Re: Summary / new quik available (was Re: please test new quik with initrd-support (was: Re: getting quik into sarge?
Ce jour Fri, 03 Dec 2004, Holger Levsen a dit: i'd appreciate not having it hijacked from under me. i don't mind getting help, and i do appreciate that, but i get the feeling it's being hijacked from me. you could at least tell me WTF is going on. eric (the current quik maintainer) -- Microsoft is to operating systems & security what McDonalds is to gourmet cooking. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: please test new quik with initrd-support (was: Re: getting quik into sarge?
Ce jour Sun, 28 Nov 2004, Colin Watson a dit: > On Fri, Nov 26, 2004 at 10:58:48AM +0100, Holger Levsen wrote: > > and, better not to forget, the new quik.deb is available at > > http://www.ulyssis.org/~p2/debjes/ > > Could the quik.conf(5) man page also be modified to include > documentation of the initrd option? I'd be more comfortable with > modifying quik-installer to match then. i meant to do some doc updates in my last update, but i ran out of time (was leaving for ottawa), so i didn't get a chance to do so :(. in my next "upload" i will have the updated docs (initrd= and pause-after= included). eric > Thanks, > > -- > Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Microsoft is to operating systems & security what McDonalds is to gourmet cooking. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: please test new quik with initrd-support (was: Re: getting quik into sarge?
Ce jour Sun, 28 Nov 2004, Christian Leimer a dit: > Hi! > > Can someone please post a sample quik.conf? > > Do you use the ramdisk option or the append string one, any other settings? > > I have an Umax S900 and it does not work here. > Says something about can not find the root device. > > I use an adaptec uw2940 and a ext3 formated hd. Maybe this is the > troublemaker. adaptec 2940uw can't boot from. and do not use anything BUT ext2 for quik, it does not have ext3 or other support. > And what is that chosen/bootargs= for? that gets initialised only when a client OS (e.g., like linux) gets loaded into memory. > Thanks. > > Bye chris. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Summary / new quik available (was Re: please test new quik with initrd-support (was: Re: getting quik into sarge?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi, Peter 'p2' De Schrijver has made some new updates to the quik - you can get it (.deb and source) at the http://www.ulyssis.org/~p2/debjes/ changes include: - manpage tells about initrd - compiles with gcc3 - sprintf bug fixed - ANS raid support quik with initrd has been tested on - - ANS (Peter 'p2' De Schrijver) - - PMac 4400/200 (me) - - PMac 6500/250 (Romain Francoise) - - PMac 7200/90 (Peter 'p2' De Schrijver, me) - - PMac 9500 (Jaakko Niemi) - - PMac Beige G3 Rev II (Simon Vallet) If you got an(other) oldworld machine, please test this quik while installing the latest kernel-image-2.6.8-powerpc.deb (contains an initrd). Nobody mentioned to have tried with less than 32mb ram, if you do, please report your results as well. Colin Watson wrote: > This seems to be inappropriately built as a native package. If it were > built non-native then it would be easier for me to look over the > .diff.gz to see the changes from upstream. Still on the todo list - should be done as fast as possible to be able to achieve the goal of inclusion in sarge.. ;-) regards, Holger -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBsIxXUHLQNqxYNSARApY3AJ992wMaZX5fF7xK0Uly9zvv6JRvhgCfZfhy FUBb29pI2Wc4+msxMRyw8mY= =u/oi -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: please test new quik with initrd-support (was: Re: getting quik into sarge?
On Fri, Nov 26, 2004 at 10:58:48AM +0100, Holger Levsen wrote: > and, better not to forget, the new quik.deb is available at > http://www.ulyssis.org/~p2/debjes/ Could the quik.conf(5) man page also be modified to include documentation of the initrd option? I'd be more comfortable with modifying quik-installer to match then. Thanks, -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: please test new quik with initrd-support (was: Re: getting quik into sarge?
On Fri, Nov 26, 2004 at 10:58:48AM +0100, Holger Levsen wrote: > and, better not to forget, the new quik.deb is available at > http://www.ulyssis.org/~p2/debjes/ This seems to be inappropriately built as a native package. If it were built non-native then it would be easier for me to look over the .diff.gz to see the changes from upstream. Cheers, -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: please test new quik with initrd-support (was: Re: getting quik into sarge?
Ce jour Fri, 26 Nov 2004, Sven Luther a dit: > Mmm, i could test it on the umax apus 2000 and on the pmac 8200/120 i have > here, need to test that this weekend. quik didn't work yet on the umax, and i > have never really used it, so some kind of help would be welcome in order to > set it up. can start off here: http://simonraven.nuit.ca/macppc/models.shtml http://wiki.kisikew.org/bin/view/Know/MacModels as to the umaxen, i've had relatively easy success with a umax 3000 - desktop case, though the IDE/ATA on them is pretty fucked. it seems to take only one device at a time. the SCSI is a generic MESH chipset IIRC. > Mmm, wondering if there are some kind of ps2 or usb -> adb adapters, so i > could try using the KVM switch for the apple boxes too. i think so. dunno how common they are, or are still sold (i don't hang around computer/electronics stores, i get most of my stuff from dumpsters, etc.) > > and, better not to forget, the new quik.deb is available at > > http://www.ulyssis.org/~p2/debjes/ > > Thanks, > > Friendly, > > Sven Luther eric -- Software Patents are patently wrong: http://swpat.ffii.org/papiere/eubsa-swpat0202/ustr0309/index.en.html signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: please test new quik with initrd-support (was: Re: getting quik into sarge?
Holger Levsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > no, but as far as i know the initrd code has "only" been tested on > three machines: ANS, pmac 4400 and pmac 7200. If you got access to > another oldworld machine please test and report it. Tested on a Power Mac 6500/250 installed about two hours ago using d-i daily floppies: booting the 2.6.8 kernel from sarge with its initrd works fine. The machine has 32MB of physical RAM. -- ,''`. : :' :Romain Francoise <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> `. `' http://people.debian.org/~rfrancoise/ `- pgpJZX4Ws3CFy.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: please test new quik with initrd-support (was: Re: getting quik into sarge?
On (26/11/04 18:04), Sven Luther wrote: > On Fri, Nov 26, 2004 at 10:58:48AM +0100, Holger Levsen wrote: > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Hi, > > > > cc:s added to gain more attention, reply-to: set. > > > > On Friday 26 November 2004 10:17, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > i'm the current maintainer of quik, the oldworld PPC bootloader. i'm > > > currently sponsored by Jakko Niemi. there have been many code changes > > > made to it, including fixing bug #259359. for instance, initrd support, > > > using chosen/bootargs in OF, and a couple of other things. > > > > i would like to point out that the default kernel for powerpc is 2.6 and > > that > > the debian kernel packages for 2.6 need initrd support - so this is needed > > to > > be able to use the default debian kernels on oldworld (with a free > > bootloader). > > > > so this quik is desirable for d-i, too. > > > > > since it's in Section: base, and Priority: important, and there are many > > > positive changes to it, i thought it should go into > > > sarge-proposed-updates. is there any objection to this? > > > > no, but as far as i know the initrd code has "only" been tested on three > > machines: ANS, pmac 4400 and pmac 7200. If you got access to another > > oldworld > > machine please test and report it. > > Mmm, i could test it on the umax apus 2000 and on the pmac 8200/120 i have > here, need to test that this weekend. quik didn't work yet on the umax, and i > have never really used it, so some kind of help would be welcome in order to > set it up. > > Mmm, wondering if there are some kind of ps2 or usb -> adb adapters, so i > could try using the KVM switch for the apple boxes too. Hi Sven This might help: http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?F1DS104T Regards Clive > > > > BTW, many thanks to go Peter 'p2' De Schrijver for his tremendous help in > > > making it even possible to close that bug, as it was a pretty hefty bug. > > > > yup! :-) > > > > and, better not to forget, the new quik.deb is available at > > http://www.ulyssis.org/~p2/debjes/ > > Thanks, > > Friendly, > > Sven Luther > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- www.clivemenzies.co.uk ... ...strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: please test new quik with initrd-support (was: Re: getting quik into sarge?
On Fri, Nov 26, 2004 at 10:58:48AM +0100, Holger Levsen wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi, > > cc:s added to gain more attention, reply-to: set. > > On Friday 26 November 2004 10:17, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > i'm the current maintainer of quik, the oldworld PPC bootloader. i'm > > currently sponsored by Jakko Niemi. there have been many code changes > > made to it, including fixing bug #259359. for instance, initrd support, > > using chosen/bootargs in OF, and a couple of other things. > > i would like to point out that the default kernel for powerpc is 2.6 and that > the debian kernel packages for 2.6 need initrd support - so this is needed to > be able to use the default debian kernels on oldworld (with a free > bootloader). > > so this quik is desirable for d-i, too. > > > since it's in Section: base, and Priority: important, and there are many > > positive changes to it, i thought it should go into > > sarge-proposed-updates. is there any objection to this? > > no, but as far as i know the initrd code has "only" been tested on three > machines: ANS, pmac 4400 and pmac 7200. If you got access to another oldworld > machine please test and report it. Mmm, i could test it on the umax apus 2000 and on the pmac 8200/120 i have here, need to test that this weekend. quik didn't work yet on the umax, and i have never really used it, so some kind of help would be welcome in order to set it up. Mmm, wondering if there are some kind of ps2 or usb -> adb adapters, so i could try using the KVM switch for the apple boxes too. > > BTW, many thanks to go Peter 'p2' De Schrijver for his tremendous help in > > making it even possible to close that bug, as it was a pretty hefty bug. > > yup! :-) > > and, better not to forget, the new quik.deb is available at > http://www.ulyssis.org/~p2/debjes/ Thanks, Friendly, Sven Luther -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: please test new quik with initrd-support (was: Re: getting quik into sarge?
On Fri, 26 Nov 2004, Holger Levsen wrote: > > since it's in Section: base, and Priority: important, and there are many > > positive changes to it, i thought it should go into > > sarge-proposed-updates. is there any objection to this? > > no, but as far as i know the initrd code has "only" been tested on three > machines: ANS, pmac 4400 and pmac 7200. If you got access to another oldworld > machine please test and report it. Also, it works just fine on my 9500. I really need to test d-i on it one of these days as I need to change new disk in, as the old one makes horrible noise. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
please test new quik with initrd-support (was: Re: getting quik into sarge?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi, cc:s added to gain more attention, reply-to: set. On Friday 26 November 2004 10:17, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > i'm the current maintainer of quik, the oldworld PPC bootloader. i'm > currently sponsored by Jakko Niemi. there have been many code changes > made to it, including fixing bug #259359. for instance, initrd support, > using chosen/bootargs in OF, and a couple of other things. i would like to point out that the default kernel for powerpc is 2.6 and that the debian kernel packages for 2.6 need initrd support - so this is needed to be able to use the default debian kernels on oldworld (with a free bootloader). so this quik is desirable for d-i, too. > since it's in Section: base, and Priority: important, and there are many > positive changes to it, i thought it should go into > sarge-proposed-updates. is there any objection to this? no, but as far as i know the initrd code has "only" been tested on three machines: ANS, pmac 4400 and pmac 7200. If you got access to another oldworld machine please test and report it. > BTW, many thanks to go Peter 'p2' De Schrijver for his tremendous help in > making it even possible to close that bug, as it was a pretty hefty bug. yup! :-) and, better not to forget, the new quik.deb is available at http://www.ulyssis.org/~p2/debjes/ regards, Holger -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBpv5YUHLQNqxYNSARAnr2AJ9uUEnJw33vOqE3OvxrQZx/4tI+9gCfRaxl qXY98lBKp9DVE+aI+J7XoAI= =8kK4 -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: please test new quik with initrd-support (was: Re: getting quik into sarge?
Ce jour Fri, 26 Nov 2004, Holger Levsen a dit: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi, > > cc:s added to gain more attention, reply-to: set. > > On Friday 26 November 2004 10:17, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > i'm the current maintainer of quik, the oldworld PPC bootloader. i'm > > currently sponsored by Jakko Niemi. there have been many code changes > > made to it, including fixing bug #259359. for instance, initrd support, > > using chosen/bootargs in OF, and a couple of other things. > > i would like to point out that the default kernel for powerpc is 2.6 and that > the debian kernel packages for 2.6 need initrd support - so this is needed to > be able to use the default debian kernels on oldworld (with a free > bootloader). > > so this quik is desirable for d-i, too. yes, understood. > > since it's in Section: base, and Priority: important, and there are many > > positive changes to it, i thought it should go into > > sarge-proposed-updates. is there any objection to this? > > no, but as far as i know the initrd code has "only" been tested on three > machines: ANS, pmac 4400 and pmac 7200. If you got access to another oldworld > machine please test and report it. count my power tower pro in there - the one i'm typing from. also this machine is booted from 2.6.8-powerpc, the debian one, and it booted with an initrd very well, thank you very much ;). and i bet it will work the same on my 8500, though that one is currently on the fritz. > > and, better not to forget, the new quik.deb is available at > http://www.ulyssis.org/~p2/debjes/ of which i've downloaded the source and going to integrate into the debian diff. i'm also going to bump the version to 2.1, since it has these new changes in it. i think it warrants it, IMO. > > regards, > Holger > -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFBpv5YUHLQNqxYNSARAnr2AJ9uUEnJw33vOqE3OvxrQZx/4tI+9gCfRaxl > qXY98lBKp9DVE+aI+J7XoAI= > =8kK4 > -END PGP SIGNATURE- > -- FBI CIA NSA IRS ATF BATF DOD WACO RUBY RIDGE OKC OKLAHOMA CITY MILITIA GUN HANDGUN MILGOV ASSAULT RIFLE TERRORISM BOMB DRUG HORIUCHI KORESH DAVIDIAN KAHL POSSE COMITATUS RANDY WEAVER VICKIE WEAVER SPECIAL FORCES LINDA THOMPSON SPECIAL OPERATIONS GROUP SOG SOF DELTA FORCE CONSTITUTION BILL OF RIGHTS WHITEWATER POM PARK ON METER ARKANSIDE IRAN CONTRAS OLIVER NORTH VINCE FOSTER PROMIS MOSSAD NASA MI5 ONI CID AK47 M16 C4 MALCOLM X REVOLUTION CHEROKEE HILLARY BILL CLINTON GORE GEORGE BUSH WACKENHUT TERRORIST TASK FORCE 160 SPECIAL OPS 12TH GROUP 5TH GROUP SF You hear those, Echelon? Any of the words should be enough to "flag" your communication by Echelon -- let's see how big their storage capacity REALLY is...*VBEG* Remember: EVERY day is Jam Echelon day! signature.asc Description: Digital signature
