ting for moving" could be copy and
pasted into pastebin by someone with a free account, and then marked
to never expire. That is, if that person is able to access the
original information.
Regards,
Keith
On Aug 1, 2014, at 2:47 PM, ∅ wrote:
Once again, a release was without
emember the parameter, and it has
to be manually entered at each restart. This may be a duplicate of an
old bug, which a fix was released for, but I filed a new bug. Someone
higher up the food chain can mark it as a duplicate, if they deem it so.
That's all folks!
keith-z
On Jul
Hi,
I saw your youtube link a couple days ago on the Debian PPC board and
watched your G5 Quad videos. Very nice!
Keith
On Jun 26, 2014, at 3:41 AM, Luigi Burdo wrote:
I had the same problem when upgraded my G5 Quad with Test build
in normal way my kernel Panic occured random when im
omputer. I will try again in a little
while and attempt to file a bug.
This was on a Powermac G4 MDD, 1 Ghz single processor computer.
Best regards,
Keith
On Jun 25, 2014, at 6:29 PM, ∅ wrote:
that's all that's left for our thursday alpha1.
if you are a ppc/amd64+mac user and would
normally.
Keith
On Apr 16, 2014, at 3:05 AM, Lars Noodén wrote:
In the test to install (auto-resize) in Lubuntu Desktop powerpc
ubiquity
does not split and resize partitions when told to. The slider can be
moved back and forth but the button to continue stays greyed out.
It looks like one
I believe this is a duplicate of Bug #1256588 that I reported back in
December (and you confirmed.)
Keith
On Mar 19, 2014, at 2:49 PM, Lars Noodén wrote:
On 03/19/2014 08:18 AM, Lars Noodén wrote:
On 18 March 2014 20:10, Lars Noodén wrote:
I'm looking at the 2014-03-18 image for Lu
Never mind, I found out how to append the yaboot file via the terminal
on the PPC FAQ. However, somehow the entire hard drive got corrupted
and it took out my 13.10 partition, so I'll be reinstalling that
first. Filing a bug will have to wait.
Regards,
Keith
On Mar 6, 2014, at 10:
hen appending the boot parameter to
yaboot.conf and saving. However, this command seems to be taken out of
the Trusty menu.
The bug seems similar to Bug#1195386. Should I report it as that, or
file a new bug?
Thanks,
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Anyone else experienced this?
Best regards,
Keith
Hi, I think it's the same for me. I have been prompted for renewal
and it seems to be
renewed for a short span of time too, not sure how long because I
didn't pay much
attention.
Best regards,
Hi all,
I think there is a problem with the Lubuntu QA membership renewal
system. It seems to renew one's membership for only 14 days. This has
happened to me twice now. Surely, it's not supposed to work this way.
Anyone else experienced this?
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it's worth, I tested my PPC 13.10 installation, and got the
same behavior. (This doesn't happen when I am in OS X, so I know it's
not the keyboard.)
Do you think this is enough to confirm the bug?
Best regards,
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It's close but not quite the same. For me it's not unmut
n OS X, so I know it's
not the keyboard.)
Do you think this is enough to confirm the bug?
Best regards,
Keith
On Dec 19, 2013, at 5:08 AM, Lars Noodén wrote:
I'm finding that the mute button on the keyboard (several models of
keyboard) only act to mute, not as a togg
Hi Lars,
Thanks for confirming the bug!
Best regards,
Keith
On Dec 16, 2013, at 10:30 AM, Lars Noodén wrote:
On 12/16/2013 03:33 PM, ke...@refaceplace.net wrote:
I was unable to complete an installation from the 20131215 daily. The
following bug is still present on PPC (at least for me, it
I was unable to complete an installation from the 20131215 daily. The
following bug is still present on PPC (at least for me, it hasn't been
confirmed by anyone else yet):
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1256588
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Live session works on PPC again.
I noticed the little power button on the right end of the tray doesn't
work. (I think it's called the tray.) Also, still have the double
network there, too.
Keith Rogers
On Dec 14, 2013, at 1:25 PM, Phill Whiteside wrote:
Hi folks,
said
sole
and filed the bug against the kernel. Was that the wrong package to
file it against? If so, what am I missing?
I'm trying to understand this so I don't make the same mistake in the
future.
Best regards,
Keith
On Dec 9, 2013, at 2:15 PM, Elfy wrote:
this bug seems to hav
,
and /media.
Best regards,
Keith Rogers
Hi,
If someone can find the time to confirm this, it would be very much
appreciated. Thanks!
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then I did a forced shutdown from the power button on
the computer. I could not get to a console.
Examining the hard drive, the installer looks to have partitioned the
drive, but only installed three folders: /etc., /lost+found, and /media.
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Looks like this bug has been marked as a duplicate of the i386 bug
report.
Best regards,
Keith
On Nov 30, 2013, at 1:20 PM, Lance wrote:
This also effects i386 :^)
Lance
From: "ke...@refaceplace.net"
To: Lubuntu QA
Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2013 8:55 AM
Subject: Re: [Lubun
I couldn't find a bug for this listed for the PPC LiveCD, so I filed
one this morning. It's at:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1256515
If anyone can boot the PPC LiveCD and confirm it, that would be great.
Best regards,
Keith
On Nov 30, 2013, at 3:32 AM, Phill Whiteside wrote:
re an installation
has occurred?
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ubuntu-qa, Elizabeth!
And as a fellow (but novice) PPC tester, thank you for your help. PPC
needs all the support we can get.
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Hi Lars,
Thanks for the heads up. I downloaded the Live ISO and confirm it is
working again. A big thanks to whomever fixed it.
Of course, I needed to use the radeon boot parameter to get the right
color depth.
Best r
On Nov 24, 2013, at 11:53 AM, Lars Noodén wrote:
On 11/24/2013 04:28 PM, ke...@refaceplace.net wrote:
Hi Lars,
Thanks for confirming the bug! (And the Live CD one, too.)
Were you able to get to a functioning desktop via the console?
Best regards,
Keith
Yes, if you log in via the console
On Nov 24, 2013, at 6:59 AM, Lars Noodén wrote:
On 11/22/2013 01:18 AM, ke...@refaceplace.net wrote:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ppc/+bug/1253825
I filed the above bug today. If anyone can duplicate it and confirm,
that would be great.
Best regards,
Keith Rogers
I seen
could confirm, that would be great.
At this point, it looks like 14.04 is broken on PPC.
Best regards,
Keith Rogers
Hi, Keith,
I see it too. A second work-around is to edit yaboot.conf and then
run
ybin to apply the changes. Since 14.04 could be around for 5 years,
this is something very good
,
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I filed the above bug today. If anyone can duplicate it and confirm,
that would be great.
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f the screen still functioned, and I used it to restart the
computer.
I ran the test twice, with the same results.
On the plus side, the names and sizes of the partitions are now
visible on the resizing screen.
Best regards,
Keith
On Oct 16, 2013, at 1:03 PM, Phill Whiteside wrote:
Those
Anyone know why the Saucy Final ISO's are marked disabled on the
tracker page?
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taller continued
to the resizing screen. At this point I quit the installation because
I didn't have time to complete it.
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On Oct 11, 2013, at 11:19 AM, Phill Whiteside wrote:
The Alternate images have been herded up and now show on
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/305/builds
Can everyone remember that there are re-spins due, but please do
test the installer until its pips
Hi Nio,
Thanks very much for the good instructions!
Best regards,
Keith
On Sep 25, 2013, at 5:18 PM, Nio Wiklund wrote:
Congratulations :-)
I think those commands are only a temporary switch off of zram. So
after
reboot it will re-appear (and the installed system is not affected at
all
s
stuff to know if that's correct. I thought I turned zram off with the
above sudo commands. Or, did that just turn it off while the
installation was being done?
Anyway, the installation worked. I think I'll try a "use entire disk"
installation next.
Best regards,
Ke
n. My previous installation seems to be
unaffected.
Regards,
Keith Rogers
Hi Keith,
I'm not sure, but I guess that zRAM is used also for PPC. If so, try
to
perform the installation after you have switched off zRAM according to
the following mail.
sudo swapoff /dev/zram0
sudo sw
power button in
for 5 seconds.
I rebooted into my previously installed 13.10 system (now occupying
half the hard drive space) and verified the hard drive was partitioned
for the new installation. My previous installation seems to be
unaffected.
Regards,
Keith Rogers
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cursive..." bug returned? As far as I know, that was
why
we used that boot parameter in the past.
Regards,
Keith Rogers
No. But my notes were incomplete so I included that. I have had it
freeze up at the end of the alternate install, but did not have
access to Launchpad to file a
Hi Lars,
I noticed you reported on one of your [PPC] installation test results
that you needed the "snd-powermac.blacklist=yes" boot parameter. Has
the "fixing recursive..." bug returned? As far as I know, that was why
we used that boot parameter in the past.
Re
Today is a holiday in the United States. That may account for some of
the inactivity. : )
Keith
On Sep 2, 2013, at 3:01 PM, Erick Brunzell wrote:
Phill?
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I posted a comment on the launchpad page for [PPC] Bug #1194319. The
Live iso is booting properly now, so it seems it is no longer present.
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Yep, the bug looks to be gone in 13.10 [PPC] since the 20130818 iso.
I also noticed the "System Profiler and Benchmark 2 blank gui boxes"
bug has been fixed in 13.10.
Keith
On Aug 21, 2013, at 5:55 PM, Phill Whiteside wrote:
Hi, bug # 1066435 has long troubled PPC. It was co
Hi,
I added two comments (#90 and #91) to the end of the launchpad page
for this bug. Yesterday, I also filed a passed test for installation
using the 20130820 alternate iso.
Regards,
Keith
On Aug 19, 2013, at 5:48 PM, Phill Whiteside wrote:
[PPC]
Hi, regarding the below bug, please
Hi Phil,
The first thing I always do is try to boot the Live CD without any
parameters, so as to check for the "fixing recursive..." bug.
I can confirm it is gone.
The only boot parameter I needed was to fix the low color depth.
Keith
On Aug 18, 2013, at 4:59 PM, Phill White
normally, again. : )
Best regards,
Keith
On Aug 17, 2013, at 6:40 PM, Phill Whiteside wrote:
Hi folks,
as of when the next rebuild happens [1] the kernel for ppc should
now boot okay. This has been tested with servers (G3 & G5) only and
how it behaves with the multitude of graphics c
Hi Phil,
That's good news! I'll test the Live CD when it becomes available.
Keith
On Aug 17, 2013, at 6:40 PM, Phill Whiteside wrote:
Hi folks,
as of when the next rebuild happens [1] the kernel for ppc should
now boot okay. This has been tested with servers (G3 & G5) onl
until yesterday. Yesterday's updates
broke the installation.
But now I got it. Sorry for the misunderstanding.
Keith
On Aug 1, 2013, at 8:18 AM, Phill Whiteside wrote:
Hi,
the reason I cancelled the PPC testing last weekend is that I had
been told the new kernel would kill PPC machines. I o
to do a hard shutdown by
holding in the power button on the computer.
Keith
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Dear Phil,
I'm no longer actively testing because of time constraints in my RL.
However, I still follow the PPC progress, in my spare time and today
was able to boot the Live ISO (via usb flash drive) for the first time
in about a month. That is the 20130723 Live ISO.
Keith
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@Jackson
Did holding down the mouse button get the stuck CD out? It's worked
for me in the past. I just tried it on my MDD and it spit the CD right
out. Never had a G4 mini, though. Maybe they're different.
Keith
On Jul 14, 2013, at 5:21 PM, Jackson Doak wrote:
Keith: This is b
Hi,
Holding the mouse button down while starting up the computer should
eject anything in the optical drive.
What operating system are you trying to boot?
Keith
On Jul 13, 2013, at 11:53 PM, Jackson Doak wrote:
I've finally got my mac mini g4 working, to an extent. It will mak
@James
13.04 runs fine on my MDD. I installed it from the Live iso about a
week ago. I use it for all my online purchases, banking, etc.,
anything I need to do online where security is of utmost importance. I
don't use OS X for online financial business anymore.
Keith
On Jul 13,
basically says to remove
the installation cd (if any) and hit return to restart. Then, the
computer will restart.
Keith
On Jul 13, 2013, at 10:16 AM, James King wrote:
I downloaded and tried to install the most recent Kubuntu PPC LiveCD
Daily. I had the same result as Keith. The flashing do
and got a message that no such package
for syslinux existed.
About a week ago, I tried the Kubuntu Live iso and got the same results.
Keith (keith-z on Launchpad)
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x27;m not sure who is able to view it. (It was automatically
marked private. I didn't mark it that way.) I'm not sure if it's
relevant to the booting issue, but it came up when I was attempting to
get the GUI going.
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On Jul 12, 2013, at 2:02 AM, Phill Whites
or is
that too much of an edge case?
Regards,
/Lars
I filed a failed test for the alternate iso on 6/27 and cited this
bug
for the failure. Why does the launchpad page for this bug still only
shows it affects 1 person? It should show if affects 2 people, both
myself and Lars.
Keith
Did y
hpad page for this bug still only
shows it affects 1 person? It should show if affects 2 people, both
myself and Lars.
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Subject: Re: [Lubuntu-qa] Alpha 1 tests
On 6/27/13 4:16 PM, Lance wrote:
> I can't help with PPC, armhf, or amd64+mac :^(
I thought we got PPC and AMD64+mac yesterday. The PPC image still
won't
boot even with yesterday's respin. Both Keith and I made ent
hat's going on. (This is
much above above my knowledge
level.
I'm afraid I'm not even sure if I used ubuntu-bug
correctly.)
Anyway, here's the url:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1194319
Keith
I've tried the Desktop / Live CD from 2013-06
nchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1194319
Keith
I've tried the Desktop / Live CD from 2013-06-24 and can't get it to
finish booting either. I'm booting from optical media, but that
shouldn't make a difference. It hands on the splash screen showing
"Lubuntu 13.04&quo
ure if I used ubuntu-bug correctly.)
Anyway, here's the url:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1194319
Keith
Do you think these problems are driver issues, or lack of memory?
Nio
I have 2GB memory (maximum for any Powermac G4), so it's not a lack
of
memory.
rce/ubiquity/+bug/1194319
Keith
Do you think these problems are driver issues, or lack of memory?
Nio
I have 2GB memory (maximum for any Powermac G4), so it's not a lack of
memory.
I don't possess the knowledge/Linux experience to diagnose driver
issues.
I can say that the fir
27;s going on. (This is much above above my
knowledge level. I'm afraid I'm not even sure if I used ubuntu-bug
correctly.)
Anyway, here's the url:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1194319
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On Jun 23, 2013, at 10:25 PM, James King wrote:
The messages are in slightly different order on my system, but the
last two are exactly as it is on your system. Tomorrow morning I'll
send you a photo or video of my screen if you need it. Is there
anyway to recover a boot log from the CD se
try booting with the above parameters to confirm? If you can
duplicate the bug, then we can figure out how to correctly report it.
(I took some photos of my display as the booting process proceeded and
then stopped.)
Keith
On Jun 23, 2013, at 3:39 PM, James King wrote:
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Yep, that'll work too, if his G4 Mac Mini came with the optional
superdrive. The standard configuration shipped with only a combo
drive--no DVDRW, only CDRW.
Good option, though, if one has a DVDRW.
Keith
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On Jun 22, 2013, at 8:27 PM, James King wrote:
Thanks Keith, I'll try that, although I still think a lot of Mac
users will use CDs to install because that's what they're used to.
I'm doing the walkthroughs in the qa-testing to try to get a better
feel for how to do al
ermac boot parameter and it is
seeming to hang at the network configuration stage. I will have more
time to investigate tomorrow.
Keith
On Jun 22, 2013, at 7:53 AM, James King wrote:
It was the PPC daily image from June 21 that I got from
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/daily-live/current/sauc
HI James,
Which daily did you try?
The Lubuntu daily Live image from June 21 booted (with the typical
video and snd boot parameters) and ran fine on my Dual 1.25 GHz MDD.
To save CDs, I boot from a USB flash stick. Maybe you just got a bad
burn.
On Jun 21, 2013, at 9:03 PM, James King wr
Hi James,
That sounds great! I'm anxious to hear how it turns out. Good luck!
Keith
On May 27, 2013, at 2:13 PM, James King wrote:
Keith,
Thank you for the link! I was using the other compiling link, and
got to a stopping place quickly with ./configure as it says "no such
I would like to try this myself, but my next 2 weeks schedule doesn't
allow the time. I found some information which looks helpful:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CompilingEasyHowTo
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On May 14, 2013, at 10:40 PM, Str8bs wrote:
Keith,
Forgot to mention, (and of course you are not obligated to do any of
this)
Could you repeat the live test two ways? Exactly the same only omit
video=radeonfb:off on one and video=offb:off on the other.
Thanks for your help. I can'
On May 14, 2013, at 2:50 PM, Str8bs wrote:
Thanks Keith.
Post live install:
could you sudo nano /etc/yaboot.conf and remove the appends which have
those commands to see if you can replicate what Lars saw post
alternate install? Don't forget to sudo ybin -v after editing.
If you want t
are listed on the test results page, and are:
http://pastebin.com/mkniESPZ
Basically, a 500MHz Powermac G4 AGP Graphics (Sawtooth model), 2GB
RAM, ATI Radeon 9000 Pro video card (Apple version).
keith-z
On May 14, 2013, at 10:39 AM, Str8bs wrote:
Hi Lars,
Does booting with: "Linu
Hi Str8,
I'll give this a try with the live cd iso I downloaded yesterday. I've
already booted the live cd and it works pretty much the same as 13.04.
All the same boot parameters were needed.
I'll try a full install from there and report back what happens.
keith-z
On May
t if I can do anything to help you, let me know.
Also, I've been playing with the 13.10 Saucy live CD on this iBook and
several other Powermacs and it runs the same as 13.04. In fact, I
haven't found any differences, at all.
keith-z
On May 5, 2013, at 5:10 PM, Devon Tourond wrote:
nstalltion workling. The page is:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/Documentation/FAQ/PPC
Can anyone correct this and supply the missing information? Thanks.
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ISO images simply by transferring using dd?
>
> It would be easier to work with multiple architectures that way.
>
That is what I did; & used it to install both to hard disk & pendrive. (Lubuntu
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