Re: stuff i don't know

Noah John wrote: > > Hi again... I have some problems, and I need a little help.. (nothing > hard). > > 1. Is there a PDF viewer included in potato? how do i tell x to use it to > open pdfs when i double click them? > > 2. I have an iMac DV SE (graph). I must use modprobe dmasound to get an

loading a compressed ramdisk image

Hi All, I'm trying to set up a system that will load a compressed root image from the disk (eventually flash) into a ramdisk and run the root filesystem from ram. I was wondering if there is an "rdev" type utility for the PPC that lets the kernel know that it wants to load a compressed image into

Re: loading a compressed ramdisk image

Michael Schmitz wrote: > > > I'm trying to set up a system that will load a compressed root image > > from the disk (eventually flash) into a ramdisk and run the root > > filesystem from ram. I was wondering if there is an "rdev" type utility > > for the PPC that lets the kernel know that it want

Re: loading a compressed ramdisk image

Michael Schmitz wrote: > > > > That's the bootloader's job on PPC. With a sane OF implementation, your > > > boot loader would be yaboot and something like initrd= > > ramdisk> and append="root=/dev/ram" should do. > > > > > Is this functionality missing from the PPC or is it just convention to >

Re: loading a compressed ramdisk image

Michael Schmitz wrote: > > Read the source, then. Ethan explained it - rdev patches the bootloader > piggybacked on the compressed kernel image. I would assume this strategy > is way too primitive to do what you want (the existing piggybacks, not the > 'patch the hell out of the bootloader'). > >

smb filesystem support in benh_2.4.5-pre3

Has anyone else seen this behavior and perhaps have a fix? Thanks for any help, Andy -- Andrew Dixon Software Engineer Seranoa Networks 978.897.3434 x231

[Fwd: Re: smb filesystem support in benh_2.4.5-pre3]

Sorry. I ment to send this to the list. Original Message Subject: Re: smb filesystem support in benh_2.4.5-pre3 Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 09:51:06 -0500 From: Andrew Dixon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Organization: Seranoa Networks To: Joseph Fannin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Referen

[Fwd: Re: smb filesystem support in benh_2.4.5-pre3]

Sorry. I ment to sent this to the list. Original Message Subject: Re: smb filesystem support in benh_2.4.5-pre3 Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 09:48:46 -0500 From: Andrew Dixon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Organization: Seranoa Networks To: Ethan Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Referen

gdb

;t know how to run. Try "help target". (gdb) Anyone have any ideas? Thanks, Andy -- Andrew Dixon Software Engineer Seranoa Networks 978.897.3434 x231

Re: gdb

Daniel Jacobowitz wrote: > > On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 06:28:05PM -0500, Andrew Dixon wrote: > > Hi Everyone- > > > > I'd like to get gdb set up on my machine but it's giving me some > > problems. I'm running testing on G4 briq from Total Impact. Whe

open firmware

s about size being 0. Next I tried: > boot :cd:,\\yaboot this looks like it's doing something but I can't tell what because it flashes some text on the screen and then gives a broken monitor icon and hangs. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Andy -- Andrew

more problems with Openfirmware on a Mac G4

I am actually trying to load a program named yaboot that is located at the root level of the cd. If I am indeed trying to load the right program and anyone has an idea how to get around the above problem I'd really like to hear (or read ;) that. Thanks, Andy -- Andrew Dixon Software En

Re: Woody install problem ?

> > > Any ideas ? > > > > Jean-Francois > > > > -- > > Jean-Francois Gobin - Administrateur gobinjf.be > > http://www.gobinjf.be mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > wi

.config for 2.4.18-newpmac

alled with Woody? I figure it should make my life a little easier if I have a good jumping off point. Thanks, Andy -- Andrew Dixon Software Engineer Seranoa Networks 978.897.3434 x231 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: .config for 2.4.18-newpmac

Michel Dänzer wrote: > > On Fri, 2002-05-03 at 15:04, Andrew Dixon wrote: > > > > I've got a Mac with duel G4 processors over here and I'm trying to > > compile a kernel for it. I'm having some trouble with SMP however. I > > was wondering if anyone

SMP for 2.4.18 on duel G4 Mac

l (with out SMP). Thanks, Andy -- Andrew Dixon Software Engineer Seranoa Networks 978.897.3434 x231 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: SMP for 2.4.18 on duel G4 Mac

art_check_ICS': fs/fs.o(.text+0x32498): relocation truncated to fit: R_PPC_REL24 page_cache_releasefs/fs.o(.text+0x32560): relocation truncated to fit: R_PPC_REL24 page_cache_releasefs/fs.o: In function `adfspart_check_POWERTEC': fs/fs.o(.text+0x325ec): relocation truncated to fit: R_PPC_REL24 page_cache_r

Re: SMP for 2.4.18 on duel G4 Mac

d not compile with CONFIG_SMP defined: -CONFIG_UFS_FS -CONFIG_NETLINK_DEV -CONFIG_NET_SCHED later, Andy -- Andrew Dixon Software Engineer Seranoa Networks 978.897.3434 x231 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]