Re: RFC: What should be done about kernel-image's bootloader questions

2001-06-08 Thread Ethan Benson
On Fri, Jun 08, 2001 at 03:07:35AM +0200, Michel Daenzer wrote: As the bootloader lives in AmigaOS entirely it doesn't make sense to create a package for it. nor to add anything about it to kernel-package... you would be better off to make a real bootloader not relying on proprietary OSes, or

Re: MOL

2001-06-08 Thread Jens Schmalzing
Hi, Like I said, this setup allows me to mount linux directories as AppleShare Volumes, but it does not allow me to telnet, ftp to linux. Are you sure you are addressing Linux with its IP address 192.168.1.1? If you want to use the hostname zooey, you indeed have to setup a nameserver for a

Re: X screen blanking strangeness

2001-06-08 Thread Duncan Sands
I'm running X 4.0.3 on an 8500 powermac (kernel 2.4). What driver, I assume fbdev? What framebuffer device? Sorry about that! It was all in my other post: 8500 powermac (controlfb), kernel 2.4, 8bpp, kernel parameter: video=controlfb:vmode:14,cmode:0. If I leave the computer alone, after

Re: switching to linux keycodes in woody

2001-06-08 Thread Geert Uytterhoeven
On Thu, 7 Jun 2001, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: On Thu, 7 Jun 2001, Michael Schmitz wrote: I am all for this - APUS not having Linux keycodes yet is not an issue, it will keep Amiga keycodes, right? I don't know. Should APUS start using Linux keycodes too? I hope it's not

Re: postgresql?

2001-06-08 Thread Michael Schmitz
It's administration of multiple daemons for one architecture that is the real issue. I'm still trying to come up with a good solution for this - it's about half written, I think... We're currently running six machines for m68k. One has the database locally, the others use ssh for

Re: Powerbook G3 1999 xfree 4.0.2 accel?

2001-06-08 Thread Michael Schmitz
I read somewhere that BootX did not like XFree86-4 before 2.4.x for the Lombard. Don't know if that is true after todays work. That's still true unless XFree86 changed their mind about resolving PCI resource conflicts on PPC regardless of the UseFBDev option. But it only applies to 2.2

Re: Powerbook G3 1999 xfree 4.0.2 accel?

2001-06-08 Thread Michael Schmitz
2.2.19 + XF4.0.2w/Ani's patches works fine on a Lomabard (or at least it does on mine which uses yaboot). That's the key - use yaboot. Michael

Re: MOL

2001-06-08 Thread Michel Daenzer
Jens Schmalzing wrote: It also does not allow me to browse the internet (once I have established a ppp connection to my isp). This will work if you enable network address translation and IP forwarding. I use iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -j SNAT --to $IP -s $MOLNET -o $DEVICE echo

Re: special sybols on German Mac Pro Keybord

2001-06-08 Thread Georg Koss
On Fri, Jun 08, 2001 at 03:12:12AM +0200, Karl-Heinz Haag wrote: With my G4 Cube I got the USB 'Apple Pro Keyboard' with german keycaps. I've a G4 but had the new USB-keyboard working - so probably its no difference .. I don't see how to manage typing several important symbols in the Linux

Re: Powerbook G3 1999 xfree 4.0.2 accel?

2001-06-08 Thread Michel Daenzer
Michael Schmitz wrote: I read somewhere that BootX did not like XFree86-4 before 2.4.x for the Lombard. Don't know if that is true after todays work. That's still true unless XFree86 changed their mind about resolving PCI resource conflicts on PPC regardless of the UseFBDev

Re: IR on TiBook?

2001-06-08 Thread Michel Daenzer
Wilhelm Fitzpatrick wrote: Recently there was a thread about using the IR port on Pismo's, saying that there is needed kernel support that is missing. Does this affect the TiBook as well? That is has anybody got IRDA support working with the TiBook? Or do I need to wait? Most of the

Re: special sybols on German Mac Pro Keybord

2001-06-08 Thread kh
Quoting Georg Koss [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Fri, Jun 08, 2001 at 03:12:12AM +0200, Karl-Heinz Haag wrote: With my G4 Cube I got the USB 'Apple Pro Keyboard' with german keycaps. I've a G4 but had the new USB-keyboard working - so probably its no difference .. the symbol for 'pipe' --

Re: postgresql?

2001-06-08 Thread Michael Schmitz
We're currently running six machines for m68k. One has the database locally, the others use ssh for wanna-build. I fail to see the problem here (other than getting enough people to process the logs, of course). Although my time is limited, I'm willing to do my share of this work if

Re: PPC browser (lite)

2001-06-08 Thread Jonas Smedegaard
On Wed, 6 Jun 2001, morten wrote: I start to get the impression that people don't do .debs for ppc. And I don't have the disk space for every src-package needed. Do you have some links to .deb ppc sites? My apt sources.list is here: http://debian.jones.dk/debian/local/auryn/etc/apt/ I use

Re: Powerbook G3 1999 xfree 4.0.2 accel?

2001-06-08 Thread Matthew Bernhardt
Quick PCI calls, I ran into that with the 3c59x drivers, I had to change the ISA check before it worked on my athlon. I will move to 2.2.19 today. Funny, I thought that I could not use yaboot because I have an oldworld, that was the only reason I use BootX. I will post my findings

pcmcia ethernet?

2001-06-08 Thread Bradley C. Midgley
are there any known working methods to do pcmcia ethernet? as i plugged an ethernet cable to my powerbook recently, i felt a static shock. now ethernet fails to work (the hub carrier light briefly blinks now when before it would have turned on solid and remained on) repairs are expensive for

Re: RFC: What should be done about kernel-image's bootloader questions

2001-06-08 Thread Michel Daenzer
Ethan Benson wrote: On Fri, Jun 08, 2001 at 03:07:35AM +0200, Michel Daenzer wrote: As the bootloader lives in AmigaOS entirely it doesn't make sense to create a package for it. nor to add anything about it to kernel-package... It already has to handle the subarch, do you think this

Re: postgresql?

2001-06-08 Thread Daniel Jacobowitz
On Fri, Jun 08, 2001 at 04:48:56PM +0200, Michael Schmitz wrote: We're currently running six machines for m68k. One has the database locally, the others use ssh for wanna-build. I fail to see the problem here (other than getting enough people to process the logs, of course). Although

Re: postgresql?

2001-06-08 Thread Daniel Jacobowitz
On Fri, Jun 08, 2001 at 11:32:25AM +0200, Michael Schmitz wrote: It's administration of multiple daemons for one architecture that is the real issue. I'm still trying to come up with a good solution for this - it's about half written, I think... We're currently running six

Re: postgresql?

2001-06-08 Thread Michael Schmitz
Fine, I'll be happy to answer any questions that might arise. If you have access to the wanna-build CVS, get the stuff there. Otherwise, use the latest source at http://people.debian.org/~cts/wanna-build/ and build it on your PPC (just did that). Install sbuild and buildd and get sbuild

Re: Powerbook G3 1999 xfree 4.0.2 accel?

2001-06-08 Thread jeramy b smith
I thought this was a lombard powerbook? They are the first new world powerbooks. If this isn't a lombard, tell me so I can go out back and have my buddy use the cluebat on me. Matthew Bernhardt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:     Quick PCI calls, I ran into that with the 3c59x drivers, I had to

Re: postgresql?

2001-06-08 Thread Michael Schmitz
Well, that aspect of administration wasn't what I thought you were talking about, obviously. I didn't forget you said that before, and I wasn't suggesting something along 'just set up a bunch of buildds, Dan is going to take care of the rest'. Right, I didn't think you did. Sorry if it

Re: Powerbook G3 1999 xfree 4.0.2 accel?

2001-06-08 Thread Michael Schmitz
On Fri, 8 Jun 2001, jeramy b smith wrote: I thought this was a lombard powerbook? They are the first new world powerbooks. If this isn't a lombard, tell me so I can go out back and have my buddy use the cluebat on me. Lombards are newworld, and should use yaboot. Older models (wallstreet)

Re: postgresql?

2001-06-08 Thread Daniel Jacobowitz
On Fri, Jun 08, 2001 at 09:24:09PM +0200, Michael Schmitz wrote: Fine, I'll be happy to answer any questions that might arise. If you have access to the wanna-build CVS, get the stuff there. Otherwise, use the latest source at http://people.debian.org/~cts/wanna-build/ and build it on

Re: postgresql?

2001-06-08 Thread Daniel Jacobowitz
On Fri, Jun 08, 2001 at 10:26:40PM +0200, Michael Schmitz wrote: So set up a mailing list for the log mails, or rather two separate lists for successful and failed logs (in my experience, the failed packages are a lot more work). It doesn't hurt to have more than one reply for the latter

Re: postgresql?

2001-06-08 Thread Michael Schmitz
The wanna-build CVS is public - it allows anonymous pserver, though I don't remember the account name. anonymous perhaps. I just don't recall the host name. Using CVS has some benefits (as in: sbuild should know /var/state/apt moved to /var/lib/apt, and maybe there's support for

Re: postgresql?

2001-06-08 Thread Michael Schmitz
for successful and failed logs (in my experience, the failed packages are a lot more work). It doesn't hurt to have more than one reply for the latter (buildd checks for that), and it might not even hurt for the successful ones (that I haven't tried). In order to check files in the build

Re: postgresql?

2001-06-08 Thread Daniel Jacobowitz
On Fri, Jun 08, 2001 at 10:52:29PM +0200, Michael Schmitz wrote: for successful and failed logs (in my experience, the failed packages are a lot more work). It doesn't hurt to have more than one reply for the latter (buildd checks for that), and it might not even hurt for the

Re: postgresql?

2001-06-08 Thread Michael Schmitz
the first ten or so packages. If any of these turn out to be taken by someone else when it gets around to checking them out, too bad, print a log message and proceed with the ones that were taken successfully. Yes, I understand that. It's duplication of log processing that I meant.

Re: pcmcia ethernet?

2001-06-08 Thread Andrew Sharp
Bradley C. Midgley wrote: are there any known working methods to do pcmcia ethernet? as i plugged an ethernet cable to my powerbook recently, i felt a static shock. now ethernet fails to work (the hub carrier light briefly blinks Yaow. That sucks. Pcmcia ethernet works fine. Just get a