Re: kernel questions
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 > > on the ppckernel.org page it says all this good stuff about the > > ibook optimised benh kernel, and i want to take advantage of that. > > is it possible to build this kernel almost the same, except with > > the addition of xfs and hfs+ modules? > > I don't really know anything about an "ibook optimized" kernel. I > use BenH's stable rsync tree. You could probably apply my xfs > patches to this ibook kernel source, but you may need to modify them. > My xfs and supermount patches are sort of tied together, so if you > want to break out supermount, you'll have some work to do there (or > just disiable it in the kernel config). The hfs+ patches I know zero > about. Most folks just make an hfs partition if they want to share > between to 2 OS's. Again, that patch may or may not apply cleanly to > whatever kernel source you choose to use. That iBook optimized kernel is my work and in fact it's nothing more than a benh kernel with an iBook optimized .config file, ripping out all the unnecessary stuff you will find in distro's default kernels. As I know from my work on gentoo kernels, there should be no major trouble on applying XFS patches to a benh kernel. Greets, DocTomoe - -- Olivier Reisch [EMAIL PROTECTED] TuxPPC Site Director http://www.tuxppc.org The number one user resource for Linux on PPC. For safe mail, get my PGP Key: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/olivier.reisch/oreisch_public_key.gpg -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+cheLXrXcgVpifr0RAgEQAJ0em3MUjLhcPKTQI64TB2Wn14znzwCeK74d s4hXXT2BfrvQnc3XtAvNPS0= =onGu -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: Compiler speed
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday 16 January 2003 23:26, Quentin Mason wrote: > Hi, > I was wondering whether it was common knowledge or whether anyone else has > noticed how much faster it is to compile things on MandrakePPC over an > Intel machine ? > For example: > 500 Mhz 1Mb L2 Cache, 384Mb RAM Wallstreet Powerlogix G3 upgrade, g++ 2.95 >~3mins Dual 933 MHz Pentium 3, 1Gb RAM , > g++ 3.2.1 2.25 Hrs You should try this again using the SAME compiler version on both machines. gcc 2.95 is known to run circles around 3.x on the same machine, as 3.x had a full API change and is now waaay slower than gcc 2.95, though it produces faster and smaller binaries. - -- ________ Olivier Reisch [EMAIL PROTECTED] TuxPPC Site Director http://www.tuxppc.org The number one user resource for Linux on PPC. For safe mail, get my PGP Key: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/olivier.reisch/oreisch_public_key.gpg -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+K48rXrXcgVpifr0RAgxwAJ9tffIGPbsRp/jTMcT2sflBsvFXbQCgmiNL 3GXHWtSL2HwKt9637LsN+iE= =eTEb -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: Flash Player for PPC
> I have to wonder who would want to do work for them. Remember > Macromedia is charging people for the Flash creation tools. Every bit > of better player support they have increases their market for the > creation tools. So just keep this in mind if you do this. You are > working for them for free. On a project that's closed no less... Well, we also code MS Word filters for free (in AbiWord, KOffice, OpenOffice, etc.), thus enlarging the evil circle of MS products. Why we do this? Because a lot of people need to open MS Word documents. The same way, a lot of people need to be able to see Flash animations. I can live very well without it myself, but for other people it might be a good reason not to consider Linux on PPC and rather use OS X... So better have it under an NDA than not at all... > Actually this is a better solution than us doing it for them for free. > The difference is if we do it for free we don't get any benefit. If the > club does it then it benefits Mandrake and encourages PPC people to join > the club. See the other thread about PPC and the club to see why this > is a good thing. Yes, I conceive that for Mdk, it would be a good thing, however, it would make the plugin "unavailable" for all the PPC Linux users that do not use Mandrake as their distribution... Of course they could still sign up with the Mdk club, but well..., that's not the spirit of having multiple distributions available :) > Here's an open source flash player: > http://www.swift-tools.com/Flash/ > > I haven't tried this one (or at least not recently). In the past I > tried open source flash players and well they stunk and were very buggy. > Not that the closed source one isn't. But it's less so. Well, I knew of that one, Stew and me have played around a bit with it, however it's pretty outdated (Flash 3) and also tends to crash all over Mozilla or if you try to load flash animations with sound... It'd need a real big overhaul, but it may be a good starting point for a free solution... Greetings, Olivier Reisch -- Olivier Reisch [EMAIL PROTECTED] TuxPPC Site Director http://www.tuxppc.org The number one user resource for Linux on PPC. For safe mail, get my PGP Key: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/olivier.reisch/oreisch_public_key.gpg
Re: Flash Player for PPC
Hello, Just to throw in my 2 cents... I am the current head editor of www.imaclinux.net, one of the major PPC Linux sites. First, let's be said that the PPC Linux market seems to be moving and not that tiny as many people may think. I don't have any exact figures either, but the fact that our site gets a few hundred thousand hits a month indicates that there has to be a larger user base at least interested in Linux on PPC machines and thus also in a usable Flash plugin. So far the PPC community already has undergone attempts to convince Macromedia of the utility of such a PPC port of their Linux flash plugin, without success. As you noted, Nick, they also seem to neglect the x86 version. So there's only little hope that another attempt at Macromedia will change anything. A possibility could be to offer them to port the x86 plugin on our own, if necessary under a NDA. Another way to convince them could be to have Mandrake talk to them and offer a port as premium software in the Mdk club, if necessary against a fee to Macromedia (like with some other premium software, like Star Office...) Of course, that'd be the worst possible solution. A final try could be to code our own open source flash plugin. As far as that is concerned, we'd need some skilled developers to handle that and above all clear legal issues first... Greetings, Olivier Reisch On Thursday 05 September 2002 00:10, Nick Texidor wrote: > I agree... but I don't know where to get those numbers, and I figured > that someone here may have at least a remote idea. > > At the moment... I count 5!! Stew, Ben, Vincent, yourself and myself!! > hehehe > > As for Macromedia.. I just don't believe they released Flash 6, and all > those cool MX toys, yet didn't release a Flash 6 Player for Linux... > particularly with (apparently, according to a news article on OSDN) > '2002 shaping up to be year of the penguin'! ;^) > > According to another news article on the same site, Telstra here in > Australia is currently looking at putting linux on 45,000 existing > windows machines to reduce costs. Seems to be a very common message I'm > hearing too. > > 'Reboot back to MacOS'??? You still have MacOS installed? :^) I > haven't been back into MacOS since I discovered and installed Mandrake 8 > > All the best > > N > > On Tue, 2002-09-03 at 02:22, Isaac wrote: > > i don't know the numbers, but maybe looking at Linux on PPC as a whole, > > counting ALL distros instead of only MDK, would be more convincing to > > something the size of Macromedia. I'm sure if you looked at any one PPC > > distro, the numbers would be disappointing, but add it all up and it may > > be much more significant. > > > > It would be nice if they'd do it, having to reboot back to MacOS just to > > see flash sites is huge hassle. Under MOL, the audio is always out of > > sync and often causes the MOL session to crash after a while of playing > > sounds. > > > > --i -- Olivier Reisch [EMAIL PROTECTED] TuxPPC Site Director http://www.tuxppc.org The number one user resource for Linux on PPC. For safe mail, get my PGP Key: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/olivier.reisch/oreisch_public_key.gpg
Re: TiBook w/Radeon Sleep???
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 01 May 2002 04:54, Sean Schertell wrote: > There's a whole slew of posts below about people having trouble with > sleep on the latest Radeon Mobility equipped TiBooks (550 and 667 MHz > models). Did anyone find any solutions? I have a TiBook 550, with > Mandrake 8.2 and the "radeon" kernel. Problem: Can't wake from sleep > (crashes) and video not accelerated. Any 2001 TiBook success stories > out there? Kernel recommendations? I'm a newbie so please don't > hesitate to offer answers that seem obvious. Cheers... Just as a note: The Radeon Sleep bug is due to the Radeon chip, which does not respond correctly to the current kernel PMU calls. Kernel hackers such as BenH are working on it, but the bug has not been fully resolved yet. So for now, the best recommendation is to disable pmud and not use sleep features on Radeon based machines until a kernel with a solution to fix it is available. Greetings, Olivier Reisch - -- ____ Olivier Reisch [EMAIL PROTECTED] TuxPPC Site Director http://www.tuxppc.org The number one user resource for Linux on PPC. For safe mail, get my PGP Key: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/olivier.reisch/oreisch_public_key.gpg -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE8z9HttYcLvEeHIXURAmQ/AKCYZm9XPmSZMbQHnHh2/fXb1TjqcgCgwJSb 6QOhAOa+/iQ9yK8QVDT/vso= =ZWY+ -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: os/x extended hfs file system
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 14 April 2002 14:28, Anne et Bertrand wrote: > Le 2002.04.14 03:31, sharon a écrit : > > Christopher Molnar wrote: > >> Where can I get hfsplus-tools? > >> > >> -Chris > > > > They are on the CDs. Thanks for reminding me, I saw them and installed > > them but forgot to check out exactly what they are. > > > > sharon > > Is hfsplus-tools the same as hfsplus-utils (given in 8.0). If I remember > well, HFSplus-utils is readonly. > > Bertrand Dekoninck. It's probably the same. Besides, for general information, there is NO way yet to write to HFS+ partitions within Linux. Greets - -- Olivier Reisch [EMAIL PROTECTED] TuxPPC Site Director http://www.tuxppc.org The number one user resource for Linux on PPC. For safe mail, get my PGP Key: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/olivier.reisch/oreisch_public_key.gpg -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE8uXintYcLvEeHIXURAnMqAJ47Wfld3eFEHQfbgEfAAlxVTmK2bwCgt1cb pVc+Sen9+XJmkaEbEytS520= =26a1 -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: blue g3 scsi post install : wont boot
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tuesday 02 April 2002 15:32, you wrote: > hello all > > i've performed linux installations on both powermac and pcs but i must > say i'm quite confused for now... > > here is my problem : > i've eventually been through the install successfully (better have your > cd drive on the proper channel !) but when it was time for the computer > to boot into the freshly installed mandrake linux 8.2 beta 2, i had a > black screen just after the install quits. > > can i use bootx to boot in 8.2 ? > i understand i need a kernel and setting boot device. where can i get > the good kernel ? how can i tell the partition device name (let's say > it's partition 6 from the only SCSI disk in my machine (ID 0)) ? once i > have the name, how do i tell bootx to boot that partition ??? > > > thanks for your attention > > jean-marie I may be wrong here, but isn't a blue g3 newworld and thus should use yaboot as boot loader? BootX is known to cause a "black screen" on newworld machines with OS9 or later installed. - -- Olivier Reisch [EMAIL PROTECTED] TuxPPC Site Director http://www.tuxppc.org The number one user resource for Linux on PPC. For safe mail, get my PGP Key: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/olivier.reisch/oreisch_public_key.gpg -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE8qbxvtYcLvEeHIXURAmnRAJ94GGdYCO2aPGfWF/1dUIEsjW21SQCeIzNM R/A0dGQ1+iIUUNFVyXnubPk= =NQoX -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: Sorry for this question...
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Friday 15 March 2002 01:21, you wrote: > I'm about to try installing mdk-ppc 8.2 on an old 6100 I have here. > Trouble is, I've connected the monitor, and it's not coming up, and I > can't remember the keys to hold on boot to change the monitor options... > does anyone remember what they are? > > Thanks AFAIK, Mdk 8.2 won't work on a 6100 out of the box anyway, because it's a NuBus based machine and thus needs a special kernel. Information about this can be found at http://nubus.tuxppc.org - -- ________ Olivier Reisch [EMAIL PROTECTED] TuxPPC Site Director http://www.tuxppc.org The number one user resource for Linux on PPC. For safe mail, get my PGP Key: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/olivier.reisch/oreisch_public_key.gpg -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE8kUGKtYcLvEeHIXURAkpcAKC1wWgxnA4Ke8wi88M4dWICnOH5VwCgp4xm k93k3ugFgVnYWZOKJMvnjWw= =3pvu -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: Question about the Future of Mandrakesoft?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday 14 March 2002 21:02, you wrote: > is there a way to donate directly to a particular group or person? if i was > to donate i would much rather donate to a person who has helped solve my > problems or in a general fund in a particular project(say ppc because we > all know if anything gets cut it will be this)than for the money to end up > in some CEO's pocket who is already making $200,000 a year. > > thanks, > mike Of course, just send the money to me, i'll take care of it :P - -- ____________ Olivier Reisch [EMAIL PROTECTED] TuxPPC Site Director http://www.tuxppc.org The number one user resource for Linux on PPC. For safe mail, get my PGP Key: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/olivier.reisch/oreisch_public_key.gpg -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE8kR1MtYcLvEeHIXURAloTAJ4n9LjWSCPDXEQOPeLff7aQEJ/LSwCdFVX9 PJuy13DBSb5Du/8B9RoTeTs= =qfyz -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: Linux/PPC modem driver for iBook, Powerbook softmodems
On Tuesday 05 March 2002 15:51, you wrote: > Hello, > > On behalf of Apple customers who have recently > purchased iBook and Powerbook laptops with the > intention of running Linux on it, myself included, I > would like to request that Conexant considers > providing a software modem driver for Linux/PPC. > > It is not necessary that this be fully open-sourced, > as I understand there are IP issues, but something on > the line of nVidia's semi-open kernel modules for both > x86 and ppc Linux, with the interfaces to the kernel > being made available and the main program itself being > propietary. > > Thank you for your consideration, > > Michel Salim > an Apple customer Hello, That's a nice initiative. However, it's not the first one, and so far, noone has been able to persuade them into either providing sufficient tech specs to write a driver on our own or giving out source code or a binary to make it work. Anyway, should you get any answer, let me know ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) or simply post it on the list here again. Greetings, Olivier Reisch -- Olivier Reisch [EMAIL PROTECTED] TuxPPC Site Director http://www.tuxppc.org The number one user resource for Linux on PPC. For safe mail, get my PGP Key: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/olivier.reisch/oreisch_public_key.gpg
Re: Installation Help
On Tuesday 26 February 2002 21:07, you wrote: > Hi everibody, > what is the best way to have support and help on installing Mandrake after > having bought the CDs I posted emails to some people, and and the > Mandrake Website but, for the moment, there is no answer at all. > Thanks > Steph If you have any problems, or questions, simply post them here on the mailing list :) -- ____________ Olivier Reisch [EMAIL PROTECTED] TuxPPC Site Director http://www.tuxppc.org The number one user resource for Linux on PPC. For safe mail, get my PGP Key: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/olivier.reisch/oreisch_public_key.gpg
Re: 8.2beta woes
On Monday 25 February 2002 18:02, you wrote: > > > On Sunday, February 24, 2002, at 08:18 AM, Stew Benedict wrote: > > > > Unfortunately we always get to play catchup in Linux. Someone has to > > > > get > > > > ahold of a machine with the new hardware and figure out how to make > > > > it work. > > [AllanL] Think maybe Apple would seed you the hardware since > supposedly they are playing nice with Linux. Since when is Apple playing nice with Linux?? They care about MacOSX. period. -- Olivier Reisch [EMAIL PROTECTED] TuxPPC Site Director http://www.tuxppc.org The number one user resource for Linux on PPC. For safe mail, get my PGP Key: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/olivier.reisch/oreisch_public_key.gpg
Re: Problem with iBook2 modem - help!!
Hello, I am sorry to disapoint you, but Apple put a so called "soft modem" into their latest iBooks which require special software drivers to function. (read: they are not hayes compliant) Neither Conexant nor Apple have provided any specs on the modem so far for us to code up a linux driver for those modems. And it is not sure we will ever be able to. So, sorry, but for now, you won't be able to use the internal modem. Greetings, Olivier Reisch TuxPPC - http://www.tuxppc.org On Monday 25 February 2002 20:09, you wrote: > Hello, > > After trying all sorts of kernels (default Mandrake 8.2beta, default YDL > 2.1, BenH's 2.4.18-rc2) with macserial as a module, macserial built-in, > etc. I have come to the conclusion that... I need help. HELP!! > > Right, sorry for the hysterics. Basically I have macserial loaded, I > have grepped the /var/log/message and it appears that when the serial > ports are recognised (/dev/ttyS0 at irq28 I think), it should say (iBook > internal modem) or something similar. Only it does not. wvdialconf does > not detect any modem, ditto kppp (probing /dev/ttyS0, /dev/ttyS1 - or > /dev/tts/0, /dev/tts/1 with DevFS, as well as using /dev/modem linked to > the above, results in kPPP saying 'modem does not respond'). This is > with the device nodes being given permissions of 666 and kppp ran suid > root. > > The system in question is iBook2, bought this year after Macworld NY, > the old 12.1" version with 640 MB SDRAM (should not matter, surely?) and > Toshiba SD-R2002 1C30 DVD/CDRW. Just in case Apple decided to bundle > different modems with different configs... > > Any help *really* appreciated. Can't really test Mandrake properly if I > have to keep rebooting to get files from the 'net! > > PS Stew, thanks for the response. Any chance of a second beta appearing > soon? I can download ISOs much more conveniently on my department's > JANET connection than doing it at home. > > * Suggestion * - how about having an option in RPMdrake to export to a > text file the list of URLs for the files that will be downloaded in an > upgrading job? That way the user can grab the list, feed it to wget and > put it in RPMdrake's cache, and hey presto! > > Regards, > > Michèl Alexandre Salim > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > A fake fortuneteller can be tolerated. But an authentic soothsayer > should > be shot on sight. Cassandra did not get half the kicking around she > deserved. > -- R.A. Heinlein > > > _________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > -- Olivier Reisch [EMAIL PROTECTED] TuxPPC Site Director http://www.tuxppc.org The number one user resource for Linux on PPC. For safe mail, get my PGP Key: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/olivier.reisch/oreisch_public_key.gpg
Re: 8.2b1 install on iMac 400
On Monday 25 February 2002 12:38, you wrote: > Hi everyone, > For some reason, I'm having a problem getting into the installer on an iMac > (Early 2001-400 mhz, 192 mb ram, standard config). > > I get to the boot prompt, however, after feeding it "install-atyfb" it > quickly responds with "Please wait, loading kernel...Read failed". I've > also tried "install-text", "install-novideo", and "install-aty128fb", > "install video video=atyfb:vmode:17", and all of the others without > specifying the kernel to use, which gave me the same results. > > I then tried using the other kernel by adding the "-2.2" at the end of the > command, and that got me further, however, not much further. Shortly after > making it to the second screen with the Welcome picture all would cease > with: "Kernel Panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 01:03", "Rebooting in > 180 seconds..." > > At http://www.geocities.com/kerbz1/mandrake/, I have put a similar > description as I've included here, and also included two photos of the > screen that may be helpful. Any advice is appreciated. > > Best, > Kerbz > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Did you verify the md5 checksums on the ISO files you downloaded and the CDs you burned? The problems you experience could well be due to a bad download or a bad burn. -- Olivier Reisch [EMAIL PROTECTED] TuxPPC Site Director http://www.tuxppc.org The number one user resource for Linux on PPC. For safe mail, get my PGP Key: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/olivier.reisch/oreisch_public_key.gpg
Re: 8.2b1 on Cube - smooth install for a linux newbie
On Sunday 24 February 2002 22:17, you wrote: > On Sun, 24 Feb 2002, Michael G. Bekowitz wrote: > > Stew, > > > > I encountered my first problem - I restarted my cube and I only see > > options for linux, cdrom, and macos - no OS X? How do I fix that? > > The installer doesn't currently do more than try to find one MacOS > partition. You'll need to boot into Linux and add an apropriate entry in > /etc/yaboot.conf for OS/X: > > macosx=of-path > > Where of-path will be something like hd:X (X being the OS/X partition) > > Stew Benedict I am not completely sure about this, but I had like the impression I had the option to add several yaboot entries(OS9, OSX, whatever) in expert mode? -- Olivier Reisch [EMAIL PROTECTED] TuxPPC Site Director http://www.tuxppc.org The number one user resource for Linux on PPC. For safe mail, get my PGP Key: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/olivier.reisch/oreisch_public_key.gpg
Re: 8.2b1 on Cube - smooth install for a linux newbie
On Sunday 24 February 2002 20:26, you wrote: > On Sun, 24 Feb 2002, Michael G. Bekowitz wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I had no problems installing the 8.2b1 on a g4 Cube. I am a complete > > linux newbie. I tried yellow dog 2.1 which would could not see my cdrom > > so I had to use an older kernel supplied with 2.1. It installed but X > > was screwed up. I fixed it but was not happy so I wanted to try > > mandrake 8.2b1. > > > > 8.2b1 installed great without a hitch. It supports my vid card and kde > > seems to function fine. The only quirks with the install were that I > > had to fix the boot ldr by restarting it and hitting "command option O > > F" and then typing "setenv boot-device hd:12,11:tbxi" which was told to > > me by a popup message - nice:) > > > > I have only fooled around with ftp and mozilla but so far it works > > great. > > Great - welcome aboard! The installer tries to set the OF boot-device, > but for some reason it doesn't always take on all machines, so I opted to > include the message as a "heads up". > > Stew Benedict Stew: Looks like it's working ok on one computer at least ;) -- Olivier Reisch [EMAIL PROTECTED] TuxPPC Site Director http://www.tuxppc.org The number one user resource for Linux on PPC. For safe mail, get my PGP Key: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/olivier.reisch/oreisch_public_key.gpg
Re: 8.2 for ppc
On Friday 15 February 2002 18:19, you wrote: > On Fri, 15 Feb 2002, Stew Benedict wrote: > > SB> twin turbo? > > Dual RISC processor? :-) I guess he made reference to an IMS TwinTurbo graphics card used in some OldWorld PowerMacs. -- ____________ Olivier Reisch [EMAIL PROTECTED] TuxPPC Site Director http://www.tuxppc.org The number one user resource for Linux on PPC. For safe mail, get my PGP Key: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/olivier.reisch/oreisch_public_key.gpg
