Re: potato install on AX and AXi
On Tue, Jun 06, 2000 at 12:08:28PM -0700, Anton Blanchard wrote: Hi, I installed debian potato on an AX and AXi. On the whole it went smoothly, here are the problems I found: Are the AX/AXi like the AXe (ps2 system)? - gpm + X hangs - already reported I assume this is with a Xsun. I think I have a solution to make the Xsun server try /dev/gpmdata initially before trying /dev/mouse. This will assume that you have -Rraw enabled on gpm which works for my Mach64 Ultra 5 (ps2 mouse though). - There is a binfmt_elf.o module even though this is compiled into the kernel. Running depmod gives unresolved symbols, more an annoyance than a bug. binfmt_elf.o is actually 64bit userland support, which doesn't really work on 2.2.x anyway. The reason I did not compile it into the kernel is that it acts as more of a DoS (running 64bit programs) than anything useful :) binfmt_elf32 is compiled in obviously. - The AXi type 5 keyboard was found by the X server as a type 2. The XF86Config had to be manually edited for it to work. I will look into this. Weird. That was my venture into userland, now back to kernel hacking :) Thanks for taking the time to report this, Ben -- ---===-=-==-=---==-=-- / Ben Collins -- ...on that fantastic voyage... -- Debian GNU/Linux \ ` [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ' `---=--===-=-=-=-===-==---=--=---'
Re: potato install on AX and AXi
Are the AX/AXi like the AXe (ps2 system)? Yep. They support both ps2 and sun keyboards. I assume this is with a Xsun. I think I have a solution to make the Xsun server try /dev/gpmdata initially before trying /dev/mouse. This will assume that you have -Rraw enabled on gpm which works for my Mach64 Ultra 5 (ps2 mouse though). I'll test that when I get home. binfmt_elf.o is actually 64bit userland support, which doesn't really work on 2.2.x anyway. The reason I did not compile it into the kernel is that it acts as more of a DoS (running 64bit programs) than anything useful :) binfmt_elf32 is compiled in obviously. Ahh of course. Just so long as kmod doesn't insert it automatically :) One more thing... why does setserial do stuff during bootup? Anton
Re: potato install on AX and AXi
One more thing... why does setserial do stuff during bootup? I have no idea, I have worked my ass off trying to get rid of setserial being installed on sparc's period. It usually breaks things that are better off being left alone. Ben -- ---===-=-==-=---==-=-- / Ben Collins -- ...on that fantastic voyage... -- Debian GNU/Linux \ ` [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ' `---=--===-=-=-=-===-==---=--=---'
Re: Potato install
Ruprecht Jaeschke wrote: Holla! I am looking for potato boot disks for sparc. All I found was a link to /pub/debian/dists/sid/main/disks-sparc But this seems to be rather old?! Where can i get an actuall resc. Disk from? No chance ;( I don't have potato bootdisks working yet. I'll expect to upload one set early in next year. Not so long from now ;) Best wishes. -- Eric Delaunay | La guerre justifie l'existence des militaires. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | En les supprimant. Henri Jeanson (1900-1970)