Re: powerpc64 install from external firewire cd failed - can't load sbp2

2006-03-02 Thread Sven Luther
On Thu, Mar 02, 2006 at 05:36:39PM -0500, Toni L. Harbaugh-Blackford [Contr] wrote: > On Thu, 2 Mar 2006, Sven Luther wrote: > > > On Thu, Mar 02, 2006 at 10:15:30AM -0500, Toni L. Harbaugh-Blackford > [Contr] wrote: > > > > > > Hi- > > > > > > I attempted to install the powerpc64 neti

Re: Kernel Question (Johannes Berg?)

2006-03-02 Thread Wolfgang Pfeiffer
On Thu, Mar 02, 2006 at 10:32:49PM +0100, Wolfgang Pfeiffer wrote: > > > 2- Will this affect the aptitude upgrade process? I mean, if I'm > > successful, > > how can I prevent aptitude from overwriting my kernel? > > I never heard that some upgrade whatsoever would delete a kernel - if > a new

D-I Etch Beta2 - Status update (3)

2006-03-02 Thread Frans Pop
rches are very much appreciated [2]. This also means that there are no good full CD images available yet. However, some issues with full CD images have been identified [3] and are being worked on. I've also uploaded the (hopefully final) 20060302 build of debian-installer today which in

Re: powerpc64 install from external firewire cd failed - can't load sbp2

2006-03-02 Thread Toni L. Harbaugh-Blackford [Contr]
On Thu, 2 Mar 2006, Sven Luther wrote: > On Thu, Mar 02, 2006 at 10:15:30AM -0500, Toni L. Harbaugh-Blackford [Contr] wrote: > > > > Hi- > > > > I attempted to install the powerpc64 netinst version of debian testing > > from 3/1/06 on a headless Xserve G5 cluster node via external fir

Re: Kernel Question (Johannes Berg?)

2006-03-02 Thread Johannes Berg
On Thu, 2006-03-02 at 09:49 -0600, David Smoot wrote: > Dead link and Google was no help either. Somebody have a working > link? site works again. sorry about the downtime. johannes signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part

Re: powerpc64 install from external firewire cd failed - can't load sbp2

2006-03-02 Thread Sven Luther
On Thu, Mar 02, 2006 at 10:15:30AM -0500, Toni L. Harbaugh-Blackford [Contr] wrote: > > Hi- > > I attempted to install the powerpc64 netinst version of debian testing > from 3/1/06 on a headless Xserve G5 cluster node via external firewire cd. > The installation went fine up to the point of dete

Re: Kernel Question (Johannes Berg?)

2006-03-02 Thread Wolfgang Pfeiffer
On Tue, Feb 28, 2006 at 02:34:16PM +0200, Sammy wrote: > I have a PowerBook G4 1.67GHz with an ATi Radeon 9700 video card. (I have > noticed that Johannes Berg has the same system that's why I thought he might > be the best to answer the question.) > > Which kernel version (according to experien

Re: Norton Ghost like utility?

2006-03-02 Thread Sven Luther
On Thu, Mar 02, 2006 at 05:49:00PM +0200, Sammy wrote: > So basically all I need to do is create a mac-bootable CD and put linux on > it with partimage? Yep, maybe the ubuntu live-cd has it even, or niktarix, the powerpc knoppix variant. Friendly, Sven Luther -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMA

Re: Norton Ghost like utility?

2006-03-02 Thread Sven Luther
On Thu, Mar 02, 2006 at 05:49:32PM +0200, Sammy wrote: > apt-cache show partimage returns not found. > There's only one package called partimage-server on my sarge distribution. It is not in sarge, it was removed for some obscure reason, just grab the sid/etch one, and eventually rebuild it. Frie

Re: debian modem powerpc

2006-03-02 Thread Jack Malmostoso
On Thu, 02 Mar 2006 17:40:16 +0100, Jean-Jacques Bonvin wrote: > I've been trying to get an answer for three weeks now: didn't get > anything. And you probably won't. Maybe the linuxant driver could work, but I don't think so. -- Best Regards, Jack Linux User #264449 Powered by Debian GNU/Linux

debian modem powerpc

2006-03-02 Thread Jean-Jacques Bonvin
Hello, Is it possible to "mount" the internal modem of a PowerBook G4 1,5 running Mac OS X 4.5 on Debian/Ubuntu (newest distro)? /dev doesn't show any "modem" and the ttySn don't help. I've been trying to get an answer for three weeks now: didn't get anything. Thank you. jjb

Re: Kernel Question (Johannes Berg?)

2006-03-02 Thread Michael Schmitz
> > Well, 2.6.15.x works great. Currently I'm running 2.6.16-rc4-f52ee1 > > (straight from git) > > What's git?! The source code management system used for the Linux kernel. apt-get install git-core && man git Really, google is your friend. Michael -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL

Re: Kernel Question (Johannes Berg?)

2006-03-02 Thread Sammy
Yes you guys, I'm really sorry. I should have just Googled! On Thu, 2006-03-02 17:27:10 +0200, Sammy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well, 2.6.15.x works great. Currently I'm running 2.6.16-rc4-f52ee1 > > (straight from git) > > What's git?! "Jan-Benedict Glaw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in messag

Re: Kernel Question (Johannes Berg?)

2006-03-02 Thread Patrick Bachmann
On Thursday 02 March 2006 16:49, David Smoot wrote: > Dead link and Google was no help either. Somebody have a working > link? Hey David, it's still in Google's cache. Patrick -- Six pizzas a day keep the doctor away -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscri

Re: Norton Ghost like utility?

2006-03-02 Thread Sammy
apt-cache show partimage returns not found. There's only one package called partimage-server on my sarge distribution. Sammy "John Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Wednesday 01 March 2006 14:01, Sammy wrote: >> I need to find (or create) a bootable CD for

Re: Norton Ghost like utility?

2006-03-02 Thread Sammy
So basically all I need to do is create a mac-bootable CD and put linux on it with partimage? Sammy "Sven Luther" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Wed, Mar 01, 2006 at 11:01:35PM +0200, Sammy wrote: >> I need to find (or create) a bootable CD for my PowerBook that

Re: Kernel Question (Johannes Berg?)

2006-03-02 Thread David Smoot
Dead link and Google was no help either.  Somebody have a working link?On 2/28/06, Yves-Alexis Perez <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:On Tue, 2006-02-28 at 14:34 +0200, Sammy wrote:> I have a PowerBook G4 1.67GHz with an ATi Radeon 9700 video card. (I have> noticed that Johannes Berg has the same system

Re: Norton Ghost like utility?

2006-03-02 Thread Uwe A. P. Würdinger
Pim Snel schrieb: Op woensdag 1 maart 2006 22:01, schreef Sammy: I need to find (or create) a bootable CD for my PowerBook that can have software on it to simply create a full snapshot/image of my harddrive and put it somewhere on the network/CDs/DVD or any other media. Does this exist? I dont

Re: Kernel Question (Johannes Berg?)

2006-03-02 Thread Jan-Benedict Glaw
On Thu, 2006-03-02 17:27:10 +0200, Sammy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well, 2.6.15.x works great. Currently I'm running 2.6.16-rc4-f52ee1 > > (straight from git) > > What's git?! Google for "git linux" and probably the very first result will tell you. MfG, JBG -- Jan-Benedict Glaw [EMA

Re: Kernel Question (Johannes Berg?)

2006-03-02 Thread Sammy
>> I have a PowerBook G4 1.67GHz with an ATi Radeon 9700 video card. (I have >> noticed that Johannes Berg has the same system that's why I thought he >> might >> be the best to answer the question.) > Yeah, but please don't put it into the subject. That'll just stop other > people from respondi

powerpc64 install from external firewire cd failed - can't load sbp2

2006-03-02 Thread Toni L. Harbaugh-Blackford [Contr]
Hi- I attempted to install the powerpc64 netinst version of debian testing from 3/1/06 on a headless Xserve G5 cluster node via external firewire cd. The installation went fine up to the point of detecting the cd drive, at which point no driver could be found. I went into a shell and tried to lo

Bug#354974: O: yaboot -- Yet Another Bootloader

2006-03-02 Thread Warren A. Layton
Package: wnpp Severity: normal I no longer have the time to maintain this package. -- Warren A. Layton GPG Fingerprint: F54C 019D 18BE 6ED8 678D 39D0 21FD D515 BFB8 80A3 Encrypted E-mail Preferred signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Kernel Question (Johannes Berg?)

2006-03-02 Thread Johannes Berg
> I have a PowerBook G4 1.67GHz with an ATi Radeon 9700 video card. (I have > noticed that Johannes Berg has the same system that's why I thought he might > be the best to answer the question.) Yeah, but please don't put it into the subject. That'll just stop other people from responding faster

Re: Filesystem Snapshot

2006-03-02 Thread Patrick Bachmann
On Monday 27 February 2006 13:46, Sammy wrote: > I'd like to take a snapshot of the filesystem structure (merely > contents, as if listed by an ls command) at one point in time, make > some changes (say install an application) and then compare the > current structure to the snapshot taken. > I trie

Re: Norton Ghost like utility?

2006-03-02 Thread Pim Snel
Op woensdag 1 maart 2006 22:01, schreef Sammy: > I need to find (or create) a bootable CD for my PowerBook that can have > software on it to simply create a full snapshot/image of my harddrive and > put it somewhere on the network/CDs/DVD or any other media. Does this > exist? I dont know if ppc i