iBook2 500 Sound problems

2002-09-27 Thread Claas Langbehn
Hello, i am using the Benh-rsync kernel from today. But I am somehow not able to get sound out of my machine. could anyone who is also using it on an iBook2 (either 500 / 600 or 700) be so kind to mail me his .config file? That would be much easyer than finding the fault. Thanks, Claas

Correct kernel .config for an iBook2 500/66 and 2.4.20-pre7-ben0

2002-09-28 Thread Claas Langbehn
Hello, I have got an iBook2 500/66 running Debian testing and I am using the benh kernel 2.4.20-pre7-ben0 from rsync. I have got mostly everything running, but for some reasons I don't get the sound working. I have got the device files in /dev/sound/ and everything seems to work. But there comes

iBook 500/66 internal modem

2002-09-28 Thread Claas Langbehn
Hi, I have got an iBook 500/66 with this internal modem: APPLE VERSION 0010DCP, 6/10/2001 V2.400F5-V90_2M_DLS Apple Internal Modem RCV56DPF-PLL L8571A Rev 43.06/43.06 (Information gotten with ATI[0-7]) it seems to work, but when I do an "atdt..." or an "ath1" then I only get a lot of garbage.

Re: iBook 500/66 internal modem

2002-09-28 Thread Claas Langbehn
On Sat, 2002-09-28 at 11:57, Claas Langbehn wrote: > APPLE VERSION 0010DCP, 6/10/2001 > V2.400F5-V90_2M_DLS According to an manual I found with Google, the "DLS" is an serial modem. But I could not find anything to get the "garbage" data disappear. - Claas

Re: iBook 500/66 internal modem

2002-09-28 Thread Claas Langbehn
On Sat, 2002-09-28 at 12:42, Claas Langbehn wrote: > But I could not find anything to get the "garbage" data > disappear. Ok, now I got rid of it with "AT M0". That was easy. But what can I do to get a sound when the speaker is on? Is there a way to get it or shell I fo

Re: Correct kernel .config for an iBook2 500/66 and 2.4.20-pre7-ben0

2002-09-28 Thread Claas Langbehn
On Sat, 2002-09-28 at 10:25, Claas Langbehn wrote: > ... but for some reasons I don't get the sound > working. I have got the device files in /dev/sound/ and everything > seems to work. But there comes no sound at all out of the speakers. some lines from dmesg: tas driver [TAS3001

Re: iBook2 500 Sound problems

2002-09-29 Thread Claas Langbehn
On Sat, 2002-09-28 at 15:31, SteveC wrote: > me too. i found that the module works [dmasound_pmac or whatever] but > compiling it gives sod-all > > this only happened on recent rsyncs... Now I tried the current bitkeeper Linux_2_4 rsync tree with the same kernel .config and the sound works again.

Re: mouse button emulation keycodes

2002-10-09 Thread Claas Langbehn
On Wed, 2002-10-09 at 08:51, Mike Johnson wrote: > I tried to google on this, but didn't find too many clues. I want to use > different keys than listed in the examples for the iBook2 setup for the > middle- and right-buttons (currently f10 and f11). > > xev seems to be returning keycodes for som

Re: Cannot open AMP device: File exist

2002-10-09 Thread Claas Langbehn
On Wed, 2002-10-09 at 02:11, Katsumi Matsumoto wrote: > I am trying to put my powerbook g3 (wallstreet) to sleep but seem unable > to. The Macs don't use APM. They use CUDA (older models) or PMU (newer models). Have you got /dev/pmu/ ? If so, then get and install pmud, pmud-utils, (gpmudmon-ap

Re: sid XFree packages status compared to Daenzer's ones

2002-10-09 Thread Claas Langbehn
On Wed, 2002-10-09 at 00:51, Christophe Barbe wrote: > > I don't know what means DDC ? > DDC = Display Data Channel. This is how the COmputer can detect the Monitor type. It is needed for Plug-n-Play. - Claas

X shall power off my backlight on my iBook2 (Rage128)

2002-10-09 Thread Claas Langbehn
Hello, I am sure, this question is not new, because I asked it before :-) But that other time it was for another iBook2 model. So how do I tell XFree86 4.x.y to not just blank the screen? I want it to power off the backlight, too. I Have got an ATI Rage 128 Mobility LF rev 2. Do I need a speci

Re: X shall power off my backlight on my iBook2 (Rage128)

2002-10-09 Thread Claas Langbehn
On Wed, 2002-10-09 at 16:46, Rogério Brito wrote: > Perhaps you could use xset's dpms option? that did not work for me. > I seem to remember that you'd need an X server with > appropriate patches for the Rage128 (like those from Michel). > I don't know if those patches are

Re: ieee1394 some problems.

2002-10-09 Thread Claas Langbehn
Hello Eric, Firewire / ieee1394 is kind of buggy, still. Unfortunately firewire acts on each kernel a bit different. At least that is how it feels to me. Try connecting the Firewire drive before booting your Mac. Then load the following modules: ieee1394, ohci1394, sbp2, scsi_mod, sd_mod Insmod

Re: OT: Re: Mozilla plugins

2002-10-11 Thread Claas Langbehn
On Fri, 2002-10-11 at 13:32, Fred Heitkamp wrote: > Is OS/2 used more in Germany? There are still some insurance companies and banks who are using it. - claas

Key repeat (kernel Bug?)

2002-10-12 Thread Claas Langbehn
Hi, sometimes, when I press a cursor key down, keep it pressed and then release it again, the cursor still keeps moving and does not stop again. It only stops, when I press another key. I am currently using the Bitkeeper-Tree 2.4.20-pre10. Bye, Claas

Automatic snooze on idle?

2002-10-13 Thread Claas Langbehn
Hi, Christophe's thread abour Ext3 made me think a bit more... When being on battery power, I could put my CPU to low speed to save some power. That should work with pmud. But is there a way to put the machine into snooze, when it is idling for a given time? I think that it should check for i

Re: Automatic snooze on idle?

2002-10-13 Thread Claas Langbehn
On Sun, 2002-10-13 at 11:03, Charles R. Twardy wrote: > }But is there a way to put the machine into snooze, when it is idling > }for a given time? I think that it should check for input devices' idle > > I think pmud already does this, but last I heard if you have > ext3 it won't (because the jo

Re: ext3 issue on powerpc with benh kernel

2002-10-13 Thread Claas Langbehn
On Sun, 2002-10-13 at 06:53, Peter Meilstrup wrote: > > > A new feature will be added for 2.4.20 which will allow to increase > > > this delay at mount time. > > > > The benh kernel is a 2.4.20pre9, is it already in there? > > Yes, use the commit= option when mounting. Great, but how many sec

Re: install from MacOS

2002-10-13 Thread Claas Langbehn
Hi, I think that is imposssible. you need to partition it with linux. You should get Lord Sutch's 1-CD set. That is great. And you can change the apt sources to whatever you want after installing a basic system. Therefore say after rebooting No in tasksel and in dselect. then run apt-setup and the

Re: I've messed up yaboot, it won't boot linux or OS X

2002-10-14 Thread Claas Langbehn
Hi. You could boot with an install CD and go to console 2 right away. Then you have got a terminal. You can mount your linux partition, edit /etc/yaboot.conf and rerun ybin. that worked here :) Bye, Claas

Fwd: unofficial packages for powerpc available

2002-10-17 Thread Claas Langbehn
From: "Gerrit Pape" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: unofficial packages for powerpc available Hello, I made the following unofficial packages available for the ppc architecture. Many thanks to Claas Langbehn for initially building the packages on powerpc, using and testin

How to get rid of modem "garbage" ...

2002-10-18 Thread Claas Langbehn
Hi, to get rid of this modem garbage use this init script for the modem: ATZM0L0 or if you want to save it in your modem use minicom and enter: ATZ ATM0L0 AT&W this disables the "garbage" and saves it to the modem. Afterwards you can use ATZ with all applications again. It should also survive

Re: iBook install: failing to see hard drive

2002-10-21 Thread Claas Langbehn
> Some people have reported that some iBooks can't be booted > with a CD in the drive. Perhaps that is also the problem > you're seeing? my iBook2 500 does not thave that problem neither.

Get the iBook2 german keyboard running (X)...

2002-10-22 Thread Claas Langbehn
Hello, this is how you get the german keyboard running on an iBook2 for usage with X. I also sent this to users with other keyboards, but I cannot remember which country it was. If you need to get the "@" working, this will be the way to get it. But the keyboard layout is like on PC's, so the "@

Re: airport card on iBook2

2002-10-30 Thread Claas Langbehn
Hello, here it works fine with these settings in /etc/network/interfaces: Bye, Claas --- # Wireless interface # # this might be eth1 for you since I have not the module for # wired networking (sungem) loaded. # # just use "ifup eth0" and "ifdown eth0" the modules get loaded # and unloaded aut

Re: Ibook/TiBook performance/battery life

2002-10-30 Thread Claas Langbehn
Hi, > How > is the boot up time? Same for powerbook also. The booting up time is about the same compared with an ordinary computer. But I usually don't have to boot the iBook a lot, since the powermanagement works fine. You just close the lid when you don't need the iBook any more and open i

Re: airport card on iBook2

2002-10-31 Thread Claas Langbehn
> > Thanks Claas, that worked great! > You are welcome. It's nice to get positive feedback. Bye, Claas

Re: Ibook/TiBook performance/battery life

2002-10-31 Thread Claas Langbehn
> > Suspend Mode is why I love the iBook :) > Suspend is not iBook specific. It is even not Apple specific. Right, but it works very good. I have seen some PC Notebooks whose suspend was not as good as on my iBook, but it could also have been due to their poor OS :) And PC-Notebook-Users usu

Re: install MacOSX after Debian GNU/Linux

2002-11-01 Thread Claas Langbehn
Hi, you can install OS X after linux. The only problem might be, that if you create the partition for OSX with linux, it will not see it until you formated it. But linux cannot format HFS+ partition. So I formated it as HFS with "hformat". So the OSX installer was able to see the partition. The i

Canon IXUS v2 and Linux

2002-11-01 Thread Claas Langbehn
Hi, I need to get a "Canon IXUS v2" digital camera running. But it seems as if gphoto2 2.1.0-9 does not support this camera yet. But the latest snapshot versions do. I don't like to compile and install programs by hand. I prefer installing .deb's, but how do I do that? I already asked Christope

Re: Frozen cursor after logout; CLI escape

2002-11-01 Thread Claas Langbehn
> Debian always goes to a graphic login. I've tried changing > /etc/inittab to runlevel 3, 4 and 5 but have never gotten a text > login. How do I? you need to disable xdm > I have been using (since root obviously can't log in graphically) > control-option-F1 to get a command line to use as r

Re: The '@' Key

2002-11-01 Thread Claas Langbehn
Hi Steve, try pressing "Applekey-Q" or "Applekey-L" to get the "@" if that does not work, you should check your keymap. Bye, claas

Re: Canon IXUS v2 and Linux

2002-11-01 Thread Claas Langbehn
> > The Canon IXUS v2 is already supported by the current gphoto2, but > > gphoto2 is not aware of it. > Right. > > > It is not the cleaner solution since you should customize the version > > of the .deb, but I think this is easier this way. > That's a good solution but the usbid option of gphot

Re: Canon IXUS v2 and Linux

2002-11-01 Thread Claas Langbehn
Hi, all my tries did not work. Here you get my debug output. Maybe somebody can help me. Regards, Claas # gphoto2 --usbid "0x4a9:0x3065=0x4a9:0x3052" --port "usb:" --camera "Canon DIGITAL IXUS v" --debug 0.001454 main(2): ALWAYS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING LINE WHEN SENDING DEBUG MESSAGES TO THE

Re: Canon IXUS v2 and Linux

2002-11-02 Thread Claas Langbehn
> Ok you trigger a known bug. I know where it segfaults but i am not able > to find where the real problem occurs (long before the segfault). > This unexplained bug has disappeard in current cvs. I will try to > work on the package for the upcomming release this week and keep you > informed. Tha

Re: kernel

2002-11-02 Thread Claas Langbehn
> hello > im compiling my kernel the old normal way with make dep, make bzImage . you do something wrong. Let me guess, you are mainly using x86-PC's, right? On an PPC machine you need not use "make bzImage". Exactly this was one of my first problems on my Apple :) Just do an "make all" and th

debian unstable + Gnome2

2002-11-03 Thread Claas Langbehn
Hi, I am still using gnome 1.4 (?) and I am interested in upgrading to gnome2. My system is running debian unstable and I already tried to upgrade. When trying, dselect removed several packages, f.ex. the panels and the applets. That is not nice. Are those not yet available for gnome2? Or did I j

Re: debian unstable + Gnome2

2002-11-03 Thread Claas Langbehn
> I need more information; what happens when you say: > apt-get install gnome The following extra packages will be installed: at-spi bug-buddy eog file-roller gconf-editor gedit gnome-applets gnome-desktop-data gnome-doc-tools gnome-media gnome-panel gnome-panel-data gnome-session gnome-te

Re: debian unstable + Gnome2

2002-11-03 Thread Claas Langbehn
> > When trying, dselect removed several packages, f.ex. the panels and the > > applets. That is not nice. Are those not yet available for gnome2? > > It should all be available. I am running GNOME 2 happily on powerpc > right now. Well, could it also have been the post/pre-install scripts? I

Re: How to distinguish a mac from an Amiga?

2002-11-03 Thread Claas Langbehn
> (our main OS isn't ready, and some hundred developers will have hardware > within a week or two. End user release aimed at the Linux crowd is > before christmas, both in G3 and G4 versions) Morphos? Are you talking about PEGASUS or about AmigaNG ?

AmigaOne

2002-11-04 Thread Claas Langbehn
Hello Ole-Egil, You said, you are already working on an AmigaOne. I think it is a really interesting system which just has been started to be shipped. So, why don't you tell us about your experience with AmigaOne and (Debian) Linux. What about the hardware support with the current 2.4.19 kernel

Re: Configuring sound on G4 PowerBook

2002-11-08 Thread Claas Langbehn
> NB: I never tried the softmodem. The current iBooks also have a softmodem. It exists a driver for it. You will find it with google. If you find it, you should also use an init string like this: "ATZM0L0" If not, it might behave strange when dialling. Bye, Claas

Re: Modem on G4 PowerBook

2002-11-08 Thread Claas Langbehn
Hello! If it is a "normal modem" you only need the macserial module. If it is a softmodem (aka winmodem), then it is hooked up via USB and needs a special driver. Check this page for drivers and information: http://www.mbsi.ca/cnxtlindrv/index.html Bye, Claas

Re: Volunteer with Mac wanted to verify bug

2002-11-12 Thread Claas Langbehn
> Hello, > > I have a request of someone with a Mac. > Bug #166841 says that upgrade to console-tools-0.2.4-24dbs (which I > maintain) trashes the Mac keyboard (the good news is that it is fine > after reboot). I can't trace the bug in the source, and can't check for > the problem remotely (I ne

Re: Canon IXUS v2 and Linux

2002-11-12 Thread Claas Langbehn
Hello Debian-Friends, Christophe built some packages to get the Canon Digital IXUS v2 running. You might want to install the packages (libusb, libgphoto2, gphoto2) from: ftp://ufies.org/pub/people/christophe/gphoto2-beta/ They work for me. To get all images off the camera, just do an gphoto2 -

eth0/eth1, an iBook2 and powersaving...

2002-11-19 Thread Claas Langbehn
Hi, as many of you know, I have got an iBook2 500 with WLAN. Both, WLAN and LAN are built as modules (airport, orinoco, hermes; sungem). Usually I only use WLAN for networking and the sungem module is not loaded at all. Then the WLAN is eth0. Therefore I wrote in /etc/network/interfaces: # Wire

Re: eth0/eth1, an iBook2 and powersaving...

2002-11-19 Thread Claas Langbehn
> > I alway unload the modules of unused hardware in order to save battery > > power. Is that really needed or can the driver itself do some savings > > already? > > airport will powersave when rmmod'ed. sungem will powersave about 10 > second after the interface is brought down (ifconfig eth0 d

Re: xdm v gdm

2002-11-21 Thread Claas Langbehn
Hi, > I've recently installed woody (8100/80) and during the installation > selected xdm as the window manager. Gnome doesn't seem to like xdm. Well, that is not true. Here it likes xdm :) > How do I switch from xdm to gdm and what is the difference between them? This is being controlled by the

iBook2 sound after wakeup

2002-11-22 Thread Claas Langbehn
Hi, on my iBook2 I stil have sometimes trouble with the sound. After wakeup there is this noise. And yes, I use the latest kernel. (btkeeper 2.4.20-rc1 from rsync). Does the alsa 0.9-whatever driver have the same problems or not? Bye, Claas

Re: AmigaOne or Pegasos for a smallish server?

2003-06-19 Thread Claas Langbehn
hello! the ibook 500 is also kind of fanless. it has one, but it was never on wihin the last 2 years And I also had one ibook 700, which only used it twice (for about 4-5 seconds) within 10 days. Not so bad. But the 800/900 machines do use it quite often , i think. Maybe that's also related to th