Re: Can't start installation via yaboot at OpenFirmware prompt

2002-07-06 Thread Brad Boyer
On Fri, Jul 05, 2002 at 10:21:32PM -0500, Kent West wrote: > After my first mistake of wiping out the partition table and then having > to reinstall OS 9, I created a partition table similar to the one above, > but I had the Apple_Bootstrap partition between 6 and 7 (so it was 6). I > later moved t

Re: DRI CVS snapshot packages

2002-07-06 Thread Marc Menem
Michel Dänzer wrote: http://penguinppc.org/~daenzer/debian/dri-trunk/ These are once again most interesting for Radeon users. The 3D driver is now based on Mesa 4.0.x and uses the chip's TCL unit for great performance. Note that the M6 doesn't have a TCL unit and may not work with these driver

Re: External monitor with TiBook

2002-07-06 Thread Vincent Lefevre
On Fri, Jul 05, 2002 at 20:06:04 -0500, Marc Menem wrote: > Do you have some utility, or configuration on the computer ? or you just > need to plug the external screen ? For me on an ibook2 with radeon it > didn't work. Well, I have a Rage Mobility (I don't know if there a difference with the Ra

Re: X freeze on new iBook

2002-07-06 Thread Mij
Michel Dänzer wrote: On Fri, 2002-07-05 at 09:48, Reto Wyss wrote: DRI doesn't work out of the box, you need http://www.penguinppc.org/~daenzer/XFree86-4.2/ and the DRM from a current benh kernel. Beware that AGP will likely be unstable, just don't use it in that case. I have the same probl

Re: DRI CVS snapshot packages

2002-07-06 Thread Mij
Michel Dänzer wrote: http://penguinppc.org/~daenzer/debian/dri-trunk/ These are once again most interesting for Radeon users. The 3D driver is now based on Mesa 4.0.x and uses the chip's TCL unit for great performance. Note that the M6 doesn't have a TCL unit and may not work with these driver

Re: DRI CVS snapshot packages

2002-07-06 Thread Michel Dänzer
On Sat, 2002-07-06 at 10:36, Marc Menem wrote: > Michel Dänzer wrote: > > >http://penguinppc.org/~daenzer/debian/dri-trunk/ > > > > > >These are once again most interesting for Radeon users. The 3D driver is > >now based on Mesa 4.0.x and uses the chip's TCL unit for great > >performance. Note tha

Re: DRI CVS snapshot packages

2002-07-06 Thread Michel Dänzer
On Sat, 2002-07-06 at 12:48, Mij wrote: > > It works really well, but there's some way to tell X not use RADEON_TCL > natively > (bypassing env vars)? I'm afraid I don't understand. What are you trying to achieve? -- Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer XFr

Re: DRI CVS snapshot packages

2002-07-06 Thread Mij
Mij wrote: Michel Dänzer wrote: Note that the M6 doesn't have a TCL unit and may not work with these drivers right now. Set the environment variable RADEON_NO_TCL=1 in that case. :) Should you set "export RADEON_NO_TCL=1" (or put that line in .bashrc) or there are some way to get the same

Re: DRI CVS snapshot packages

2002-07-06 Thread Michel Dänzer
On Sat, 2002-07-06 at 13:11, Mij wrote: > Mij wrote: > > > Michel Dänzer wrote: > > > >> Note that the M6 doesn't have a TCL unit and may not work > >> with these drivers right now. Set the environment variable > >> RADEON_NO_TCL=1 in that case. > > > :) > Should you set "export RADEON_NO_TCL=1" (

Re: X freeze on new iBook

2002-07-06 Thread Michel Dänzer
On Sat, 2002-07-06 at 11:14, Mij wrote: > Michel Dänzer wrote: > > >On Fri, 2002-07-05 at 09:48, Reto Wyss wrote: > > > >DRI doesn't work out of the box, you need > >http://www.penguinppc.org/~daenzer/XFree86-4.2/ and the DRM from a > >current benh kernel. > > > >Beware that AGP will likely be uns

Re: External monitor with TiBook

2002-07-06 Thread Fabian Jakobs
Am Freitag, 5. Juli 2002 23:50 schrieb Jonas Bandi: > Hello, > > I know this has been discussed on the list before. I just cant find a > definitive statement, that anybody has realy had success. > > So Im asking again: > > Has anybody managed to get a clean picture on an external monitor with a > T

Presentation with 2nd gen TiBook

2002-07-06 Thread Fabian Jakobs
Hello, I have to do an presentation with my 2nd gen TiBook (Radeon). I can use the external VGA port in a multihead environment (XFree86 4.2) but I would like to mirror the contents of my LCD. Is there a way do archive this? thanks in advance, Fabian -- FEBO im Internet http://www.febo.nl -

Re: Presentation with 2nd gen TiBook

2002-07-06 Thread Michel Dänzer
On Sat, 2002-07-06 at 16:01, Fabian Jakobs wrote: > > I have to do an presentation with my 2nd gen TiBook (Radeon). I can use the > external VGA port in a multihead environment (XFree86 4.2) but I would like > to mirror the contents of my LCD. Is there a way do archive this? Make the two screen

DRI CVS snapshot packages updated

2002-07-06 Thread Michel Dänzer
sources.list lines this time: deb http://penguinppc.org/~daenzer/debian/dri-trunk/./ deb-src http://penguinppc.org/~daenzer/debian/dri-trunk/./ I've improved the descriptions and dependencies and added an example XF86Config-4. -- Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)/ Debian

Re: Powermac 9500 won't recognize rescue floppy

2002-07-06 Thread Colin Foran
> I've tried using a different set of floppies, still no dice. So far ive tried 6 different disks, still not getting anywhere. But just for the hell of it after the hfs boot image floppy was ejected, I threw the rescue.bin disk in and it was being accessed for a good minute and a half. I rebooted

Re: Powermac 9500 won't recognize rescue floppy

2002-07-06 Thread Chris Tillman
On Fri, Jul 05, 2002 at 11:45:19PM -0400, Colin Foran wrote: > Thanks for setting me straight Chris. But after booting with the > hfs-boot-floppy.img inserted, i still dont get anywhere. You can hear the > drive > being accessed, and the tux/mac computer icon comes up, but then my screen > goes

potato or woody on emac?

2002-07-06 Thread terrylr
hello; anyone install potato or woody on an emac? i am consider purchasing an emac for my daughter. currently, she uses a dell laptop/notebook with mandrake-linux 8.2 installed. -- Terry L. Ridder ><> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Con

Re: potato or woody on emac?

2002-07-06 Thread Jason E. Stewart
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > hello; > > anyone install potato or woody on an emac? I'm just waiting for the interesting confusion on comp.editors.emacs when apple users start writing in for help... jas. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? C

LONG DISTANCE/ TOLL FREE SERVICE NEEDED FROM CANADA TO ENGLAND

2002-07-06 Thread Jonathan Latham
Dear Sirs,   We are looking for a carrier who can supply us with long distance calls from Canada to England, either via IDD or with a toll free number which terminates in England which will be called by people in Canada to reach our offices in the UK.   If you can help, or would like more informat

Re: Powermac 9500 won't recognize rescue floppy

2002-07-06 Thread Brad Boyer
On Sat, Jul 06, 2002 at 12:33:02PM -0400, Colin Foran wrote: > all. This mean anything to anyone? It seems as though the computer hasnt > died, im > just not getting any video. What kind of video card are you using? I seem to recall a few problems with some of the earlier ATI cards. Brad

Re: Powermac 9500 won't recognize rescue floppy

2002-07-06 Thread Colin Foran
> > > What kind of video card are you using? I seem to recall a few > problems with some of the earlier ATI cards. > I'm using the old 4mb ATI Mach64 card that came with it. New hardware wont go in until ive got Debian up and running -Cheers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with

Re: Powermac 9500 won't recognize rescue floppy

2002-07-06 Thread Chris Tillman
On Sat, Jul 06, 2002 at 12:33:02PM -0400, Colin Foran wrote: > > > > I've tried using a different set of floppies, still no dice. So far ive tried > 6 > different disks, still not getting anywhere. > But just for the hell of it after the hfs boot image floppy was ejected, I > threw > the rescue.

Re: Powermac 9500 won't recognize rescue floppy

2002-07-06 Thread Colin Foran
> > Ah. Are you using boot images from potato? They don't have video=ofonly > in the boot arguments, which you might need. Try the woody images instead, > if these are from the potato archive. > yeah, i am using the potatoe images. ill give the woody images a shot now -cheers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE,

Re: Can't start installation via yaboot at OpenFirmware prompt

2002-07-06 Thread Chris Tillman
On Fri, Jul 05, 2002 at 10:21:32PM -0500, Kent West wrote: > At OpenFirmware prompt, I'm typing "boot hd:14,yaboot" and getting > "can't OPEN: 14:hd,yaboot ok". boot hd:14,yaboot is the right syntax. > This is on a Blue&White G3, 128MB RAM, 6GB drive. > > When I began this project, the machi

Re: Powermac 9500 won't recognize rescue floppy

2002-07-06 Thread Colin Foran
ok, this just keeps getting better the woody image did work, and i managed to make it to the installer, but after picking my keyboard type, no keys register. ... i chose both extended and standard, no dice. Any ideas with this one? and again, thanks for your patience everyone -cheers -- To UNSUB

Re: potato or woody on emac?

2002-07-06 Thread Chris Tillman
On Sat, Jul 06, 2002 at 02:26:46PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > hello; > > anyone install potato or woody on an emac? > > i am consider purchasing an emac for my daughter. > currently, she uses a dell laptop/notebook with > mandrake-linux 8.2 installed. > Not me. But you would definitely n

Re: Powermac 9500 won't recognize rescue floppy

2002-07-06 Thread Chris Tillman
On Sat, Jul 06, 2002 at 09:56:46PM -0400, Colin Foran wrote: > ok, this just keeps getting better > the woody image did work, and i managed to make it to the installer, but after > picking my keyboard type, no keys register. > ... > i chose both extended and standard, no dice. > Any ideas with this

Re: Powermac 9500 won't recognize rescue floppy

2002-07-06 Thread Chris Tillman
On Sat, Jul 06, 2002 at 09:56:46PM -0400, Colin Foran wrote: > ok, this just keeps getting better > the woody image did work, and i managed to make it to the installer, but after > picking my keyboard type, no keys register. > ... > i chose both extended and standard, no dice. > Any ideas with this

Re: Powermac 9500 won't recognize rescue floppy

2002-07-06 Thread Colin Foran
> > BTW, if the floppy is not the problem; you can work around it temporarily > by not choosing a keyboard map. > > -- > yeah, thats what ive been doing, its working great. ill dedicate the rest of the night to the installation, just didnt want to proceed untill i had heard from someone on the key

Re: Can't start installation via yaboot at OpenFirmware prompt

2002-07-06 Thread Kent West
Chris Tillman wrote: On Fri, Jul 05, 2002 at 10:21:32PM -0500, Kent West wrote: At OpenFirmware prompt, I'm typing "boot hd:14,yaboot" and getting "can't OPEN: 14:hd,yaboot ok". boot hd:14,yaboot is the right syntax. Thanks for the clarification. This is on a Blue&White G3,

Re: Powermac 9500 won't recognize resuce floppy

2002-07-06 Thread Colin Foran
Well everything is going well, but the installer cant find the Release file. Which is odd, ive seen the file myself under os 9.1 anywho, im going to download the woody iso image now in the hope that ill get better luck. thanks again guys -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subje

Kernel branch recommendation for xfs filesystem support?

2002-07-06 Thread David Stanaway
Hi, I want to use xfs on my ppc, but I was wondering what important stuff I would be missing from the -benh branch. If I use the linux2.4-xfs cvs repository at SGI, should I expect problems with powerpc? I have a 1st gen TiBook. -- David Stanaway signature.asc Description: This is a digital