Re: devices now working, have new X, which is more interesting...

2000-12-07 Thread Daniel Jacobowitz
On Thu, Dec 07, 2000 at 07:52:59AM -0600, Phil Fraering wrote: > > ./MAKEDEV in the /dev directory should help you... > > The MAKEDEV in the /dev directory is different than the one in > /sbin that I've been using? Nope, exactly the same. Dan /\ /--

Re: r128 driver still borked in XF4.0.1-9pre10

2000-12-07 Thread Michel Dänzer
Michael Flaig wrote: > > > > Is there a reason you use the GPM repeater device? > > > > > > GPM supports multiple input devices so the trackpad and the usb mouse > > > works at the same time ... > > > > The new input layer does that for you as well in the form of > > /dev/input/mice . > > hey, co

Re: did anyone get XFree86 4.0.1-8 working with PB3400?

2000-12-07 Thread Patrice LaFlamme
I think I got it... i just added everything under USB HID (not just mouse and keyboard support), and that seemed to have done it.. (plus I restored, under mouse support, default resolution of 1024x768...) Patrix. -- "No boom today. Boom tomorrow. There's always a boom tomorrow." -- Lt. Cmdr.

Re: did anyone get XFree86 4.0.1-8 working with PB3400?

2000-12-07 Thread Patrice LaFlamme
On Thu, Dec 07, 2000 at 09:10:55AM +0100 or thereabouts, Claus wrote: > fix it or try this option: > # > # Kernel hacking > # > # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set With or without, makes no difference... Patrix. -- "No boom today. Boom tomorrow. There's always a boom tomorrow." -- Lt. Cmdr. Susan

Re: [dmoulder@csse.monash.edu.au: Re: PowerPC XFree864.0.1buildsrevisited]

2000-12-07 Thread Daryl Moulder
Seth Arnold wrote: * Michel D?nzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [001207 15:55]: > > Yes I have tried 800x600 and 640x480 and those modes were ok it was only my > > default 1024x756 which was the problem. > Ahem, I was asking about other _depths_ actually, but thanks anyway :) Joining the conversation late

Re: [dmoulder@csse.monash.edu.au: Re: PowerPC XFree86 4.0.1buildsrevisited]

2000-12-07 Thread Seth Arnold
* Michel D?nzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [001207 15:55]: > > Yes I have tried 800x600 and 640x480 and those modes were ok it was only my > > default 1024x756 which was the problem. > Ahem, I was asking about other _depths_ actually, but thanks anyway :) Joining the conversation late ... err .. is 1024x

Re: [dmoulder@csse.monash.edu.au: Re: PowerPC XFree86 4.0.1buildsrevisited]

2000-12-07 Thread Michel Dänzer
Daryl Moulder wrote: > > >Did you have a problem with the screen been wrapped around for a > > >1024x768 resolution? > > > > Oh no, looks like the 'fix' for those problems doesn't work for everybody > > :( > > > > What depths have you tried? Can you try others? > > Yes I have tried 800x60

Re: The monitor is "orange"

2000-12-07 Thread Ethan Benson
On Thu, Dec 07, 2000 at 11:37:49AM -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi, > > I am the "buddy", who is helping Dean. > > First of all, I need to say that some of the instructions are ... incorrect. > The manual > (http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/powerpc/ch-init-config.en.html) > mentions

Re: [dmoulder@csse.monash.edu.au: Re: PowerPC XFree86 4.0.1 buildsrevisited]

2000-12-07 Thread Daryl Moulder
Michel Dänzer wrote: Branden Robinson wrote: > > I only have a 15" monitor hooked up to my 7200, so I don't know. I haven't > been able to get it cranked past 640x480, even though I added a meg of VRAM > so I'd be able to do 800x600 at 24-bit depth. > > Can anyone else help him? > > - Forward

Re: [OT?] In Search of Website Monitoring Software

2000-12-07 Thread Donnell
I apologize for the offtopic double posting. All indications were that it never posted correctly, and my boss had been looming about waiting for answers. Again, my apologies to all. .Donnell On Thu, 07 December 2000, Michael Schmitz wrote: > > > This may be somewhat off topic, but I n

Re: [OT?] In Search of Website Monitoring Software

2000-12-07 Thread Michael Schmitz
> This may be somewhat off topic, but I need to monitor some JSP sites and a > Cold Fusion site. Does anyone know of a Linux application that will test the > availability of a website? Ideally, if a site does not respond within a > specified amount of time, the application will send an email a

Re: r128 driver still borked in XF4.0.1-9pre10

2000-12-07 Thread Michael Flaig
On Thu, Dec 07, 2000 at 06:58:23PM +0100, Michel D?nzer wrote: > Michael Flaig wrote: > > > > Is there a reason you use the GPM repeater device? > > > > GPM supports multiple input devices so the trackpad and the usb mouse works > > at the same time ... > > The new input layer does that for you

The monitor is "orange"

2000-12-07 Thread PeHaSys
Hi, I am the "buddy", who is helping Dean. First of all, I need to say that some of the instructions are ... incorrect. The manual (http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/powerpc/ch-init-config.en.html) mentions nvsetenv `ofpath /dev/sda2` but that doesn't work: 1) there is no path to nvsetenv

[OT?] In Search of Website Monitoring Software

2000-12-07 Thread Donnell
Hi. This may be somewhat off topic, but I need to monitor some JSP sites and a Cold Fusion site. Does anyone know of a Linux application that will test the availability of a website? Ideally, if a site does not respond within a specified amount of time, the application will send an email aler

Re: is ati 64 supported in woody XF4 ?

2000-12-07 Thread Kevin M. Myer
On Wed, 6 Dec 2000, Igor Falcomata' wrote: > when i try to use "ati" as video driver, the machine crashes hardly (no > alt+ctrl+backspace, no alt+ctrl+fn, not reachable via net, etc. need to > reboot with c+meta+power) ... > > is my ati card supported in this package and i'm just missing somethin

Re: r128 driver still borked in XF4.0.1-9pre10

2000-12-07 Thread Michel Dänzer
Michael Flaig wrote: > > Is there a reason you use the GPM repeater device? > > GPM supports multiple input devices so the trackpad and the usb mouse works > at the same time ... The new input layer does that for you as well in the form of /dev/input/mice . > > > I think it could be a Problem

Re: r128 driver still borked in XF4.0.1-9pre10

2000-12-07 Thread Michael Flaig
On Thu, Dec 07, 2000 at 03:42:44PM +0100, Michel D?nzer wrote: > Michael Flaig wrote: > > > I've downloaded and configured XFree4 ... but when I run startx the system > > starts XFree and then freezes. I have to reboot with switching off. > > > > I can't make logs of the output, because the files

Re: compiled Kernel 2.4 for Powerbooks ???

2000-12-07 Thread Michael Flaig
On Thu, Dec 07, 2000 at 01:16:59PM +0100, Bastien Nocera wrote: > Quoting Michael Flaig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > On Wed, Dec 06, 2000 at 09:08:55PM -0900, Ethan Benson wrote: > > > On Thu, Dec 07, 2000 at 07:02:53AM +0100, Michael Flaig wrote: > > > > Hi! > > > > > > > > Is there a Website or D

Re: XF4.0.1 on Debian and PowerMac problems....

2000-12-07 Thread Michel Dänzer
Branden Robinson wrote: > > On Thu, Dec 07, 2000 at 03:29:56PM +0100, Michel Dänzer wrote: > > > Which libraries are you referring to? > > > > The X libraries, most of all the new ones like libXfont which xfs doesn't > > find. > > > > > I definitely didn't run ldconfig. > > > > This might be the

Re: XF4.0.1 on Debian and PowerMac problems....

2000-12-07 Thread Branden Robinson
On Thu, Dec 07, 2000 at 03:29:56PM +0100, Michel Dänzer wrote: > > Which libraries are you referring to? > > The X libraries, most of all the new ones like libXfont which xfs doesn't > find. > > > I definitely didn't run ldconfig. > > This might be the reason for xfs not finding it. I haven't

Re: 2r2 kernel and airport

2000-12-07 Thread Matt Brubeck
On Thu, 7 Dec 2000, Olaf wrote: > I just went through the changelogs for 2r2 and noticed, that there is > a new kernel mentioned. From what I know - which isn't much of course > - the usual apt-get upgrade doesn't affect the kernel, so what do I > have to do to to upgrade my kernel. Or better: Do

[OT?] In Search of Website Monitoring Software

2000-12-07 Thread Donnell
Hi. This may be slightly off topic, but I need to monitor a couple of JSP sites and a Cold Fusion site. Does anyone know of a Linux application that can test the availability of a website? Ideally, if the site does not respond within a specified amount of time, the application will send an e

is ati 64 supported in woody XF4 ?

2000-12-07 Thread Igor Falcomata'
sorry for my dumbness (and my bad english), but i still haven't understand if ati rage lt pro of 1999 Walstreet Powerbooks is supported in debian XF 4.0.1g situation: powerbook g3/233 "wallstreet" kernel 2.2.18pre21 (paulus kernel) xserver-xfree86 4.0.1-10 atyfb video line in BootX when i use fb

Re: XF4 on Mach64 and 2.2 kernel?

2000-12-07 Thread Michel Dänzer
Sven LUTHER wrote: > > > I don't know shadowfb enough to know how it works, but i guess you write > > > to the shadowfb, which in turn get copied to the true screen every now > > > and then. > > > > Yes. The ShadowFB we are talking about does the copy after each operation. > > Keith Packard wrote

Re: Deb linux compatability

2000-12-07 Thread Dwayne Grant McConnell
On Thu, Dec 07, 2000 at 12:08:59AM -0700, Mark R. Martinez wrote: > THank you for your time. I was wondering if there is a Debian > version available (stable or devel) that is compatible with an IBM RS/6000 > PowerPC currently running AIX. We have cureently 'inherited' these > machines and

Re: r128 driver still borked in XF4.0.1-9pre10

2000-12-07 Thread Michel Dänzer
Michael Flaig wrote: > I've downloaded and configured XFree4 ... but when I run startx the system > starts XFree and then freezes. I have to reboot with switching off. > > I can't make logs of the output, because the filesystem doesn't sync before > switching off ... You could re-mount your fs l

Re: XF4.0.1 on Debian and PowerMac problems....

2000-12-07 Thread Michel Dänzer
"W. Crowshaw" wrote: > > At 8:54 PM +0100 12/5/00, Michel Dänzer wrote: > >"W. Crowshaw" wrote: > >> > >> Since I could get X 3.3.6 running on my Debian 2.2.17 installed > >> PowerMac 7500 (4MB VRAM, 604e ), > > > >What was the problem with 3.3.6? > Pretty much the same problem. X wouldn't come

Re: [dmoulder@csse.monash.edu.au: Re: PowerPC XFree86 4.0.1 builds revisited]

2000-12-07 Thread Michel Dänzer
Branden Robinson wrote: > > I only have a 15" monitor hooked up to my 7200, so I don't know. I haven't > been able to get it cranked past 640x480, even though I added a meg of VRAM > so I'd be able to do 800x600 at 24-bit depth. > > Can anyone else help him? > > - Forwarded message from Dary

Re: devices now working, have new X, which is more interesting...

2000-12-07 Thread Phil Fraering
Hadess (I think) wrote: > > Well, thanks to Ethan's advice, I was able to reboot using the > > CD and yaboot from the MacOS partition (that's not too risky, is > > it?), copy the device files from /dev to the mounted root file > > system, and from there I was able to run MAKEDEV once I was > > so

Re: I cannot install Potato on a 7600

2000-12-07 Thread Ethan Benson
On Thu, Dec 07, 2000 at 10:27:12AM +0100, Kovacs I. Zoltan wrote: > Ethan Benson wrote: > > scsi disk i presume, my guess is the debian kernel is missing the > > necessary scsi driver, all it should take is making a new boot disk > > with a kernel compiled in with the right driver... > > My proble

Re: I cannot install Potato on a 7600

2000-12-07 Thread Kovacs I. Zoltan
Ethan Benson wrote: > scsi disk i presume, my guess is the debian kernel is missing the > necessary scsi driver, all it should take is making a new boot disk > with a kernel compiled in with the right driver... My problem is that my friends are running only on i386 architecture. > > can you get

Re: compiled Kernel 2.4 for Powerbooks ???

2000-12-07 Thread Bastien Nocera
Quoting Michael Flaig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Wed, Dec 06, 2000 at 09:08:55PM -0900, Ethan Benson wrote: > > On Thu, Dec 07, 2000 at 07:02:53AM +0100, Michael Flaig wrote: > > > Hi! > > > > > > Is there a Website or Debian Path to get compiled Kernel 2.4testXX > for my Pismo. > > > > > > XFree

Re: devices now working, have new X, which is more interesting...

2000-12-07 Thread Bastien Nocera
Quoting Phil Fraering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Well, thanks to Ethan's advice, I was able to reboot using the > CD and yaboot from the MacOS partition (that's not too risky, is > it?), copy the device files from /dev to the mounted root file > system, and from there I was able to run MAKEDEV once I

Re: XF4 on Mach64 and 2.2 kernel?

2000-12-07 Thread Sven LUTHER
On Tue, Dec 05, 2000 at 05:31:54PM +0100, Michel Dänzer wrote: > Sven LUTHER wrote: > > > > On Mon, Dec 04, 2000 at 04:29:24PM +0100, Michel Dänzer wrote: > > > Sven LUTHER wrote: > > > > > > > > > Adam C Powell IV wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hmm, given your warning, maybe I'll stick to fbdev for n

2r2 kernel and airport

2000-12-07 Thread Olaf
Hi, I just went through the changelogs for 2r2 and noticed, that there is a new kernel mentioned. From what I know - which isn't much of course - the usual apt-get upgrade doesn't affect the kernel, so what do I have to do to to upgrade my kernel. Or better: Do I need to upgrade if I'm quite happy

Re: powersaving on NW iMac?

2000-12-07 Thread Ralf Stephan
You wrote > There _might_ be a way to turn the screen ON or OFF but that's definitely > not sure ;) I understand that. Fortunately, this machine isn't on the net so I can live with booting into OSX for long runs but... > If it's an "old style" iMac, which has no real deep sleep, then there > ma

Re: compiled Kernel 2.4 for Powerbooks ???

2000-12-07 Thread Michael Flaig
On Wed, Dec 06, 2000 at 09:08:55PM -0900, Ethan Benson wrote: > On Thu, Dec 07, 2000 at 07:02:53AM +0100, Michael Flaig wrote: > > Hi! > > > > Is there a Website or Debian Path to get compiled Kernel 2.4testXX for my > > Pismo. > > > > XFree4 hangs the whole system. (see mail: Subject: Re: r128

Re: compiled Kernel 2.4 for Powerbooks ???

2000-12-07 Thread Eric Deveaud
On Thu, 7 Dec 2000, Michael Flaig wrote: > Is there a Website or Debian Path to get compiled Kernel 2.4testXX for my > Pismo. > > XFree4 hangs the whole system. (see mail: Subject: Re: r128 driver still > borked in XF4.0.1-9pre10 from yesterday) > I think it could be a Problem with the kernel s

Re: did anyone get XFree86 4.0.1-8 working with PB3400?

2000-12-07 Thread Claus
>: >: and when it compiles mac_hid.c, I get >: >: mac_hid.c: In function mac_hid_sysctl_keycode: >: mac_hid.c:296: structure has no member named 'ppc+kbd_sysrq_xlate' >: mac_hid.c:303: same message... fix it or try this option: # # Kernel hacking # # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set

Deb linux compatability

2000-12-07 Thread Mark R. Martinez
Hello, THank you for your time. I was wondering if there is a Debian version available (stable or devel) that is compatible with an IBM RS/6000 PowerPC currently running AIX. We have cureently 'inherited' these machines and hope to be able to happily run Deb on these computers. Regards

Re: compiled Kernel 2.4 for Powerbooks ???

2000-12-07 Thread Ethan Benson
On Thu, Dec 07, 2000 at 07:02:53AM +0100, Michael Flaig wrote: > Hi! > > Is there a Website or Debian Path to get compiled Kernel 2.4testXX for my > Pismo. > > XFree4 hangs the whole system. (see mail: Subject: Re: r128 driver still > borked in XF4.0.1-9pre10 from yesterday) > I think it could

compiled Kernel 2.4 for Powerbooks ???

2000-12-07 Thread Michael Flaig
Hi! Is there a Website or Debian Path to get compiled Kernel 2.4testXX for my Pismo. XFree4 hangs the whole system. (see mail: Subject: Re: r128 driver still borked in XF4.0.1-9pre10 from yesterday) I think it could be a Problem with the kernel so I want to test another kernel. Actually 2.2.17