I'm sorry, I really not able to ssh into individual computers to set things up and still be able to get the product out. There are only so many hours in a day. I do appreciate the feedback though. On Fri, 8 Mar 2002, Arto Leskinen wrote:
> >Umm, the thread was on RS/6000 > > Sorry, forgot to change the subject:(. > > > > > > Then some questions. > >> > >> I was trying to install g4/733Mhz with nvidia card. Graphical install > >> did not worked, and I tried text > >> install. Text intall did not offered any other keyboards to choose > >> from than US and Us international, > >> I would have liked to use finnish keyboard. Then when I tried to > > > >Keyboard selection is only in expert install. Other than your keyboard > >being mismapped, startup is OK? You can fix from rescue: > > I did later expert install, but also there the only keyboard choices > are us and us > international. In graphical install there is button more, which is > missing in text install. > Behind more button you can choose Finnish keyboard. > > >...For fixing the keyboard as you want it, I'm going to refer you to the nice > >doc Sylvain put together: > > > >http://www.mandrake.com/en/archives/cooker-ppc/2002-02/msg00092.php > > I will check this. > > >... If you want, I can give you > > > root access with ssh. That is if you can help me to get it up > >> properly. There is nothing important isstalled at a moment. only OS > >> 9.2 Finnish, OSX Finnish, and Mandrake 8.2 B with recommended > > > install. > > So if you want me to leave open G4/733/nvidia computer, I can do that. > Please send me then separate email, and I'll give ip address. I can open ports > to only fixed ip number. > > > > I earlier asked about my cd not working in G4mp/2*450MHZ ati128Rage > > > pro. I downloaded kernel source from cooker and compiled it. > >...This is a different machine? > > Yes this is multi processor G4/2*450MHZ with ati128Rage. The kernel that > froze was 2.4.17-17smp. What more information I can get while > it freezes in quite early stage? I think it freezes while trying to > initilize ide > system bus. So propably there will be nothing in logs. I installed > the kernel from > RPM, copied it to boot, configured it as one choice in yaboots menu > and restarted. > > > Did you change anything in the default > >config? > > About X windows: > The colour changes started without me modifying anything. After that I > installed newer XFree, which I have not been able to make work. I'll try to > remove new XFree and return back to version in 8.2Beta cd. > > >I've been told X in cooker doesn't work on rage128 now. You > >could uninstall that version an re-install the one from the beta1 CD. You > >don't need to reinstall just to change X versions. > > > >> I installed newest version of mol, and tried it already with 8.0 and > > > it worked all right. Now with 8.2beta I can not make it to work. There > > >is continuing flow of errors unknown > > > gestalt selector nmrg, dvrf and ofpt? I have the problem that when I > >> have set up the open firmware to boot with bootstrap, I always get > >> error file system map broken, restart when trying to start os9. If I > >> clear parameter ram, the system starts normally. This also happened > > > when using mol to start macos. > >> > >I've seen similar issues on the MOL list, but haven't seen an answer. > >I've seen some other folks using MOL, so maybe it's an issue with nvidia, > >like X. The file system map broken is new to me. > > Sorry about being messy in my message. This was the Dual processor G4 computer > G4/450MHZ with ati128Rage pro. So it broke when installing 8.2B, it was working > with 8.0. No changes in harware. Also the file system map problems started with > installation of 8.2 beta. > > > > I can also give access to this computers linux partitions, but > >> macintosh partitions are used for real data. > > > So this access should be when I am with the computer. > >I have no need to touch any MacOS partitions. The 2 OS's have no overlap. > >It sounds like your system is basically working aside from the keyboard > >issues. I can't really do much to debug X issues over ssh. > > If you want me to look how things look in G4/2*450MHZ, I can let you have > ssh connection available also to this machine. I can open ports to > only fixed ip number. > Please send me then separate email, and I'll give ip address if you > are interested. > Next week I can be your eyes, if you want to test X. We can have talk > etc open while I > do what you ask me to and tell you what happends. After about two > hours I am leaving > Helsinki and I will be back on sunday. > > We have changed Mac models and we have currently unused beige G3 > computers and some > older models. Naturally I can not send them there, and I have very > limited amount time > to use for this. I can install Mandrake from Cd, and leave ssh open > to some ip, that is > about all. I do not know if there are in Finland, Helsinki anyone who > would have more > time and expertice to test differrent configurations. I could loan > old computers for > test use. > > Arto Leskinen > > > > >Stew Benedict > -- > -------------------------- :^) ------------- (^: ----------------------- > Arto Leskinen > Tel. +358 9 2291 2242 Finnish Association of Graduate Engineers TEK > Fax. +358 9 2291 2911 Ratavartijankatu 2, FIN-00520 Helsinki > GSM +358 40 553 9474 E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoft OH/TN, USA http://people.mandrakesoft.com/~sbenedict/ PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/demos/PPC/FAQ/ Cooker-PPC IRC: irc.openprojects.net/#cooker-ppc
