On Sun, Dec 28, 2014 at 10:05 AM, Joel Roth jo...@pobox.com wrote:
Graham Todd wrote:
I have recently obtained a Mac iBook G4 running OSX Tiger, and after
very good experiences
using Debian on a Windows laptop, I tried to get my head round the
instructions without success, I wonder if some
If you are looking for debian install walk through for PPC then checkout these
two places.
http://ppcluddite.blogspot.com/
And
http://powerpcliberation.blogspot.ca/2013/07/quick-and-dirty-light-and-fast.html
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On Dec 29, 2014, at 7:21 AM, Joel Rees joel.r...@gmail.com
On Mon, 2013-01-21 at 22:17 +0100, ruben wrote:
Besides that, I also noticed that I no longer have 3d hardware
acceleration. I actually discovered that before I wiped the iBook and
it had to do with older drivers being dropped during the transition to
KMS. Anything changed on that topic?
Hello,
I am an old-time debian user and had debian installed on my iBook G4
since around 2007. However, something must have hit my head a couple
of months ago and I thought OSX might be more useful for this old
laptop, since I mainly use it for browsing anyway. So I wiped it clean
and put OSX on
--- On Mon, 1/21/13, ruben ruben@gmail.com wrote:
Hmm... looks
like pbbuttonsd has been orphaned...
Because of that, I wonder if there are any alternatives
maintained for
those programs? I heard about pommed, but it's still not
clear to me
if it's really an alternative for pbbuttonsd
Was supposed to go to the mailing list...
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From: ruben ruben@gmail.com
Date: Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 1:37 AM
Subject: Re: debian on iBook G4
To: Dan DeVoto dand1...@yahoo.com
On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 12:11 AM, Dan DeVoto dand1...@yahoo.com wrote:
I
I too have found this bug, and it slays me that I cannot find a way to
accurately phrase the problem, or guess what exactly is
the software responsible for the bug.
I'm certain that it's not that the virtual console needs a window manager
running to be readable, because during bootup there is
a
and OSX sides since
the last successful MOL boot, so I am not quite sure what has triggered
the problem.
The setup is an iBook G4 1Mhz, running Debian PPC tracking unstable,
with Mac OSX 10.3 and MOL 0.9.70-8 from the Debian packages, along with
the 0.9.70-1 mol-macosx drivers.
On startmol -X I get
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-
Hash: SHA1
Hi all.
I'm having some problems with Debian on an iBook G4. I've installed
SID, but sound is not working. Kernel doesn't find any sound hardware.
ALSA does not find any, as well.
Now I've got another problem, avery time sistem boots
Hello
It could be interesting to include a preliminary section about the
hardware components of this machine or at least a link to an Apple
page with that information.
I started a such section, let me know if things are missing
http://seb.france.free.fr/linux/ibookG4/iBookG4-howto.html
thanks
It seems many people build their kernels in /usr/src, [...]
.. Linus has also pointed out several times that people should *not*
compile kernels in /usr/src/linux, and instead do it in their home
directory as a regular user, not root. The only time you should become
root is when you install
On Wed, 2004-02-18 at 08:55, Colin Leroy wrote:
It seems many people build their kernels in /usr/src, [...]
.. Linus has also pointed out several times that people should *not*
compile kernels in /usr/src/linux, and instead do it in their home
directory as a regular user, not root. The
El Lunes, 16 de Febrero de 2004 23:06, Florian Reitmeir escribi:
but you could mention that,
the new (beta) Debian Installer worked (for me) out of the Box.
http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/
Worked for me too.
Regards,
--
(o_.' Imobach Gonzlez Sosa [EMAIL PROTECTED]
//\c{}
the new (beta) Debian Installer worked (for me) out of the Box.
http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/
I think I tried it, but when I would select execute a shell, it would go on
with partitioning, not really caring about what I wanted, so I gave up and
whined in #debianppc :D
I'll
Hi,
This is just to let you know that I've been working on a howto about using an
iBookG4 under Debian, I intend to add the missing parts (keyboard and
others), and publish it within a few days,
let me know if you want to contribute or change things,
Please don't pay attention to the typo,
Thermal management works if compiled as a module.
--
Sylvain Joyeux
Just forget the last one, I should think twice before sending my emails.
--
Sylvain Joyeux
On Mon, 16 Feb 2004, Sbastien FRANOIS wrote:
This is just to let you know that I've been working on a howto about using an
iBookG4 under Debian, I intend to add the missing parts (keyboard and
others), and publish it within a few days,
let me know if you want to contribute or change
Answering myself:
http://people.debian.org/~manty/testing/netinst/powerpc/daily/
Perhaps it works! Dowloading now.
Sad news, modules are missing! :-/
Am I doing something wrong? I am following these steps:
http://hal9000.eui.upm.es/halwiki/iBook_20G4?action=show
Thanks and best regards,
You can try the Modo experto solution in the address you have cited or,
maybe, build your own debian-installer CD-image (net access is needed
in both cases).
Instructions on building debian-installer CD image (mini-ISO) for powerpc
can be found here:
Luis Sanjuan wrote:
You can try the Modo experto solution in the address you have cited or,
maybe, build your own debian-installer CD-image (net access is needed
in both cases).
Instructions on building debian-installer CD image (mini-ISO) for powerpc
can be found here:
On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 the mental interface of
J.Manrique Lopez de la Fuente told:
Where can I download Sarge CD installer? Gluck site seems to be down.
Just follow
http://www.mathematik.uni-marburg.d/~schmidtm/apple/powerbook.en.php
step by step ;-)
Nice, but.. where is Sarge CD installer? I
On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 the mental interface of
J.Manrique Lopez de la Fuente told:
Where can I download Sarge CD installer? Gluck site seems to be down.
Just follow
http://www.mathematik.uni-marburg.d/~schmidtm/apple/powerbook.en.php
step by step ;-)
Nice, but.. where is Sarge CD installer?
On Tue, 30 Dec 2003 the mental interface of
J.Manrique Lopez de la Fuente told:
Hello,
I have a 12 iBook G4, and I would like using Debian/Gnome2.4 on it, as I
do in my PC. I've heard that Xserver doesn't work in this machine yet, is
that true? What is the real status of Debian/Sid for G4
Hello,
I have a 12 iBook G4, and I would like using Debian/Gnome2.4 on it, as I
do in my PC. I've heard that Xserver doesn't work in this machine yet, is
that true? What is the real status of Debian/Sid for G4 iBook?
Is there any tool like Partition Magic for Win32 for Mac OS X to make
On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 the mental interface of
J.Manrique Lopez de la Fuente told:
Hello again,
Xserver is running for sure ;-) The 3-D accelaration depend on your
graphic adapter.
It is using ATI Mobility Radeon 9200:
http://www.apple.com/ibook/specs.html
You'll find almost
Hello again,
Xserver is running for sure ;-) The 3-D accelaration depend on your
graphic adapter.
It is using ATI Mobility Radeon 9200:
http://www.apple.com/ibook/specs.html
You'll find almost everythinh you are using fom the i386 port.
Nice, that's what I am looking for.
For Installation
Of course, you have to reinstall MacOS again. While this
installation prozess you can make partitions for MacOS, linux und
i.e NetBSD.
Where can I download Sarge CD installer? Gluck site seems to be down.
Thanks and best regards,
=
J.Manrique
On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 the mental interface of
J.Manrique Lopez de la Fuente told:
Of course, you have to reinstall MacOS again. While this
installation prozess you can make partitions for MacOS, linux und
i.e NetBSD.
Where can I download Sarge CD installer? Gluck site seems to be down.
On 01 Dec 2003 at 21h12, Diana Galletly wrote:
Hi,
Only problems that I still have involve gnome and friends, and not
being able to get from X to a VT. But that is no doubt an artefact
of his having a French keyboard and my having a UK one.
I can't do it either.
--
Colin
On Tue, 2003-12-02 at 08:31, Colin Leroy wrote:
On 01 Dec 2003 at 21h12, Diana Galletly wrote:
Only problems that I still have involve gnome and friends, and not
being able to get from X to a VT. But that is no doubt an artefact
of his having a French keyboard and my having a UK one.
On Tue, 2 Dec 2003, Michel [ISO-8859-1] Dänzer wrote:
Does chvt work?
It certainly does for me :-) Thanks.
Diana.
On Tue, 2003-12-02 at 12:25, Diana Galletly wrote:
On Tue, 2 Dec 2003, Michel [ISO-8859-1] Dnzer wrote:
Does chvt work?
It certainly does for me :-) Thanks.
Okay, then either you're not using the right key combo or you have a
keyboard configuration problem.
--
Earthling Michel Dnzer
On Sun, 30 Nov 2003, fabrizio messina wrote:
some people just installed debian gnu linux on ibook g4?
Yes :-) My Xserver even works now thanks to Colin Leroy giving me
his XF86Config with that all-important modeline in it.
Only problems that I still have involve gnome and friends, and not
hi all,
some people just installed debian gnu linux on ibook g4?
i purchased this machine two days ago and i would like to install linux
;-)
the question is: do you think this machine will work faster with
linux? :-)
I have not so much time time to install linux, and i would like to
spend
Il dom, 2003-11-30 alle 12:23, fabrizio messina ha scritto:
hi all,
some people just installed debian gnu linux on ibook g4?
Yes, some of them are completely supported, other are less supported.
What model do you have?
the question is: do you think this machine will work faster with
There have been sucessfull install reports, check the mailing list
archive for them.
Faster than what ?
i think that Jvm on Linux is faster than Jvm on Panther, isn't it?
moreover, i think that graphic interface of Panther is slow..
Friendly,
Sven Luther
fabrizio
El domingo, 30 de noviembre de 2003, a las 13:11, Giuseppe Sacco escribió:
I think it isn't a matter of speed. It is a matter of freedom and
usability. It is up to you to select the OS you like.
Yes, but it is also a matter of speed. Mac OS X almost renders my
Yosemite G3 unusable...
Regards,
Hi Fabrizio
on my ibook g4 same configuration as yours linux is faster then MacOSX.
But I think it depend on your window-manager.
* fabrizio messina [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2003-11-30 12:23:03 +0100]:
I have not so much time time to install linux, and i would like to
spend my time
in the right
On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 15:40:00 +0100
fabrizio messina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I think it isn't a matter of speed. It is a matter of freedom and
usability. It is up to you to select the OS you like.
agreed! :-) Mac Os is a unix-like system based on darwin kernel
(similar to BSD..) ok..but
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