josejx 08/01/17 05:38:42 Modified: gentoo-ppc-faq.xml Log: Fixed a typo (thanks kojiro) and updated some entries.
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To use a second hard drive with this machine, you would have to attach it to the internal or external SCSI -connector, use install a PCI IDE card. Later G3 machines do not have this +connector or install a PCI IDE card. Later G3 machines do not have this limitation. See <uri>http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/G3-ZONE/IDE/index.html</uri> for more information. </p> @@ -509,28 +509,28 @@ <p> The Airport Extreme is an 802.11b/g card that is included with modern Apple portable computers. It is based on the Broadcom 43xx chipset which is supported -by the native <uri link="http://bcm43xx.berlios.de";>bcm43xx driver</uri> -project. It has been included in the 2.6.17_rc2 kernel. To enable it select -the options below (you must enable SoftMAC first!): +by the native b43 driver project. It has been included in the 2.6.24 kernel. +Note that the driver should select the proper driver between b43 and b43-legacy. +The firmware used for these two drivers is different, with the legacy version +supporting older 4306 cards. If you have a 4306 card, build both, otherwise, +it should be safe to only build b43. Also, to enable either driver, mac80211 +must be selected first. </p> -<pre caption="Adding bcm43xx support to the kernel"> -Networking --> - <M> Generic IEEE 802.11 Networking Stack - [*] Enable full debugging output - <M> IEEE 802.11 WEP encryption (802.1x) - <M> IEEE 802.11i CCMP support - <M> IEEE 802.11i TKIP encryption - <M> Software MAC add-on to the IEEE 802.11 networking stack - [*] Enable full debugging output +<pre caption="Adding b43 support to the kernel"> +Networking --> Wireless --> + <M> Generic IEEE 802.11 Networking Stack (mac80211) -Device Drivers --> Network device support --> Wireless LAN drivers (non-hamradio) & Wireless Extensions - <M> Broadcom BCM43xx wireless support - [*] Broadcom BCM43xx debugging (RECOMMENDED) +Device Drivers --> Network device support --> + [*] Wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11) + <M> Broadcom 43xx wireless support (mac80211 stack) + [*] Broadcom 43xx debugging + <M> Broadcom 43xx-legacy wireless support (mac80211 stack) + [*] Broadcom 43xx-legacy debugging </pre> <p> -After compiling your kernel, you'll need to emerge <c>bcm43xx-fwcutter</c> to +After compiling your kernel, you'll need to emerge <c>b43-fwcutter</c> to install the firmware. For additional information, please see this <uri link="http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-409194.html";>forum post.</uri> </p> @@ -880,15 +880,12 @@ <p> Well, not really. Macromedia has not supplied a linux/ppc binary and open -source implementations are incomplete and buggy at this time. The best of the -available projects is -<uri link="http://www.gnu.org/software/gnash/";>gnash</uri>. -</p> - -<p> -Another possible workaround for now is to use qemu (an x86 emulator) to run the -Macromedia Flash Player stand alone player. This process was described in the -forums: <uri>http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=117774</uri> +source implementations are incomplete at this time. However, there are two +projects that can play many flash objects, +<uri link="http://www.gnu.org/software/gnash/";>gnash</uri> and +<uri link="http://swfdec.freedesktop.org/";>swfdec</uri>. +Both are capable of playing back Youtube movies and lots of other popular +content. </p> </body> @@ -898,8 +895,8 @@ <body> <p> -Yes, a Java plugin is now available with IBM's Java 1.5. Note that not all -Java applications work with Java 1.5 yet. +Yes, a Java plugin is now available with IBM's Java 1.5 and 1.6. Note that not +all Java applications work with these Java versions yet. </p> </body> @@ -909,12 +906,12 @@ <body> <p> -Simply emerge <c>Xorgautoconfig</c>. Once the package has been emerged, run -<c>Xorgautoconfig</c> to generate the config for your setup. If you would like -to set a keyboard layout, you can use the --keymap flag. Note that although -<c>Xorgautoconfig</c> does set up DRM for most users, you may need to change -your kernel configuration to support this. Be sure that you've configured your -kernel as shown in the question below for optimal performance. +Simply emerge <c>xac</c>. Once the package has been emerged, run <c>xac</c> to +generate the config for your setup. If you would like to set a keyboard layout, +you can use the --kbd-layout option. Note that although <c>xac</c> does set up +DRM for most users, you may need to change your kernel configuration and emerge +additional drivers to support the suggested configuration. Be sure that you've +configured your kernel as shown in the question below for optimal performance. </p> </body> @@ -968,7 +965,7 @@ <p> Rebuild and install the kernel if necessary. After this, make sure you have booted to the native framebuffer (i.e. radeonfb or atyfb128 and -<e>not</e> from offb or ofonly video), and run <c>Xorgautoconfig</c>. +<e>not</e> from offb or ofonly video), and run <c>xac</c>. </p> <impo> -- [email protected] mailing list
