Re: Debian + Mac OS X and time problems ...

2003-05-15 Thread emorfin
I think you musst set correct time in osX, then in debian edit the file /etc/default/rcS, in the line UTC change it. Of course you previously check the correct hwclock. Bye, hope this help. On Thu, 15 May 2003, Tim Weippert wrote: HI there, i have both Debian (SID) and Mac OS X on a

strange modprobe messages

2003-05-15 Thread dylan
Hi- on my 2 ppc machines i have noticed something strange over the past few days: in /var/log/{daemon.log, syslog} i am getting the following messages from modprobe in irregular intervals: May 14 23:19:09 cmn modprobe: modprobe: Can't open dependencies file /lib/modules/2.4.21-rc1/modules.dep

Re: can not launch xfree86 on debian linux on ibook G3

2003-05-15 Thread suyb
HI, thanks, It does help, but still there is new problem: After I install the new driver, there is no No devices detected problem anymore,but when I try to launch xfree86 with X or starx, the screen become grey immidiately, and no response any more, even could not switch to console.

Re: can not launch xfree86 on debian linux on ibook G3

2003-05-15 Thread Nirmal Govind
Don't you also need to get the dri-trunk modules of Daenzer? (I had to when I installed it but don't know if the newer benh kernels need this or not.) Please check one of the installation websites.. just search on google for install debian ibook and you should be able to get to those.. nirmal

Re: Debian + Mac OS X and time problems ...

2003-05-15 Thread Clive Menzies
Hi Tim On Thursday, May 15, 2003, at 05:13 pm, Tim Weippert wrote: i have both Debian (SID) and Mac OS X on a Powerbook G4. I have read that Mac OS X use UTC to save/set the hardware clock. I thought i have to say my Debian installation, that the clock will be set to GMT and then calc the

Re: xine-lib-1-beta12 and XV crashes Xserver

2003-05-15 Thread Michel Dänzer
On Die, 2003-05-13 at 06:44, P Oscar Boykin wrote: I am using XF86 4.2.99 from: http://people.debian.org/~daenzer/dri-trunk/ on woody PPC and when I start the latest xine using XV, the xserver crashes immediately. Someone on the xine list says that it is X's fault (see below). Does

Re: does G4 (altivec) speed up linux?

2003-05-15 Thread Michel Dänzer
On Die, 2003-05-13 at 03:54, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: After some help I got from you guys I am now a happy camper .. runing Woody on my Beige M/T G3-400, 512Mb Ram, but I noticed that the mouse movement is not smooth and applicaton load operations are sluggish. Is there a way I can

Re: Debian + Mac OS X and time problems ...

2003-05-15 Thread Benjamin Herrenschmidt
On Thu, 2003-05-15 at 19:13, Tim Weippert wrote: HI there, i have both Debian (SID) and Mac OS X on a Powerbook G4. I have read that Mac OS X use UTC to save/set the hardware clock. I thought i have to say my Debian installation, that the clock will be set to GMT and then calc the right

Re: Debian + Mac OS X and time problems ...

2003-05-15 Thread Sven Luther
On Thu, May 15, 2003 at 09:45:19AM +, Clive Menzies wrote: Hi Tim On Thursday, May 15, 2003, at 05:13 pm, Tim Weippert wrote: i have both Debian (SID) and Mac OS X on a Powerbook G4. I have read that Mac OS X use UTC to save/set the hardware clock. I thought i have to say my Debian

RE: Xfree86 / Debian 3.0 / ibook2 problems

2003-05-15 Thread Pisupati, Ajay
Read Jesus Climent's most excellent page. at www.hispalinux.es/~data/ibook/ specifically - configuring the system. -ajay -Original Message- From: Gurujiwan Khalsa [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 7:24 PM To: debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org Subject: Xfree86 / Debian

RE: strange modprobe messages

2003-05-15 Thread Pisupati, Ajay
hi, I am no expert, but did you compile the kernel recently and forget to do make modules_install? make sure that the file _is_ missing. if the whole directory 2.4.21-rc1 is missing in /lib/modules then you definately forgot that step. hth, ajay -Original Message- From: dylan

Fwd: patch for building powerpc-images (version 2)

2003-05-15 Thread Chris Tillman
- Forwarded message from Gaudenz Steinlin [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 12:22:37 +0200 From: Gaudenz Steinlin [EMAIL PROTECTED] User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i To: debian-boot@lists.debian.org Subject: patch for building powerpc-images (version 2) Hi I changed my patch to make cd

installer fussy about CDs

2003-05-15 Thread mushis
Hi all, I was wondering if anyone experienced a particular problem while installing deb particularly when it comes to accessing packages from a cd. Many times (I;ve been thru it at least 5 times) the installer would freeze after I put in a cd which turned out to have just smudge and sometimes

Request - a working XF86Config-4 for a Powermac 6400/200 - Please.

2003-05-15 Thread Winther
Hi there. Uphill all the way - Now gotthe Powermac working, but I have problems getting X-server up and running. I had same kind of problem some time ago during an installation on an i386. At that time it was enough to make the memory of the graficcard (sorry) available in the

Request - a working XF86Config-4 for a Powermac 6400/200 - Please.

2003-05-15 Thread Winther
Hi there. Uphill all the way - Now gotthe Powermac working, but I have problems getting X-server up and running. I had same kind of problem some time ago during an installation on an i386. At that time it was enough to make the memory of the graficcard (sorry) available in the

Re: strange modprobe messages

2003-05-15 Thread dylan
Well, i did recompile the kernel on both of them. there are 2 machines, and 8500 and an 8100. i made an installed the modules for the 8500...after a recent hard drive crash on the 8500, i am no longer have them. however, in the past when i had upgraded the kernel, but not the modules (i usually

RE: strange modprobe messages

2003-05-15 Thread Pisupati, Ajay
Hi, I don't know of any way to trick the kernel as you put it. I complile as many things as I can into modules and I upgrade them everytime I recompile. I feel that it's more flexible this way. Check your /etc/modules file. this tells the kernel what modules to load automatically at boot

Powerpref how to memorize setting ?

2003-05-15 Thread willy morin
Hi, I'm using powerpref to set my key on py powerbook but it don't remember my setting at each reboot. Don't you have any idea ? -- Willy Morin --- Uin : 68301029 Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED]

x errors in sid

2003-05-15 Thread Matt Price
hi folks, posted this question in debian user before I thought to ask y'all, apologies for cross-posting. My partner's just bought a new laptop so I finally get to convert our old blue and white g3 to debian (yay). I did a net install, andi mmediately upgraded to sid (since sid has worked

Re: x errors in sid

2003-05-15 Thread Jesus Climent
On Thu, May 15, 2003 at 02:44:37PM -0400, Matt Price wrote: hi folks, posted this question in debian user before I thought to ask y'all, apologies for cross-posting. My partner's just bought a new laptop so I finally get to convert our old blue and white g3 to debian (yay). I did a net

Re: x errors in sid

2003-05-15 Thread Michel Dänzer
On Thu, 2003-05-15 at 20:44, Matt Price wrote: (EE) R128: Failed to load module fbdevhw (module does not exist, 0) So where did it go? xserver-xfree86 is supposed to contain /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libfbdevhw.a, maybe apt-get --reinstall install xserver-xfree86 helps? someone on

ibook crashing frecuently

2003-05-15 Thread Jorge Arcas
Hello all, I've been running Debian on an iBook2.2 for six months and for the last to weeks it's been crashing frequently and randomly. It crashes with the kernel compiled with both gcc 3.2 and 2.95.X, with both Xfree86 4.3 and 4.2.X. and running both sarge and sid, gnome and kde. It doesn't need

Re: ibook crashing frecuently

2003-05-15 Thread Michel Dänzer
On Thu, 2003-05-15 at 22:48, Jorge Arcas wrote: I've been running Debian on an iBook2.2 for six months and for the last to weeks it's been crashing frequently and randomly. It crashes with the kernel compiled with both gcc 3.2 and 2.95.X, with both Xfree86 4.3 and 4.2.X. and running both

Re: ibook crashing frecuently

2003-05-15 Thread Jorge Arcas
El jue, 15-05-2003 a las 23:31, Michel Dänzer escribió: On Thu, 2003-05-15 at 22:48, Jorge Arcas wrote: I've been running Debian on an iBook2.2 for six months and for the last to weeks it's been crashing frequently and randomly. It crashes with the kernel compiled with both gcc 3.2 and

Re: ibook crashing frecuently

2003-05-15 Thread Michel Dänzer
On Thu, 2003-05-15 at 23:37, Jorge Arcas wrote: El jue, 15-05-2003 a las 23:31, Michel Dänzer escribió: On Thu, 2003-05-15 at 22:48, Jorge Arcas wrote: I've been running Debian on an iBook2.2 for six months and for the last to weeks it's been crashing frequently and randomly. It

Re: Don't have /dev/cdrom

2003-05-15 Thread willy morin
Thank's to all :) it's working better now ! -- Willy Morin --- Uin : 68301029 Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: can not launch xfree86 on debian linux on ibook G3

2003-05-15 Thread yingbiao su
HI, Thank you, I followed the procedure of installation of Xfree86 4.2 step by step , but unformtunitly, The last step, install the driver, with dpkg -I *deb it failed and got following error massage: Unpacking replacement drm-trunk-module-2.4.20-ben10 ... Depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in