Re: [ppc 9500]
>[stew@powerbook-cooker stew]$ rpm -qf /usr/sbin/fbset >fbset-2.1-11mdk now i got fbset out : mode "1024x768-75" # D: 78.518 MHz, H: 59.846 kHz, V: 74.807 Hz geometry 1024 768 1024 2040 16 timings 12736 160 32 28 1 96 3 hsync high vsync high accel true rgba 5/10,5/5,5/0,0/0 endmode which looks correct to me... -- Yvon Thoraval
Re: [ppc 9500]
> >On Wed, 26 Jun 2002, Yvon Thoraval wrote: > >. >> Section "Device" >> Identifier "ATI Mach64 1" >> VendorName "Unknown" >> BoardName "Unknown" >> Driver "ati" > >Right here ^^ >try Driver "fbdev" no change > >> When under DrakX i didn't see any generic kind of screen. >> >> i have tried also fbset but it is unknown as a bash command, what is the >> same for X-4 ? >> > >[stew@powerbook-cooker stew]$ rpm -qf /usr/sbin/fbset >fbset-2.1-11mdk no file found, i think i must have a look on both CDroms or elsewhere... -- Yvon Thoraval
Re: [ppc 9500]
On Wed, 26 Jun 2002, Yvon Thoraval wrote: > > > >What driver are you using in XFree86Config-4?. > > their is no driver line in the XF86Config-4 file. > > Did you try using fbdev? > as kernel argument i've tried : > > video=atyfb:vmode17,cmode:16 > which gives the same results in terms of resolution as no video driver > checked. > > also : > video=fbdev:vmode17,cmode:16 > > giving a smaller number of pixels in width and height > > > >Is the card pci? > yes > > > >Try: > > > >cat /proc/fb > > i've got : > 0 OFfb /bandit/ATY,XCLAIMVRPro using atyfb > and : > 0 ATY Mach 64 using fbdev > > >lspcidrake > giving : > unknown : Apple Computer Inc. | Bandit Power PC Host-PCI Bridge > Card : ATI Mach 64 : ATI| 3D Rage Pro > unknown : Apple Computer Inc. | Grand Central I/O Controller > unknown : Apple Computer Inc. | Bandit Power PC Host-PCI Bridge > Card : Cirrus Logic G543x: Cirrus Logic|GD 5436 [Alpine] > unknown : Artop Electronic Corp|ATP 860 > > ( i do have two video cards an ATI one and a Mac Picasso ) > > the screen attached to the ATI one as VF = 75 Hz and HF = 60.02 Khz > it is a 1024x768 one > > the other attached to the mac picasso : VF = 74,9 Hz HF = 60.1 Khz > it is a 1016x768 one > > the third card is sonnet ata tempo. > > here is one part of XF86Config-4 : > # ** > # Graphics device section > # ** > > Section "Device" > Identifier "Generic VGA" > Driver "vga" > EndSection > > Section "Device" > Identifier "ATI Mach64 1" > VendorName "Unknown" > BoardName "Unknown" > Driver "ati" Right here ^^ try Driver "fbdev" > # Clock lines > > > # Uncomment following option if you see a big white block > # instead of the cursor! > #Option "sw_cursor" > > Option "DPMS" "on" > BusID "PCI:0:15:0" > EndSection > > When under DrakX i didn't see any generic kind of screen. > > i have tried also fbset but it is unknown as a bash command, what is the > same for X-4 ? > [stew@powerbook-cooker stew]$ rpm -qf /usr/sbin/fbset fbset-2.1-11mdk There is no equivalent X command. I don't think running fbset while in X would be a very good thing. Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoft PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ppcFAQ.php3 IRC: irc.openproject.net #cooker-ppc
Re: ttyS0/USB/mol-Problems MDK8.2 PBG3 Wallstreet [LONG]
On Thu, 27 Jun 2002, Henry Harrison wrote: > I have mol running on my Wallstreet. Same problem with the modules, > so I recompiled them against the kernel (2.4.18 from kernel.org > source) and have it running. Used the mol 0.9.63 RPM though, as I > couldn't compile the mol source. Supposedly need to update binutils > to do that, haven't yet got around to it. > I saw that note on the mol list. You don't need to update binutils, just look at what I did in the spec file. It's been asked/answered here before. > My remaining problem with the Wallstreet install is X and console. I > can get a 640 x480 console with a 1024 x 768 X screen, and mol > doesn't fit the console screen though is fine in an X window. > Alternately, I can get the 1024x 768 console, and my X comes up as > occupying 640 x 480, mol on console is right at 1024 x 768. Would you > mind sharing your XF86Config-4 file? > Mine? I've got the Lombard, and it's the XF86Confgi-4 that drakx generated, I believe. I can throw a copy up on my web space a little later tonight. http://people.mandrakesoft.com/~sbenedict Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoft PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ppcFAQ.php3 IRC: irc.openproject.net #cooker-ppc
Re: [ppc 9500]
> >What driver are you using in XFree86Config-4?. their is no driver line in the XF86Config-4 file. > Did you try using fbdev? as kernel argument i've tried : video=atyfb:vmode17,cmode:16 which gives the same results in terms of resolution as no video driver checked. also : video=fbdev:vmode17,cmode:16 giving a smaller number of pixels in width and height >Is the card pci? yes > >Try: > >cat /proc/fb i've got : 0 OFfb /bandit/ATY,XCLAIMVRPro using atyfb and : 0 ATY Mach 64 using fbdev >lspcidrake giving : unknown : Apple Computer Inc. | Bandit Power PC Host-PCI Bridge Card : ATI Mach 64 : ATI| 3D Rage Pro unknown : Apple Computer Inc. | Grand Central I/O Controller unknown : Apple Computer Inc. | Bandit Power PC Host-PCI Bridge Card : Cirrus Logic G543x: Cirrus Logic|GD 5436 [Alpine] unknown : Artop Electronic Corp|ATP 860 ( i do have two video cards an ATI one and a Mac Picasso ) the screen attached to the ATI one as VF = 75 Hz and HF = 60.02 Khz it is a 1024x768 one the other attached to the mac picasso : VF = 74,9 Hz HF = 60.1 Khz it is a 1016x768 one the third card is sonnet ata tempo. here is one part of XF86Config-4 : # ** # Graphics device section # ** Section "Device" Identifier "Generic VGA" Driver "vga" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "ATI Mach64 1" VendorName "Unknown" BoardName "Unknown" Driver "ati" # Clock lines # Uncomment following option if you see a big white block # instead of the cursor! #Option "sw_cursor" Option "DPMS" "on" BusID "PCI:0:15:0" EndSection When under DrakX i didn't see any generic kind of screen. i have tried also fbset but it is unknown as a bash command, what is the same for X-4 ? -- Yvon Thoraval
Re: ttyS0/USB/mol-Problems MDK8.2 PBG3 Wallstreet [LONG]
At 11:49 AM +0200 26/6/02, Joerg Rambau wrote: >Hi, > >I have successfully installed 8.2 on my PBG3 WS (266MHz/192MBRAM, stock kernel >2.4.18-6.1mdk). I have had before a manually updated glibc-2.1 YDL system >before (everything was working fine but no manual upgrades possible anymore >because of glibc.) > >Unsolved Problems: > > > >[3] I cannot get mol to run: white screen after the startboing. > I have the -rw -boot flag set on my main MacOS partition and I > use MacOS 8.6 with the ROM image from the MacOS ROM Update. > > [Attempts:] > - used the kmods fitting the version of the kernel: did not help. I have mol running on my Wallstreet. Same problem with the modules, so I recompiled them against the kernel (2.4.18 from kernel.org source) and have it running. Used the mol 0.9.63 RPM though, as I couldn't compile the mol source. Supposedly need to update binutils to do that, haven't yet got around to it. My remaining problem with the Wallstreet install is X and console. I can get a 640 x480 console with a 1024 x 768 X screen, and mol doesn't fit the console screen though is fine in an X window. Alternately, I can get the 1024x 768 console, and my X comes up as occupying 640 x 480, mol on console is right at 1024 x 768. Would you mind sharing your XF86Config-4 file? Cheers Henry -- Henry Harrison Harrison Ferguson Associates Address: 3 Bretton Tce, Hillcrest, HAMILTON, NZ Phone/Fax: (07) 859-1445 | Mobile (025) 807 920 | Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Half-broken german keyboard
On 26 Jun 2002, Stephan Haller wrote: > Hey there, > > I've got a problem with my german keyboard after I upgraded XFree from > 4.1.0 to 4.2.0 with the cooker packages. My apple keys are recognized as > power-down button in Gnome2 (was previously the ALT_GR key). I'm not > able to get the @ sign via any key combination (previously ALT_GR+L) and > no tilde. Also my terminal keytable works in this was even if X isn't > started. Keyboarddrake was not able to correct it. But QWERTZ is > workling and also the german umlaute (äöü). Java recognizes most the > time none of my cursor keys and DELETE/BACKSPACE key. > > Any @ ideas how to get back my and tilde and java fixed? > Is that the only Cooker update you did? If so, I'm surprised it works that well, as cooker has a new glibc, new compiler, yada, yada, yada. If you want only new XFree on 8.2, I'd suggest building from source in 8.2. Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoft PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ppcFAQ.php3 IRC: irc.openproject.net #cooker-ppc
Half-broken german keyboard
Hey there, I've got a problem with my german keyboard after I upgraded XFree from 4.1.0 to 4.2.0 with the cooker packages. My apple keys are recognized as power-down button in Gnome2 (was previously the ALT_GR key). I'm not able to get the @ sign via any key combination (previously ALT_GR+L) and no tilde. Also my terminal keytable works in this was even if X isn't started. Keyboarddrake was not able to correct it. But QWERTZ is workling and also the german umlaute (äöü). Java recognizes most the time none of my cursor keys and DELETE/BACKSPACE key. Any @ ideas how to get back my and tilde and java fixed? Thanks Stephan Haller PS: @ is made via copy-and-paste from an text document. Hard work on emailing.
Re: Installing on PowerMac 7600 - no CDROM found
On 26/6/02 21:03, "Jeroen Diederen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 26/6/02 20:13, "Jeroen Diederen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On 26/6/02 13:16, "Stew Benedict" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> >>> On Wed, 26 Jun 2002, Jeroen Diederen wrote: >>> Sorry, but can you explain me what you mean by 'modules choices ?'. If I choose CDROM installation, it says that the CDROM could not be found and then I run into a list of drivers I can choose from, are these the modules choices you are talking about ? >>> >>> Yes, driver = module in this context. As the other poster said, you choose >>> the intial one in stage1. Later in stage2, the installer tries to >>> probe/install the subsequent modules. >>> >>> Stew Benedict >> Well, again, the mesh and mac53c94 are found automatically. During 'Setup >> filesystems' it hangs, the mouse no longer works and everything is frozen. I >> have seen more reports on this: >> http://www.mandrake.com/en/archives/cooker-ppc/2002-04/msg00150.php >> >> What is the solution ? >> -- >> Best regards, >> >> Jeroen Diederen >> http://diederen.demon.nl >> >> > The (funny) thing is that YellowDog Linux 2.1 is able to do an > installation... > -- > Best regards, > > Jeroen Diederen > http://diederen.demon.nl > > Well, YDL could not install the packages... I will turn back to Mandrake 8.2 again...please, I wou;d like to run Mandrake on this machine !!! -- Best regards, Jeroen Diederen http://diederen.demon.nl
Re: Installing on PowerMac 7600 - no CDROM found
On 26/6/02 20:13, "Jeroen Diederen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 26/6/02 13:16, "Stew Benedict" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> On Wed, 26 Jun 2002, Jeroen Diederen wrote: >> >>> Sorry, but can you explain me what you mean by 'modules choices ?'. If I >>> choose CDROM >>> installation, it says that the CDROM could not be found and then I run into >>> a >>> list of >>> drivers I can choose from, are these the modules choices you are talking >>> about ? >>> >> >> Yes, driver = module in this context. As the other poster said, you choose >> the intial one in stage1. Later in stage2, the installer tries to >> probe/install the subsequent modules. >> >> Stew Benedict > Well, again, the mesh and mac53c94 are found automatically. During 'Setup > filesystems' it hangs, the mouse no longer works and everything is frozen. I > have seen more reports on this: > http://www.mandrake.com/en/archives/cooker-ppc/2002-04/msg00150.php > > What is the solution ? > -- > Best regards, > > Jeroen Diederen > http://diederen.demon.nl > > The (funny) thing is that YellowDog Linux 2.1 is able to do an installation... -- Best regards, Jeroen Diederen http://diederen.demon.nl
Re: [ppc 9500]
>What driver are you using in XFree86Config-4?. Did you try using fbdev? >Is the card pci? > not for the time being i'll do that asap. Yes my card is an pci one (ATI, XCLAIM VR Pro) -- Yvon Thoraval
Re: Installing on PowerMac 7600 - no CDROM found
On 26/6/02 13:16, "Stew Benedict" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wed, 26 Jun 2002, Jeroen Diederen wrote: > >> Sorry, but can you explain me what you mean by 'modules choices ?'. If I >> choose CDROM >> installation, it says that the CDROM could not be found and then I run into a >> list of >> drivers I can choose from, are these the modules choices you are talking >> about ? >> > > Yes, driver = module in this context. As the other poster said, you choose > the intial one in stage1. Later in stage2, the installer tries to > probe/install the subsequent modules. > > Stew Benedict Well, again, the mesh and mac53c94 are found automatically. During 'Setup filesystems' it hangs, the mouse no longer works and everything is frozen. I have seen more reports on this: http://www.mandrake.com/en/archives/cooker-ppc/2002-04/msg00150.php What is the solution ? -- Best regards, Jeroen Diederen http://diederen.demon.nl
Re: I still register several crashes and reboots
On Wed, 26 Jun 2002, Miguel Beccari wrote: > This is not my first post about kernel crashing (see old posts as: > spontaneous reboots). > > However now I have some more information to provide you. So I hope it > could help to determinate the problem that many people have. > > First: the hardware > > cpu > : 740/750 > temperature : 39 C (uncalibrated) > clock > : 300MHz > revision > : 2.2 (pvr 0008 0202) > bogomips > : 598.01 > machine > : PowerMac1,1 > motherboard > : PowerMac1,1 MacRISC Power Macintosh > L2 cache : 512K unified > memory > : 96MB > pmac-generation > : NewWorld > > Second: the kernel > > Linux serverg3 2.4.18-6.1mdk #1 lun giu 24 07:53:06 CEST 2002 ppc > > Third: the facts > > I upgraded from 8.0 to 8.2 PPC hoping that the crash/reboot problem will > solve: well, it still persists. > > One or 2 times I could see the error on the monitor (it was months I was > trying to see it, because when the crash happens the machine reboots > by itself and no messages in the logs). > > The error said something like: > "Machine check in kernel mode > Caused by (from SRR1=41000): Transfer error > " > ... could not read ... > > "Altivec error" > > could not read... > > > So it seems to be something about altivec. > > > Yesterday I recompiled the kernel *without* altivec support (my G3 does > not have altivec). > > Today the new crash with the same error. > > My next step is to leave mdk kernel and recompile the unpatched one from > kernel.org > > > Has someone an idea about this ? > > Note that the crash is rare: it can crash in 24 hours or in 25 days. > That's the problem. The console message doesn't reveal a lot, and the there doesn't seem to be any pattern at all to the reboots. I have reboots here too, but I am positive in my case that it is power line related, as they generally occur at the same time as a local power event (dryer kicks on, etc.) You'd think a laptop would be fairly immune to such things, byt my experience shows otherwise. I've also read bits on the MOL list about failure to service the pmu under heavy load, which will cause a power down, but they said it was definitely a power down, not a reboot. You'd probably be better off with BenH's kernel than kernel.org if you want to explore other kernel options. I don't know how fast Ben's work gets into the main kernel tree. The last few Mandrake iterations have not built out of the box on PPC. Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoft PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ppcFAQ.php3 IRC: irc.openproject.net #cooker-ppc
Re: ttyS0/USB/mol-Problems MDK8.2 PBG3 Wallstreet [LONG]
Dear Stew,
thanks for the prompt answers. Here are my comments:
At Wed, 26 Jun 2002 06:25:23 -0400 (EDT),
Stew Benedict wrote:
> > [1] xemacs complained about inconsistent modifier maps. The culprit is
> > the compose key setting in `/etc/X11/xinit.d/PPC_altgr_compose'.
> > [Solution:] I changed `/etc/X11/xinit.d/PPC_altgr_compose to use the enter
> > key for `Compose' in mod3 instead of the Apple key for `Mode_switch Compose'
> > (that key is already in mod4 under the name `Super_L').
> >
>
> Any other thoughts on this? I don't think all the keyboards have the
> extra Enter key next to the spacebar, do they?
... well, the way it is right now is simply not correct. PPC_altgr_compose
makes the Apple-key work as Super_L and Mode_switch, which is inconsistent.
And this is reported by xemacs. I think the Super_L definition is supposed to
be removed by antoher script in /etc/X11/xinit.d/ called `Mod_Meta_L_Disable'.
However, that one poses the wrong question to `/etc/sysconfig/keyboard': it
checks for `REMOVE_MOD_META_L=yes', it should check for
`DISABLE_WINDOWS_KEY=yes', at least if it was to cure the inconsistency
mentioned above.
> > [2] It was not at all clear how to install the production kernel 2.4.18-6.1mdk
> > on the MacOS side on a BootX system because in the installation kernel there
> > has neither hfs nor cdrom support included. I have read here that one of the
> > initrd files is the right kernel: not easy to guess.
> >
>
> BootX folder on the ISO :) Should be mentioned in the installtion docs,
> and I know I've mentioned it here a few dozen times.
This is the place where I have found it. However, to find the searchable
archive of this list was not so easy: the MDK page has the link on the PPC FAQ
page. On the mailing lists page there is only a link to a non-searchable
archive.
> > Unsolved Problems:
> >
> > [1] I own a Zyxel ISDN terminal adapter that can be used like a modem. I used
> > to operate it on `/dev/ttyS0' (printer/modem port). This port does not
> > connect the powerbook to the TA anymore, it is dead or misconfigured. Any
> > signal sent to the TA would formerly cause the display backlight to switch on.
> > No reaction for my system now. Init commands don't reach the TA.
> > I would like to use it because it is faster (128k) than the internal modem
> > (56k).
> >
> > [Attempts:]
> > - checked port under MacOS: okay.
> > - checked for `alias serial macserial' in /etc/modules.conf: yes.
> > - checked the output of macserial: ttyS{0,1,2} all recognized
> > - stopped irda service, removed irda module: still not working
> >
>
> I'm not familiar with this device. Does it normally resond to AT commands
> like a normal modem?
Plain AT commands work.
> Have you tried just minicom or tuning the serial
> settings with setserial?
No. It used to work on my old system under kernel 2.4.4, where macserial was
built in.
> > [2] I can connect to the TA via USB Cardbus. Then the TA can be used to dial
> > into the ISP. The routes and name servers are set correctly and I can use
> > e.g. ssh. However, I cannot use the imap or http protocols: `could not
> > connect' (imap) or an infinite `retrieving site ...' (http) are the result.
> >
> > [Attempts:]
> > - I have already tried various options for ppp: no success
> > - switched off hardware compression at the TA: no success
> >
>
> Rather odd. Do you have a firewall setup?
Not that I know of. And a possible default MDK firewall should not notice
whether I am connected via internal modem (everything works) or USB TA (no WWW).
With best regards,
Joerg
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Re: Installing on PowerMac 7600 - no CDROM found
On Wed, 26 Jun 2002, Jeroen Diederen wrote: > Sorry, but can you explain me what you mean by 'modules choices ?'. If I choose CDROM > installation, it says that the CDROM could not be found and then I run into a list of > drivers I can choose from, are these the modules choices you are talking about ? > Yes, driver = module in this context. As the other poster said, you choose the intial one in stage1. Later in stage2, the installer tries to probe/install the subsequent modules. Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoft PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ppcFAQ.php3 IRC: irc.openproject.net #cooker-ppc
Re: Installing on PowerMac 7600 - no CDROM found
Sorry, but can you explain me what you mean by 'modules choices ?'. If I choose CDROM installation, it says that the CDROM could not be found and then I run into a list of drivers I can choose from, are these the modules choices you are talking about ? Stew Benedict wrote: > On Wed, 26 Jun 2002, Jeroen Diederen wrote: > > > On 26/6/02 00:02, "Stew Benedict" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > On Tue, 25 Jun 2002, Jeroen Diederen wrote: > > > > > >> On 25/6/02 20:15, "Jeroen Diederen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> > > >>> Dear all, > > >>> > > >>> I have successfully initialized my second SCSI drive (sdb) and made two > > >>> partitions. The first one, (150 Mb (HFS)) I have put OS 8 on, and the second > > >>> of 1.9 Gb is unallocated. If I doubleclick the Install Mandrake Linux > > >>> application I get an error message: Sorry, can't setup Bootx > > >>> > > >>> I then tried to do things manually. I copied the BootX app, the extension > > >>> and the kernels to the system folder. I restarted and added in the Bootx > > >>> extension under 'More kernel arguments' 'ramdisk_size=34000'. I took the 2.2 > > >>> kernel and highlighted 'Force video settings' and 'Use specified RAM disk', > > >>> which is 'all-2.2.gz'. > > >>> If I then boot in Linux, it starts the installer but if I try to choose the > > >>> CD as installation medium, it cannot find my CDROM. I end up in a question > > >>> which SCSI driver to take. > > >>> > > > > > > Any particular reason you're using the 2.2 instead of the 2.4 kernel? > > > You may find you'll need mac53c94 also, to access your hard drive later. > > > > > > Stew Benedict > > For some reason I got strange lines in my monitor with kernel 2.4. How do I > > specify that mac53c94 ? Where can I choose that ? The thing is that if I dod > > a hard disk install, the hard disk is not found either, so maybe you're > > right. > > It's in the module choices. Normally the installer would offer a list of > modules. A hard drive install assumes you are reading the install files > from an ext2 partition on a hard-drive, installing to another > partition(s). On older SCSI macs, both mesh and mac53c94 are used for the > 2 SCSI controllers. > > Stew Benedict > > -- > MandrakeSoft > PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ppcFAQ.php3 > IRC: irc.openproject.net #cooker-ppc
Re: [ppc 9500]
On Wed, 26 Jun 2002, Yvon Thoraval wrote: > i did a complete successfull re-install of the mandrake 8.2 distro, > howver at reboot, i don't get X. > > the file /var/log/XFree86.0.log gives an error : > > Open APM failed (/dev/apm_bios) (No such device) > the module apm_emu sort of emulates the apm_bios, you should be able to run X without it though, although you would probably still see that message in the log. > i thought bios was related to i386 or the like ??? > > after that, their is a search over the PCI bus without any message > speaking about video card nor video screen. > > what can i do in such a situation ? > What driver are you using in XFree86Config-4?. Did you try using fbdev? Is the card pci? Try: cat /proc/fb lspcidrake Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoft PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ppcFAQ.php3 IRC: irc.openproject.net #cooker-ppc
Re: ttyS0/USB/mol-Problems MDK8.2 PBG3 Wallstreet [LONG]
On Wed, 26 Jun 2002, Joerg Rambau wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have successfully installed 8.2 on my PBG3 WS (266MHz/192MBRAM, stock kernel
> 2.4.18-6.1mdk). I have had before a manually updated glibc-2.1 YDL system
> before (everything was working fine but no manual upgrades possible anymore
> because of glibc.)
>
> Thank you very much for a very attractive distribution that is essentially
> consistent to what Mandrake offers on the intel side. Below I list some
> problems I encountered. Some of them are yet unsolved. Many thanks for any
> input!
>
>
> Good in MDK8.2:
>
> * fast & stable
> * really nice configuration tools (i.p. Software Manager, Printer Manager),
> actually the first ones I really prefer over unix style hacking.
>
Thanks :)
>
> Solved Problems (that might make it into the FAQ):
>
> [1] xemacs complained about inconsistent modifier maps. The culprit is
> the compose key setting in `/etc/X11/xinit.d/PPC_altgr_compose'.
> [Solution:] I changed `/etc/X11/xinit.d/PPC_altgr_compose to use the enter
> key for `Compose' in mod3 instead of the Apple key for `Mode_switch Compose'
> (that key is already in mod4 under the name `Super_L').
>
Any other thoughts on this? I don't think all the keyboards have the
extra Enter key next to the spacebar, do they?
> [2] It was not at all clear how to install the production kernel 2.4.18-6.1mdk
> on the MacOS side on a BootX system because in the installation kernel there
> has neither hfs nor cdrom support included. I have read here that one of the
> initrd files is the right kernel: not easy to guess.
>
BootX folder on the ISO :) Should be mentioned in the installtion docs,
and I know I've mentioned it here a few dozen times.
> [Solution:] Fortunately I have a floppy disk drive, and mcopy worked. So I
> could copy the kernel from /boot on the linux side to the MacOS side by
> floppy.
>
> [3] No devfsd running.
>
> [Solution:] 'devfsd=mount' needs to be in the kernel parameters on old-world
> machines. (Thanks to this list.)
>
Not specifically mentioned in the docs - should have been :(
> [4] wvdial can screw up your netconf ppp configuration.
>
> The internal modem is recognized and can be configured to dial into an ISP
> by netconf and /sbin/ifup ppp0. However, installing wvdial made this
> unusable: if wvdial is installed then netconf will use it (in
> /etc/ppp/peers/ppp0 `chat' ist replaced by a corresponding `wvdial' command
> that does not work properly on my machine.) It seems wvdialconf did not
> succeed in producing a working configuration file.
>
> [Solution:] deinstall wvdial, delete /etc/ppp/peers/pp0 and reconfigure in
> netconf. (Note that also the drake tool was failing in the presence of a
> `/etc/ppp/peers/ppp0' with wvdial because it essentially calls `/sbin/ifup
> ppp0')
>
I think most folks have been using kppp. I haven't really looked at
wvdial in a while.
>
> Unsolved Problems:
>
> [1] I own a Zyxel ISDN terminal adapter that can be used like a modem. I used
> to operate it on `/dev/ttyS0' (printer/modem port). This port does not
> connect the powerbook to the TA anymore, it is dead or misconfigured. Any
> signal sent to the TA would formerly cause the display backlight to switch on.
> No reaction for my system now. Init commands don't reach the TA.
> I would like to use it because it is faster (128k) than the internal modem
> (56k).
>
> [Attempts:]
> - checked port under MacOS: okay.
> - checked for `alias serial macserial' in /etc/modules.conf: yes.
> - checked the output of macserial: ttyS{0,1,2} all recognized
> - stopped irda service, removed irda module: still not working
>
I'm not familiar with this device. Does it normally resond to AT commands
like a normal modem? Have you tried just minicom or tuning the serial
settings with setserial?
> [2] I can connect to the TA via USB Cardbus. Then the TA can be used to dial
> into the ISP. The routes and name servers are set correctly and I can use
> e.g. ssh. However, I cannot use the imap or http protocols: `could not
> connect' (imap) or an infinite `retrieving site ...' (http) are the result.
>
> [Attempts:]
> - I have already tried various options for ppp: no success
> - switched off hardware compression at the TA: no success
>
Rather odd. Do you have a firewall setup?
> [3] I cannot get mol to run: white screen after the startboing.
> I have the -rw -boot flag set on my main MacOS partition and I
> use MacOS 8.6 with the ROM image from the MacOS ROM Update.
>
> [Attempts:]
> - used the kmods fitting the version of the kernel: did not help.
>
>
I get the same on my iMac, yet it works well on the powerbook. It did use
to work some time ago, in the LinuxPPC days. but that was many kernels/mol
versions ago. :(
Stew Benedict
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Re: Installing on PowerMac 7600 - no CDROM found
On Wed, 26 Jun 2002, Jeroen Diederen wrote: > On 26/6/02 00:02, "Stew Benedict" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > On Tue, 25 Jun 2002, Jeroen Diederen wrote: > > > >> On 25/6/02 20:15, "Jeroen Diederen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >>> Dear all, > >>> > >>> I have successfully initialized my second SCSI drive (sdb) and made two > >>> partitions. The first one, (150 Mb (HFS)) I have put OS 8 on, and the second > >>> of 1.9 Gb is unallocated. If I doubleclick the Install Mandrake Linux > >>> application I get an error message: Sorry, can't setup Bootx > >>> > >>> I then tried to do things manually. I copied the BootX app, the extension > >>> and the kernels to the system folder. I restarted and added in the Bootx > >>> extension under 'More kernel arguments' 'ramdisk_size=34000'. I took the 2.2 > >>> kernel and highlighted 'Force video settings' and 'Use specified RAM disk', > >>> which is 'all-2.2.gz'. > >>> If I then boot in Linux, it starts the installer but if I try to choose the > >>> CD as installation medium, it cannot find my CDROM. I end up in a question > >>> which SCSI driver to take. > >>> > > > > Any particular reason you're using the 2.2 instead of the 2.4 kernel? > > You may find you'll need mac53c94 also, to access your hard drive later. > > > > Stew Benedict > For some reason I got strange lines in my monitor with kernel 2.4. How do I > specify that mac53c94 ? Where can I choose that ? The thing is that if I dod > a hard disk install, the hard disk is not found either, so maybe you're > right. It's in the module choices. Normally the installer would offer a list of modules. A hard drive install assumes you are reading the install files from an ext2 partition on a hard-drive, installing to another partition(s). On older SCSI macs, both mesh and mac53c94 are used for the 2 SCSI controllers. Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoft PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ppcFAQ.php3 IRC: irc.openproject.net #cooker-ppc
ttyS0/USB/mol-Problems MDK8.2 PBG3 Wallstreet [LONG]
Hi,
I have successfully installed 8.2 on my PBG3 WS (266MHz/192MBRAM, stock kernel
2.4.18-6.1mdk). I have had before a manually updated glibc-2.1 YDL system
before (everything was working fine but no manual upgrades possible anymore
because of glibc.)
Thank you very much for a very attractive distribution that is essentially
consistent to what Mandrake offers on the intel side. Below I list some
problems I encountered. Some of them are yet unsolved. Many thanks for any
input!
Good in MDK8.2:
* fast & stable
* really nice configuration tools (i.p. Software Manager, Printer Manager),
actually the first ones I really prefer over unix style hacking.
Solved Problems (that might make it into the FAQ):
[1] xemacs complained about inconsistent modifier maps. The culprit is
the compose key setting in `/etc/X11/xinit.d/PPC_altgr_compose'.
[Solution:] I changed `/etc/X11/xinit.d/PPC_altgr_compose to use the enter
key for `Compose' in mod3 instead of the Apple key for `Mode_switch Compose'
(that key is already in mod4 under the name `Super_L').
[2] It was not at all clear how to install the production kernel 2.4.18-6.1mdk
on the MacOS side on a BootX system because in the installation kernel there
has neither hfs nor cdrom support included. I have read here that one of the
initrd files is the right kernel: not easy to guess.
[Solution:] Fortunately I have a floppy disk drive, and mcopy worked. So I
could copy the kernel from /boot on the linux side to the MacOS side by
floppy.
[3] No devfsd running.
[Solution:] 'devfsd=mount' needs to be in the kernel parameters on old-world
machines. (Thanks to this list.)
[4] wvdial can screw up your netconf ppp configuration.
The internal modem is recognized and can be configured to dial into an ISP
by netconf and /sbin/ifup ppp0. However, installing wvdial made this
unusable: if wvdial is installed then netconf will use it (in
/etc/ppp/peers/ppp0 `chat' ist replaced by a corresponding `wvdial' command
that does not work properly on my machine.) It seems wvdialconf did not
succeed in producing a working configuration file.
[Solution:] deinstall wvdial, delete /etc/ppp/peers/pp0 and reconfigure in
netconf. (Note that also the drake tool was failing in the presence of a
`/etc/ppp/peers/ppp0' with wvdial because it essentially calls `/sbin/ifup
ppp0')
Unsolved Problems:
[1] I own a Zyxel ISDN terminal adapter that can be used like a modem. I used
to operate it on `/dev/ttyS0' (printer/modem port). This port does not
connect the powerbook to the TA anymore, it is dead or misconfigured. Any
signal sent to the TA would formerly cause the display backlight to switch on.
No reaction for my system now. Init commands don't reach the TA.
I would like to use it because it is faster (128k) than the internal modem
(56k).
[Attempts:]
- checked port under MacOS: okay.
- checked for `alias serial macserial' in /etc/modules.conf: yes.
- checked the output of macserial: ttyS{0,1,2} all recognized
- stopped irda service, removed irda module: still not working
[2] I can connect to the TA via USB Cardbus. Then the TA can be used to dial
into the ISP. The routes and name servers are set correctly and I can use
e.g. ssh. However, I cannot use the imap or http protocols: `could not
connect' (imap) or an infinite `retrieving site ...' (http) are the result.
[Attempts:]
- I have already tried various options for ppp: no success
- switched off hardware compression at the TA: no success
[3] I cannot get mol to run: white screen after the startboing.
I have the -rw -boot flag set on my main MacOS partition and I
use MacOS 8.6 with the ROM image from the MacOS ROM Update.
[Attempts:]
- used the kmods fitting the version of the kernel: did not help.
Any clues to the unsolved problems?
Thanks in advance,
Joerg Rambau
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Re: Installing on PowerMac 7600 - no CDROM found
>I used the 2.2 kernel because I saw strange lines on my monitor during >installation, >the screen was completely disrupted. I will try once again with a 2.4 kernel >tonight. Where can I choose this >mac53c94 ? the choice is given when the install is searching for the CDRom. on my ppc 9500, where i do have to CDRom drive attached one over the internal scsi bus (mesh) the other on the external (mac53c94), the CDRom for install being in the first one, i had first to choose mesh without any argument, mac53c94 being done afterwards automatically... -- Yvon Thoraval
I still register several crashes and reboots
This is not my first post about kernel crashing (see old posts as: spontaneous reboots). However now I have some more information to provide you. So I hope it could help to determinate the problem that many people have. First: the hardware cpu : 740/750 temperature : 39 C (uncalibrated) clock : 300MHz revision : 2.2 (pvr 0008 0202) bogomips : 598.01 machine : PowerMac1,1 motherboard : PowerMac1,1 MacRISC Power Macintosh L2 cache: 512K unified memory : 96MB pmac-generation : NewWorld Second: the kernel Linux serverg3 2.4.18-6.1mdk #1 lun giu 24 07:53:06 CEST 2002 ppc Third: the facts I upgraded from 8.0 to 8.2 PPC hoping that the crash/reboot problem will solve: well, it still persists. One or 2 times I could see the error on the monitor (it was months I was trying to see it, because when the crash happens the machine reboots by itself and no messages in the logs). The error said something like: "Machine check in kernel mode Caused by (from SRR1=41000): Transfer error " ... could not read ... "Altivec error" could not read... So it seems to be something about altivec. Yesterday I recompiled the kernel *without* altivec support (my G3 does not have altivec). Today the new crash with the same error. My next step is to leave mdk kernel and recompile the unpatched one from kernel.org Has someone an idea about this ? Note that the crash is rare: it can crash in 24 hours or in 25 days. Hoping my informations can be helpful, Miguel Beccari
[ppc 9500]
i did a complete successfull re-install of the mandrake 8.2 distro, howver at reboot, i don't get X. the file /var/log/XFree86.0.log gives an error : Open APM failed (/dev/apm_bios) (No such device) i thought bios was related to i386 or the like ??? after that, their is a search over the PCI bus without any message speaking about video card nor video screen. what can i do in such a situation ? -- Yvon Thoraval
Re: Installing on PowerMac 7600 - no CDROM found
I used the 2.2 kernel because I saw strange lines on my monitor during installation, the screen was completely disrupted. I will try once again with a 2.4 kernel tonight. Where can I choose this mac53c94 ? Also there where I choose the mesh.o ? I should probably first select the mac53c94 driver because if I first choose mesh.o, it will continue with the installation without having the opportunity to select the mac53c94 driver. What do you think Stew ? Jeroen Stew Benedict wrote: > On Tue, 25 Jun 2002, Jeroen Diederen wrote: > > > On 25/6/02 20:15, "Jeroen Diederen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Dear all, > > > > > > I have successfully initialized my second SCSI drive (sdb) and made two > > > partitions. The first one, (150 Mb (HFS)) I have put OS 8 on, and the second > > > of 1.9 Gb is unallocated. If I doubleclick the Install Mandrake Linux > > > application I get an error message: Sorry, can't setup Bootx > > > > > > I then tried to do things manually. I copied the BootX app, the extension > > > and the kernels to the system folder. I restarted and added in the Bootx > > > extension under 'More kernel arguments' 'ramdisk_size=34000'. I took the 2.2 > > > kernel and highlighted 'Force video settings' and 'Use specified RAM disk', > > > which is 'all-2.2.gz'. > > > If I then boot in Linux, it starts the installer but if I try to choose the > > > CD as installation medium, it cannot find my CDROM. I end up in a question > > > which SCSI driver to take. > > > > > Any particular reason you're using the 2.2 instead of the 2.4 kernel? > You may find you'll need mac53c94 also, to access your hard drive later. > > Stew Benedict > > -- > MandrakeSoft > PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ppcFAQ.php3 > IRC: irc.openproject.net #cooker-ppc
