: > On Mon, Jul 12, 2004 at 10:29:25PM -0400, Albert Cahalan wrote: > > Just yesterday I grabbed a plain 2.6.8-rc1 kernel > > from www.kernel.org/pub/linux/ and it works great > > on my Mac Cube. Perhaps you should try that. > > And what about kernel-

Re: Some 2.6.6 kernel questions

2004-07-13 Thread Sven Luther
On Mon, Jul 12, 2004 at 10:29:25PM -0400, Albert Cahalan wrote: > On Sun, 2004-07-11 at 06:40, Roland Wegmann wrote: > > > 'vmlinux-2.6.6.100704' (my kernel image) and a file 'vmlinux.coff- > > 2.6.6.100704'. What is the file 'vmlinux.coff-*' for? > > It's junk. > > > initrd=...). What are the a

Re: Some 2.6.6 kernel questions

2004-07-12 Thread Albert Cahalan
On Sun, 2004-07-11 at 06:40, Roland Wegmann wrote: > 'vmlinux-2.6.6.100704' (my kernel image) and a file 'vmlinux.coff- > 2.6.6.100704'. What is the file 'vmlinux.coff-*' for? It's junk. > initrd=...). What are the advantages of initrd kernels over non-initrd > kernels? What is the function of t

Some 2.6.6 kernel questions

2004-07-11 Thread Roland Wegmann
Hi all I try to compile a 2.6.6 kernel with some patches (kernel-patch-powerpc- 2.6.6 and kernel-patch-debian-2.6.6). Until now I used 'export PATCH_THE_KERNEL=Yes', that applies all patches to the kernel (as far as I know). How can I find out the names of all the patches a kernel-patch-package c

Re: kernel questions

2002-03-10 Thread Chris Tillman
On Sun, Mar 10, 2002 at 12:39:27AM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > on 09/03/2002 10:03, Chris Tillman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > On Sat, Mar 09, 2002 at 01:40:52AM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > As related to powerpc, 2.4 handles the hardware better, particularly > > newer ha

Re: kernel questions

2002-03-10 Thread Michel Dänzer
On Son, 2002-03-10 at 08:55, Gjermund Gusland Thorsen wrote: > > I have installed xfree, but which package should I choose for a windowmanager? apt-cache showpkg x-window-manager will show you the menu. > sawfish-gnome is b0rked :-( Works here, what's the problem? -- Earthling Michel Dänzer

Re: kernel questions

2002-03-10 Thread Gjermund Gusland Thorsen
I have a G4/450DP running r128 gfx card. I have installed xfree, but which package should I choose for a windowmanager? sawfish-gnome is b0rked :-( debian PPC unstable. -- Yours Sincerely, Gjermund Gusland Thorsen "Morality is the herd-instinct in the individual." - Friedrich Nietzsche On s

Re: kernel questions

2002-03-09 Thread eric.s.cote
on 09/03/2002 10:11, Kevin van Haaren at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > At 1:40 AM -0500 3/9/02, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> hi, > > firewall code has changed, plus lots of underlying things (vitrual > memory, more hardware, etc...). Also I've had problems with the > 2.4.x stock kernel on PPC (this

Re: kernel questions

2002-03-09 Thread eric.s.cote
on 09/03/2002 10:03, Chris Tillman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Sat, Mar 09, 2002 at 01:40:52AM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > As related to powerpc, 2.4 handles the hardware better, particularly > newer hardware such as iBooks and G4s. There is better support for > sound, AirPort, and

Re: kernel questions

2002-03-09 Thread Kevin van Haaren
At 1:40 AM -0500 3/9/02, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi, I have a question about the differences between the 2.2.x kernel, and the 2.4.x kernel. No need for exacting specifics, but mostly advantages of moving up. For example, is there better international keyboard support, better handling of firewa

Re: kernel questions

2002-03-09 Thread Chris Tillman
On Sat, Mar 09, 2002 at 01:40:52AM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > hi, > > I have a question about the differences between the 2.2.x kernel, and > the 2.4.x kernel. No need for exacting specifics, but mostly advantages > of moving up. For example, is there better international keyboard > supp

kernel questions

2002-03-09 Thread eric . s . cote
hi, I have a question about the differences between the 2.2.x kernel, and the 2.4.x kernel. No need for exacting specifics, but mostly advantages of moving up. For example, is there better international keyboard support, better handling of firewalls and other net-related things? Or is it ok fo

Re: random mol 603e kernel questions

2000-02-11 Thread Geert Uytterhoeven
On Thu, 10 Feb 2000, Ethan Benson wrote: > On Wed, Feb 09, 2000 at 03:36:42PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi. I would like to run mac-on-linux, but I have a 603e and > > apparently need a specially patched kernel in order to run > > it. The patches that came with the mol package unfortunate

Re: random mol 603e kernel questions

2000-02-11 Thread Ethan Benson
On Wed, Feb 09, 2000 at 03:36:42PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi. I would like to run mac-on-linux, but I have a 603e and > apparently need a specially patched kernel in order to run > it. The patches that came with the mol package unfortunately > don't apply to the kernel sources that are a

random mol 603e kernel questions

2000-02-09 Thread pgf
Hi. I would like to run mac-on-linux, but I have a 603e and apparently need a specially patched kernel in order to run it. The patches that came with the mol package unfortunately don't apply to the kernel sources that are available for debian. For that matter, the last time I tried the kernel I c

Re: Kernel questions and X lockups..

1999-10-13 Thread Jonathan Moore
On Thu, 14 Oct 1999, Michel [iso-8859-1] Dänzer wrote: > Do you use a font server (xfs) ? I used to have similar problems, they > disappeared as soon as I stopped using xfs. I guess it was in fact xfs which > hanged. I hade this same problme under linuxppc R4 and it wasent actuly hangin

Re: Kernel questions and X lockups..

1999-10-13 Thread Michel Dänzer
Nick 'Terror on the High Seas' Rusnov wrote: > > Hi, I've been using Debian/PPC for a bit, and have noticed some annoying > things about Xpmac on my G3... after a certain amount of usage, it locks up > in kind of a funky way.. the mouse still moves, sometimes I can move windows > and things, but n

Kernel questions and X lockups..

1999-10-13 Thread Nick 'Terror on the High Seas' Rusnov
Hi, I've been using Debian/PPC for a bit, and have noticed some annoying things about Xpmac on my G3... after a certain amount of usage, it locks up in kind of a funky way.. the mouse still moves, sometimes I can move windows and things, but new programs won't start, and running programs stop res