Re: damn diskdrake/installer LONG ;)
It's hard to tell from your post, but it looks an awful lot like you're equating /boot with bootstrap. There are not the same. I'm not sure why you're having such a unique experience, but normal behavior creates a 1MB bootstrap in the first piece of Apple_Free large enough to accomodate it, before you ever get to diskdrake. The thing to do is leave it alone, don't make it a mount point or format it or anything. All it needs to hold is ofboot.b, yaboot and yaboot.conf. We do not put kernels there, like some distro's do. I believe you also posted that the CD/yaboot will not work on newer machines. I do have a new TiBook on loan right now, and both seem to be working fine to boot both the installer and the installed system. Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoftOH/TN, USA http://people.mandrakesoft.com/~sbenedict/ PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/demos/PPC/FAQ/ Cooker-PPC IRC: irc.openprojects.net/#cooker-ppc
Re: damn diskdrake/installer LONG ;)
It's hard to tell from your post, but it looks an awful lot like you're equating /boot with bootstrap. There are not the same. I'm not sure why you're having such a unique experience, but normal behavior creates a 1MB bootstrap in the first piece of Apple_Free large enough to accomodate it, before you ever get to diskdrake. The thing to do is leave it alone, don't make it a mount point or format it or anything. All it needs to hold is ofboot.b, yaboot and yaboot.conf. We do not put kernels there, like some distro's do. stew, i love you man... this whole time i thought i had to create the boot partition myself. so this time i only created the / and /home and left space for the installer to do it's thing. after the install my trackpad dosen't work and the screen seems to be shifted to the right(not centered). i think if i could get the trackpad to work i could get the screen straightened out.. I believe you also posted that the CD/yaboot will not work on newer machines. I do have a new TiBook on loan right now, and both seem to be working fine to boot both the installer and the installed system. it works fine for me too... it could of been: a)i was just being retarded the whole time or b)i fixed something that i once broke(both by ax-a-dent) Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoft OH/TN, USA http://people.mandrakesoft.com/~sbenedict/ PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/demos/PPC/FAQ/ Cooker-PPC IRC: irc.openprojects.net/#cooker-ppc _ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com
Re: damn diskdrake/installer LONG ;)
On Thu, 14 Mar 2002, Michael Marcucio wrote: after the install my trackpad dosen't work and the screen seems to be shifted to the right(not centered). i think if i could get the trackpad to work i could get the screen straightened out.. check the following (tibook right?) /etc/sysconfig/mouse: MOUSETYPE=ps/2 XMOUSETYPE=PS/2 device = usbmouse /dev/mouse -- /dev/usbmouse -- /dev/input/mice Those are symlinks above. It may seem a little odd, but it's actually quite nice in that you can use both the trackpad and an external usb mouse at the same time, without changing configs. Check out fbset for adjusting your screen display, or if you come up with better modeline, please pass it on. Ben already mentioned before my type on the Tibook entry, with 2 +vsync's Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoftOH/TN, USA http://people.mandrakesoft.com/~sbenedict/ PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/demos/PPC/FAQ/ Cooker-PPC IRC: irc.openprojects.net/#cooker-ppc
Re: damn diskdrake/installer LONG ;)
On Thu, 14 Mar 2002, Michael Marcucio wrote: after the install my trackpad dosen't work and the screen seems to be shifted to the right(not centered). i think if i could get the trackpad to work i could get the screen straightened out.. check the following (tibook right?) /etc/sysconfig/mouse: MOUSETYPE=ps/2 XMOUSETYPE=PS/2 device = usbmouse /dev/mouse -- /dev/usbmouse -- /dev/input/mice Those are symlinks above. It may seem a little odd, but it's actually quite nice in that you can use both the trackpad and an external usb mouse at the same time, without changing configs. pluged in a usb mouse to see if that worked but no go too.. and during the startup i get: loading USB interface (usb-ohci) modprobe: can't locate module usb-ohci please excuse my ignorance but how would i get to a prompt so i could open the mouse config file... once i get to a prompt i will be fine. since it's setup to startx automatically i'm not at a prompt. i chouse failsafe as session type and i can't type. my keyboard works in kde but i don't know the shortcut to open console or the taskbar menu thanks mike Check out fbset for adjusting your screen display, or if you come up with better modeline, please pass it on. Ben already mentioned before my type on the Tibook entry, with 2 +vsync's Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoft OH/TN, USA http://people.mandrakesoft.com/~sbenedict/ PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/demos/PPC/FAQ/ Cooker-PPC IRC: irc.openprojects.net/#cooker-ppc _ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com
Re: damn diskdrake/installer LONG ;)
On Thu, Mar 14, 2002 at 02:50:53PM -0500, Michael Marcucio wrote: pluged in a usb mouse to see if that worked but no go too.. and during the startup i get: loading USB interface (usb-ohci) modprobe: can't locate module usb-ohci You can safely ignore this error. It's just a bug in the initscripts. You can update to the one here which will fix it: http://ben.reser.org/mandrake/ppc/initscripts-6.40.2-37mdk/initscripts-6.40.2-37mdk.ppc.rpm please excuse my ignorance but how would i get to a prompt so i could open the mouse config file... once i get to a prompt i will be fine. since it's setup to startx automatically i'm not at a prompt. i chouse failsafe as session type and i can't type. my keyboard works in kde but i don't know the shortcut to open console or the taskbar menu At the boot prompt type: linux 3 Where linux is the name of your label for your kernel (by default it's usually linux). That will boot you into init level 3 where you'll have a normal text console. -- Ben Reser [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ben.reser.org What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty and democracy? - Ghandi
Re: damn diskdrake/installer LONG ;)
On Mar 14, Stew Benedict wrote: Check out fbset for adjusting your screen display, or if you come up with better modeline, please pass it on. Ben already mentioned before my type on the Tibook entry, with 2 +vsync's This works great on a ti-book with a radeon card: Modeline ti-1152x768 78.741 1152 1173 1269 1440 768 769 772 800 +vsync +vsync HTH, jf
Re: damn diskdrake/installer LONG ;)
On Thu, 14 Mar 2002, Michael Marcucio wrote: please excuse my ignorance but how would i get to a prompt so i could open the mouse config file... once i get to a prompt i will be fine. since it's setup to startx automatically i'm not at a prompt. i chouse failsafe as session type and i can't type. my keyboard works in kde but i don't know the shortcut to open console or the taskbar menu linux 3 at the yaboot prompt Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoftOH/TN, USA http://people.mandrakesoft.com/~sbenedict/ PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/demos/PPC/FAQ/ Cooker-PPC IRC: irc.openprojects.net/#cooker-ppc
Re: damn diskdrake/installer LONG ;)
On Thu, 14 Mar 2002, Michael Marcucio wrote: last email today... i promise!!! where do i put that modeline, ie what file is it in? again i would like to thank everyone who helped today... thanks, mike /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoftOH/TN, USA http://people.mandrakesoft.com/~sbenedict/ PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/demos/PPC/FAQ/ Cooker-PPC IRC: irc.openprojects.net/#cooker-ppc
