Re: PowerBook G4 (5.9) Debian Sound problem

2006-11-28 Thread Paul Collins
Steffen Thoss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'm new to Linux on the PowerPC and have a problem with the sound on my > PowerBook (1.67 Ghz) Modell 5.9. > The problem is that the Gnome System sounds are working but all other > sound like mp3, DVD sound or radio streaming don't. Sometimes I just get

Re: PowerMac G4 : how to enable the server mode ?

2006-11-28 Thread Benjamin Herrenschmidt
On Tue, 2006-11-28 at 14:27 -0500, Stefan Bruda wrote: > Michael Schmitz wrote: > > > > I'm pretty sure the decision to disable autoboot on shutdown was a design > > decision. If you want a shutdown followed by automatic powerup, you should > > have used reboot. > > Except on power failures... We

PowerBook G4 (5.9) Debian Sound problem

2006-11-28 Thread Steffen Thoss
Hi ! I'm new to Linux on the PowerPC and have a problem with the sound on my PowerBook (1.67 Ghz) Modell 5.9. The problem is that the Gnome System sounds are working but all other sound like mp3, DVD sound or radio streaming don't. Sometimes I just get a noise and sometimes just nothing. I also h

Re: PowerMac G4 : how to enable the server mode ?

2006-11-28 Thread Stefan Bruda
Michael Schmitz wrote: > > I'm pretty sure the decision to disable autoboot on shutdown was a design > decision. If you want a shutdown followed by automatic powerup, you should > have used reboot. Except on power failures... By the way, has anybody tried this trick of the PowerMacs G5? I have

Re: PowerMac G4 : how to enable the server mode ?

2006-11-28 Thread Michael Schmitz
> > Yes, it's disabled if you do a shutdown tho. > > > > They would be cool if that could be a parameter to be passed to the > kernel in the configuration of Yaboot. I'm pretty sure the decision to disable autoboot on shutdown was a design decision. If you want a shutdown followed by automatic pow

Re: PowerMac G4 : how to enable the server mode ?

2006-11-28 Thread Frédéric Massot
Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote: I found this through Rich Johnson, the maintainer of the "autoboot" utility.. and I've just pulled plug on one of our G4 servers and lo! the server_mode=1 survived the reboot. It also remains after a conventional reboot. Yes, it's disabled if you do a shutdow

Re: PowerMac G4 : how to enable the server mode ?

2006-11-28 Thread Clive Menzies
On (28/11/06 10:56), Frédéric Massot wrote: > Yes, there is the package "powerpc-utils" and the command "autoboot" : > > AUTOBOOT(8) > NAME > autoboot - tool for setting/resetting servermode booting of PowerMacs > SYNOPSIS >autoboot [-v] on >autoboot [-v] off >autoboot -V

Re: [OT] Ubuntu and powerpc (was Re: linux-kernel-di-powerpc-2.6_1.24_powerpc.changes REJECTED)

2006-11-28 Thread Michael Schmitz
> >> (contemplating to switch to ubuntu finally, as the Debian development > >> process now appears to be broken by design at least as it relates to > >> powerpc) > > > > Oh, ubuntu is not better, Well, Colin Watson is handling the port, which is > > fine, but they also left bug reports from me mol

Re: PowerMac G4 : how to enable the server mode ?

2006-11-28 Thread Clive Menzies
On (28/11/06 10:26), Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote: > > I found this through Rich Johnson, the maintainer of the "autoboot" > > utility.. and I've just pulled plug on one of our G4 servers and lo! > > the server_mode=1 survived the reboot. It also remains after a > > conventional reboot. > > Y

[OT] Ubuntu and powerpc (was Re: linux-kernel-di-powerpc-2.6_1.24_powerpc.changes REJECTED)

2006-11-28 Thread Paul Collins
Sven Luther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Tue, Nov 28, 2006 at 08:00:45AM +0100, Michael Schmitz wrote: >> (contemplating to switch to ubuntu finally, as the Debian development >> process now appears to be broken by design at least as it relates to >> powerpc) > > Oh, ubuntu is not better, Well

Re: PowerMac G4 : how to enable the server mode ?

2006-11-28 Thread Frédéric Massot
Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote: I found this through Rich Johnson, the maintainer of the "autoboot" utility.. and I've just pulled plug on one of our G4 servers and lo! the server_mode=1 survived the reboot. It also remains after a conventional reboot. Yes, it's disabled if you do a shutdow