HowTo: Cooker on PPC
Had a lite period so I decided to look at cooker-ppc and see how usable it was. Things are a little rough, and Olivier has had some other things to tend to, so PPC fell behind a little bit, but I've currently got a functional PPC system running 9.2/Cooker with KDE and the drak tools. (Gnome has some issues too, but I didn't get that far). First off, the bits you'll need that aren't on the mirrors are on my web space: http://peoples.mandrakesoft.com/~sbenedict/cooker-ppc Look for files dated Oct-2003 I've also been experimenting with benh's 2.6.0-test7 tree. First pass booted with no console or keyboard, but got me into X. 2nd pass resolved the console/keyboard issues, but I keep getting kernel panics on modprobe, so I need to look at that a bit more. Anyway back to cooker. I took fairly good notes, but may have missed something. If you try this and get stuck, post to the list and we can work through it. Where I mention having to build something, the resulting files should be on my web space, so you shouldn't need those steps. I used ftp://mandrake.redbox.cz/Mandrake-devel/cooker/ppc as my urpmi source, removing my 9.1 updates and CD sources: addmedia from redbox urpmi glibc perl urpme perl-GTK2 perl-Gtk2 urpmi yaboot XFree86 removed update_source and CD1-3 sources urpme kdebase urpme kdevelop kdemultimedia-devel urpme koffice kdegraphics-devel arts kdelibs-common coreutils add signature to urpmi.cfg --auto-select - still key issues gpg --armor --export 70771FF3 > 70771FF3.asc rpm --import 70771FF3.asc rpm -q gpg-pubkey --auto-select 349 packages shut down for the day resume: resumed auto-select on imac - 101 packages urpme gnumeric, gnucash, Guppi, xemacs --auto-select 6 packages no kdebase in PPC tree, get SRPM and build it (see my web space) watch arts - there is a mixture of old/new packages on the mirrors rpm -ivh libkdebase4-3.1.3-79mdk.ppc.rpm urpmi galaxy-kde-kwin urpmi kdebase-servicemenu mdklaunchhelp --allow-force killed download before the old kdebase came down rpm -ivh libkdebase4-konsole-3.1.3-79mdk.ppc.rpm libkdebase4-kate-3.1.3-79mdk.ppc.rpm libkdebase4-nsplugins-3.1.3-79mdk.ppc.rpm kdebase-3.1.3-79mdk.ppc.rpm kdebase-progs-3.1.3-79mdk.ppc.rpm kdebase-konsole-3.1.3-79mdk.ppc.rpm kdebase-kdeprintfax-3.1.3-79mdk.ppc.rpm kdebase-common-3.1.3-79mdk.ppc.rpm kdebase-kate-3.1.3-79mdk.ppc.rpm kdebase-kdm-config-file-3.1.3-79mdk.ppc.rpm /var/cache/urpmi/partial/kdebase-servicemenu-1.0-11mdk.noarch.rpm /var/cache/urpmi/partial/mdklaunchhelp-9.2-6mdk.ppc.rpm rpm -ivh kdebase-kdm-3.1.3-79mdk.ppc.rpm telinit 5 still can't login rpm -e mdkkdm telinit 3 telinit 5 login works Had some strange issues at this point with urpmi saying it couldn't install things due to lacking files which were already present in the system. I decided to rebuild the drak tools since the mirror files were old, and subsequently had to build quite a bit of stuff to make this happen. build pango-devel rpm -Uvh libpango1.0_0-* pango-1.2.5-2mdk.ppc.rpm build gtk+2.0 rpm -Uvh /home/stew/rpm/RPMS/ppc/libgtk+2.0_0-devel-2.2.4-2mdk.ppc.rpm /home/stew/rpm/RPMS/ppc/libgtk+2.0_0-2.2.4-2mdk.ppc.rpm /home/stew/rpm/RPMS/ppc/gtk+2.0-2.2.4-2mdk.ppc.rpm /home/stew/rpm/RPMS/ppc/libgtk+-x11-2.0_0-2.2.4-2mdk.ppc.rpm /home/stew/rpm/RPMS/ppc/libgdk_pixbuf2.0_0-* build perl-Gtk2 rpm -Uvh /home/stew/rpm/RPMS/ppc/perl-Gtk2-0.95-6mdk.ppc.rpm build drakxtools build urpmi (gurpmi missing on mirror) build python rpm -Uvh /home/stew/rpm/RPMS/ppc/libpython2.3-* /home/stew/rpm/RPMS/ppc/python-2.3-4mdk.ppc.rpm /home/stew/rpm/RPMS/ppc/python-base-2.3-4mdk.ppc.rpm build libuser rpm -Uvh /home/stew/rpm/RPMS/ppc/libuser* userdrake build get mandrake_doc-common from x86 tree rpm -Uvh /home/stew/rpm/RPMS/noarch/gurpmi-4.4-37mdk.noarch.rpm /home/stew/rpm/RPMS/ppc/drakxtools-newt-9.2-16mdk.ppc.rpm /home/stew/rpm/RPMS/ppc/drakxtools-9.2-16mdk.ppc.rpm /home/stew/rpm/RPMS/ppc/userdrake-0.92-24mdk.ppc.rpm /home/stew/rpm/RPMS/ppc/mandrake_doc-common-9.2-1mdk.noarch.rpm rpm -Uvh /home/stew/rpm/RPMS/ppc/harddrake-* urpmi mdkkdm urpmi drakconf update-menus Now mdkkdm runlevel 5 login works, drakconf works, KDE works. Additional urpmi --auto-select now complains about nautilus and other Gnome related packages. If I get the 2.6 kernel to be reasonably stable, I'll post a package for it too. Hope this is useful. -- Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoft
Re: iBook 800, CDRW (Nov. 2002): X-problems for me too!
Am Montag, 20. Oktober 2003 23:28 schrieb Ted Johansson: > Stew Benedict wrote: > >On Mon, 20 Oct 2003, Ted Johansson wrote: > >>If I use "video=radeonfb" as boot parameters (using yaboot.conf), I get > >>the virtual terminals correct. Other combinations of kernel > >>video-parameters work less good. > >> > >>But for XFree, I can not find a working set of parameters. > >> > >>Yellow Dog Linux 3.0 runs happily directly on this machine, but since I > >>use MDK9.1 & 9.2 on my two i586 machines, I really like to see the 9.1 > >>ppc version also running on the iBook. > >> > >>Dual-booting it with OSX. > >> > >> > >>Please, any suggestions from the list that I can test to get XFree > >>working for this machine? > > > >You've tried adding > > > >Option "UseFBDev" "true" > > > >To /etc/X11/XF86Config-4? > > I tested but no success. X starts, but there is a distinct flickering in > rightmost part of the screen. When I log out from X (in the case I did > not boot directly into X, instead used startx), the screen turns > "in-side out" white/grey/colored and it is impossible to see anything or > switch to text mode. > > Checking /var/log/XFree86.0.log shows in the middle of the large log an > error message like: > (EE) RADEON(): Failed to open framebuffer device, consult... > > and > > (WW) RADEON(0): fbdevHWInit failed, not using framebuffer device > (--) RADEON(0): Chipset: "ATI Radeon Mobility M7 LW (AGP)" (ChipID = > 0x4c57) > > if this can be of any help. > > > Below is the complete XF86Config-4 that was used. > > > > /Ted > > > # File generated by XFdrake. > > # ** > # Refer to the XF86Config man page for details about the format of > # this file. > # ** > > Section "Files" > # Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated > together) # By default, Mandrake 6.0 and later now use a font server > independent of > # the X server to render fonts. > FontPath "unix/:-1" > EndSection > > Section "ServerFlags" > #DontZap # disable (server abort) > #DontZoom # disable / (resolution switching) > AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse > doesn't work > EndSection > > Section "Module" > Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension > Load "v4l" # Video for Linux > Load "extmod" > Load "type1" > Load "freetype" > Load "glx" # 3D layer > EndSection > > Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "Keyboard1" > Driver "Keyboard" > Option "XkbModel" "pc105" > Option "XkbLayout" "se" > Option "XkbCompat" "" > Option "XkbOptions" "" > EndSection > > Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "Mouse1" > Driver "mouse" > Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2" > Option "Device" "/dev/usbmouse" > Option "Emulate3Buttons" > Option "Emulate3Timeout" "50" > EndSection > > Section "Monitor" > Identifier "monitor1" > VendorName "Apple" > ModelName "iBook2 1024x768" > HorizSync 28.0-49.0 > VertRefresh 43.0-72.0 > > # Apple iMac modes > ModeLine "1024x768" 78.525 1024 1049 1145 1312 768 769 772 > 800 +hsync +vsync > ModeLine "800x600"62.357 800 821 901 1040 600 601 604 > 632 +hsync +vsync > ModeLine "640x480"49.886 640 661 725 832 480 481 484 > 514 +hsync +vsync > > # Apple monitors tend to do 832x624 > ModeLine "832x624"57 832 876 940 1152 624 625 628 > 667 -hsync -vsync > > # Apple PowerBook G3 > ModeLine "800x600"100 800 816 824 840 600 616 624 > 640 -hsync -vsync > > # Apple TI Powerbook > ModeLine "1152x768" 78.741 1152 1173 1269 1440 768 769 772 > 800 +vsync +vsync > > # Pismo Firewire G3 > ModeLine "1024x768" 65 1024 1032 1176 1344 768 771 777 > 806 -hsync -vsync > > # iBook2 > ModeLine "1024x768" 65 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 > 806 -hsync -vsync > > # 17" Apple Studio Display > ModeLine "1024x768" 112.62 1024 1076 1248 1420 768 768 780 808 > +hsync +vsync > > # HiRes Apple Studio Display > ModeLine "1280x1024" 1351280 1288 1392 1664 1024 1027 1030 1064 > > # Another variation > ModeLine "1280x1024" 134.989 1280 1317 1429 1688 1024 1025 1028 > 1066 +hsync +vsync > EndSection > > Section "Device" > Identifier "device1" > VendorName "ATI" > BoardName "ATI Radeon" > Driver "radeon" > BusID "PCI:0:16:0" > Option "DPMS" > Option "UseFBDev" "true" > EndSection > > Section "Screen" > Identifier "screen1" > Device "device1" > Monitor "monitor1" > DefaultColorDepth 16 > > Subsection "Display" > Depth 8 > Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" > EndSubsection > > Subsection "Display" > Depth 15 > Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" > EndSubsection > > Subsection "Display" > D
Re: iBook 800, CDRW (Nov. 2002): X-problems for me too!
Stew Benedict wrote: On Mon, 20 Oct 2003, Ted Johansson wrote: If I use "video=radeonfb" as boot parameters (using yaboot.conf), I get the virtual terminals correct. Other combinations of kernel video-parameters work less good. But for XFree, I can not find a working set of parameters. Yellow Dog Linux 3.0 runs happily directly on this machine, but since I use MDK9.1 & 9.2 on my two i586 machines, I really like to see the 9.1 ppc version also running on the iBook. Dual-booting it with OSX. Please, any suggestions from the list that I can test to get XFree working for this machine? You've tried adding Option "UseFBDev" "true" To /etc/X11/XF86Config-4? I tested but no success. X starts, but there is a distinct flickering in rightmost part of the screen. When I log out from X (in the case I did not boot directly into X, instead used startx), the screen turns "in-side out" white/grey/colored and it is impossible to see anything or switch to text mode. Checking /var/log/XFree86.0.log shows in the middle of the large log an error message like: (EE) RADEON(): Failed to open framebuffer device, consult... and (WW) RADEON(0): fbdevHWInit failed, not using framebuffer device (--) RADEON(0): Chipset: "ATI Radeon Mobility M7 LW (AGP)" (ChipID = 0x4c57) if this can be of any help. Below is the complete XF86Config-4 that was used. /Ted # File generated by XFdrake. # ** # Refer to the XF86Config man page for details about the format of # this file. # ** Section "Files" # Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (they are concatenated together) # By default, Mandrake 6.0 and later now use a font server independent of # the X server to render fonts. FontPath "unix/:-1" EndSection Section "ServerFlags" #DontZap # disable (server abort) #DontZoom # disable / (resolution switching) AllowMouseOpenFail # allows the server to start up even if the mouse doesn't work EndSection Section "Module" Load "dbe" # Double-Buffering Extension Load "v4l" # Video for Linux Load "extmod" Load "type1" Load "freetype" Load "glx" # 3D layer EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard1" Driver "Keyboard" Option "XkbModel" "pc105" Option "XkbLayout" "se" Option "XkbCompat" "" Option "XkbOptions" "" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse1" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2" Option "Device" "/dev/usbmouse" Option "Emulate3Buttons" Option "Emulate3Timeout" "50" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "monitor1" VendorName "Apple" ModelName "iBook2 1024x768" HorizSync 28.0-49.0 VertRefresh 43.0-72.0 # Apple iMac modes ModeLine "1024x768" 78.525 1024 1049 1145 1312 768 769 772 800 +hsync +vsync ModeLine "800x600"62.357 800 821 901 1040 600 601 604 632 +hsync +vsync ModeLine "640x480"49.886 640 661 725 832 480 481 484 514 +hsync +vsync # Apple monitors tend to do 832x624 ModeLine "832x624"57 832 876 940 1152 624 625 628 667 -hsync -vsync # Apple PowerBook G3 ModeLine "800x600"100 800 816 824 840 600 616 624 640 -hsync -vsync # Apple TI Powerbook ModeLine "1152x768" 78.741 1152 1173 1269 1440 768 769 772 800 +vsync +vsync # Pismo Firewire G3 ModeLine "1024x768" 65 1024 1032 1176 1344 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync # iBook2 ModeLine "1024x768" 65 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync # 17" Apple Studio Display ModeLine "1024x768" 112.62 1024 1076 1248 1420 768 768 780 808 +hsync +vsync # HiRes Apple Studio Display ModeLine "1280x1024" 1351280 1288 1392 1664 1024 1027 1030 1064 # Another variation ModeLine "1280x1024" 134.989 1280 1317 1429 1688 1024 1025 1028 1066 +hsync +vsync EndSection Section "Device" Identifier "device1" VendorName "ATI" BoardName "ATI Radeon" Driver "radeon" BusID "PCI:0:16:0" Option "DPMS" Option "UseFBDev" "true" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "screen1" Device "device1" Monitor "monitor1" DefaultColorDepth 16 Subsection "Display" Depth 8 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 15 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubsection Subsection "Display" Depth 24 Modes "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480" EndSubsection EndSection Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "layout1" InputDevice "Keyboard1" "CoreKeyboard" InputDevice "Mouse1" "CorePointer" Screen "screen1" EndSection
Re: iBook 800, CDRW (Nov. 2002): X-problems for me too!
On Mon, 20 Oct 2003, Ted Johansson wrote: > If I use "video=radeonfb" as boot parameters (using yaboot.conf), I get > the virtual terminals correct. Other combinations of kernel > video-parameters work less good. > > But for XFree, I can not find a working set of parameters. > > Yellow Dog Linux 3.0 runs happily directly on this machine, but since I > use MDK9.1 & 9.2 on my two i586 machines, I really like to see the 9.1 > ppc version also running on the iBook. > > Dual-booting it with OSX. > > > Please, any suggestions from the list that I can test to get XFree > working for this machine? > > You've tried adding Option "UseFBDev" "true" To /etc/X11/XF86Config-4? -- Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoft
iBook 800, CDRW (Nov. 2002): X-problems for me too!
Hello list, the problem with my machine is similar to Andreas' 700 MHz-problem discussed on this list during September (as can be found in the archives), but my machine is the iBook 800 MHz combo version from Nov. 2002 with 512 MB of RAM, and graphics is (according to OSX system information) ATY,RageM7, with 32 MB of memory. It may be mostly the same hardware as the 700 CD-version but the tricks suggested in the thread does not work for me. I wonder if this is another of Apple's updated hardware that needs additional tuning. I am testing with Mandrake 9.1, the downloaded ISO version, with the mandrake (not benh) kernel. Managed to install it although the constant flickering of the screen (it is like two flickering parallel images), since I know the i586 version install quite well. No one of the suggested "video=xxx" produced a working graphics setup. The text mode crashes when it identifies the keyboard. If I use "video=radeonfb" as boot parameters (using yaboot.conf), I get the virtual terminals correct. Other combinations of kernel video-parameters work less good. But for XFree, I can not find a working set of parameters. Yellow Dog Linux 3.0 runs happily directly on this machine, but since I use MDK9.1 & 9.2 on my two i586 machines, I really like to see the 9.1 ppc version also running on the iBook. Dual-booting it with OSX. Please, any suggestions from the list that I can test to get XFree working for this machine? /Ted
