Dan Green wrote:
Hello there,
We have a 37 gig drive in an Apple Blue and White (first generation)
G3. All seems to work fine, and it detects the drive properly, and the mkfs
runs without incident. However, when I try and mount it, I get a couple
hundred
errors stating that the
Robert Liesenfeld wrote:
On the advice of a couple of responses from my earlier post, I tried
installing on an external drive with another mac, and booted with a
kernel I picked up from ftp.emji.net. Now, on boot, I'm getting this
SCSI error, in an endless loop:
ncr53c825a-0: Downloading
David Welton wrote:
So, I was talking with Cort regarding my ongoing RS6K troubles, and he
mentioned that trying an older compiler might help.
I did indeed have a better time of getting a v2.2.14-preX going with
the 2.91 on my yellow dog partition.
If we don't have a compiler that can
David Welton wrote:
On Wed, Nov 10, 1999 at 04:06:18PM -0700, Cort Dougan wrote:
Try the 99-10-15 drop. It should work better.
Starts looping when loading SCSI SCRIPTS:
sym53c875-2: restart (scsi reset).
scsi: aborting command due to timeout: pid 68, scsi2, channel 0 id 8,
lun 0,
Christian Ericsson wrote:
Hello Nathan,
It worked! The Debian installer started as you said it would do. But, when
it comes to the section: Install Operating System Kernel and Modules, the
dbootstrap is unable to mount the Rescue Floppy.
The error message I get is:
Mount /dev/loop0
Cort Dougan wrote:
I know nothing of the F40. I'm having all kinds of 2.2 trouble right now.
If you're using the RS/6000's I'd suggest using the latest binary from
ftp.ppc.kernel.org if you need something stable.
The F40 is as follows:
Dual PowerPC 604e @ 233MHz or 166MHz (mine is dual
Cort Dougan wrote:
I'm having rs/6000 and pmac troubles with 2.2.14.
I'm on a loaner F40 and seeing some rather nasties in the interrupt
control routines in 2.2.14 and some *REALLY* **REALLY** UGLIES in memory
mapping.. (uhm, why did the kernel just give X an extra gig that it..
oops.) Cort,
Matt Porter wrote:
I'm considering changing the default powerpc kernel when the released
2.2.14 comes out since it looks like it will have some significant PReP
bug fixes included.
I'm curious if the pmac/chrp community has any feelings on this. I'm really
concerned about the pmac
Alberto Varesio wrote:
I think it can't be done due to the MicroChannel architecture. Someone is
going
to start a work for it, but it will take time AFAIK. Try getting some old 43P
model 7248-100/120/132
I've lost my damn patchsets - the disk they were on was dropped when I
was moving.
VALETTE Eric wrote:
Environment information
---
53 powermac1:/tmp-uname -a
Linux powermac1 2.2.12 #1 Sat Sep 4 17:53:53 MDT 1999 ppc unknown
54 powermac1:/tmp-gcc -v
Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/powerpc-linux/2.95.1/specs
gcc version 2.95.1 19990816 (release)
Ethan Benson wrote:
Hello,
Does the Debian PPC installer work OK with DOS partition tables? as
in the same partition tables we use on intel machines?
The reason I ask is it looks as if the newer macs OF is broken in
such a way that it will require a partition dedicated to holding the
Jared wrote:
What's wrong? Can I do anything about it?
Yes. You can do something about it.
Switch to WindowMaker. KDE is absolutely and totally worthless. I had to
use it at work for the past 2 weeks because somebody futzed Slowlaris
CDE *THEN* there was a small bug in WMaker that caused
, and
take care! :)
--
-Phillip R. Jaenke, Systems Administrator, Nexbell Communications
AIX/BSDI/DG-UX/HP-UX/Linux(Debian)/SCO/Xenix/Xenix286
Unix is so much more than a way of life. It's a way of.. er..
it's a way of SOMETHING! I just don't know what yet!
PRJ5 / [EMAIL PROTECTED] / [EMAIL
to read a bit more.
Thanks for your time, patience, and understanding. I'd give all of
you a way to reach me if I could, but the city I'm moving to is a
pager and cellular dead-zone. ;P
--
-Phillip R. Jaenke, Systems Administrator, Nexbell Communications
AIX/BSDI/DG-UX/HP-UX/Linux(Debian)/SCO
in the 2.2.x kernels currently, but it's still a little
broken (or a lot broken! ;) on some specific machines, probably. If anyone's
got
more information, could you pass it along? Thanks! :)
--
-Phillip R. Jaenke, Systems Administrator, Nexbell Communications
AIX/BSDI/DG-UX/HP-UX/Linux(Debian
Brudeseth wrote:
In reference to last months discussion regarding the interest for a low
cost PowerPC board that can run Linux, I thought I mention that IBM has
just released the block diagram, BOM and schematics for the PowerPC
Open Platform reference board design on the following web site:
time, those of you who don't care.. just gotta celebrate
somehow, and the coworkers weren't too happy about my reaction upon hearing
it over the phone. (Top of my lungs screaming and cheering.;) Thanks for
putting up with my little celebration. :)
--
-Phillip R. Jaenke, Systems Administrator
.
It's been a really rough past few months. (Gods, I hate working for a
startup.)
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-Phillip R. Jaenke, Systems Administrator, Nexbell Communications
AIX/BSDI/DG-UX/HP-UX/Linux(Debian)/SCO/Xenix/Xenix286
Unix is so much more than a way of life. It's a way of.. er..
it's a way of SOMETHING! I
I'm seeking PCB designers. Need someone to help with a project.
A PCI-ISA PowerPC board. Basically, take IBM motherboard design, and
convert to PCI-ISA. Card length won't be an issue. This is more for
personal use than commercial application, and it's *way* beyond me. (Two
would be built, and put
James D. Freels wrote:
Hartmut,
Sorry about sending this e-mail public, but the following 2 e-mail
addresses failed:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Being desparate, I am sending to the list as last resort to try and
find Hartmut.
they outdistance the standard
604e's by a good bit with that X5 cache. Anyone able to confirm/refute that?
Thanks.
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-Phillip R. Jaenke, Systems Administrator, Nexbell Communications
AIX/BSDI/DG-UX/HP-UX/Linux(Debian)/SCO/Xenix/Xenix286
Unix is so much more than a way of life. It's a way
Jeramy B Smith wrote:
I emailed Phase 5 (www.phase5.de) about possibly making CHRP motherboards
for the purpose of running Linux for PowePC and recieved a pleasant
response. Phase 5 is a well known maker of PPC accelerators for Macs and
Amigas.
Read it at
Tom Rini wrote:
I think trying to cut down an ATX board to notebook size would be harder
(or at least as hard) as designing your own board. In fact, this might
not be too hard (if you have some good EE guys) and a good deal of
knowledge. Be manage to make a mobo so... I think using the IBM
Matt Porter wrote:
The interesting thing I find in the whole opening the hardware thing
is that IBM has had an open CHRP design in the Longtrail available for
anybody to do a run and I think it's only been two vendors who bothered to
make a limited run of the boards. You Longtrail folks
of SDRAM on the board (the T2R4 is 16M/32M only) and you've got your
video problem solved. Can't believe I didn't think of it sooner. :)
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-Phillip R. Jaenke, Systems Administrator, Nexbell Communications
AIX/BSDI/DG-UX/HP-UX/Linux(Debian)/SCO/Xenix/Xenix286
Unix is so much more than a way of life
leave me alone on a T1 with a browser and a task.
http://www.ixmicro.com/ - all the PPC video cards you could imagine.
--
-Phillip R. Jaenke, Systems Administrator, Nexbell Communications
AIX/BSDI/DG-UX/HP-UX/Linux(Debian)/SCO/Xenix/Xenix286
Unix is so much more than a way of life. It's a way
the URL? Also, what format are the layouts in?
Looks like I might have to buy more layout and design software. (GAH!
And I was *JUST* getting to the point where I could *tolerate* what I
have; AutoCAD R14 on.. bleh.. NT4 x86. SLOW!)
--
-Phillip R. Jaenke, Systems Administrator, Nexbell
called Micro Unix Systems (www.microux.com). I get F50's for
about $8,000 configured nicely there. Perhaps we should check who they
get their boards from, because these boards are *not* CHRP/PReP standard.
These are fairly genuine RS/6000. (4 processors is your first hint. ;)
--
-Phillip R. Jaenke
me to
somewhere where I can find *just* PowerPC's themselves, it'd be much
appreciated. :)
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-Phillip R. Jaenke, Rabid Systems Administrator and BOFH
AIX/BSDI/DG-UX/HP-UX/Linux(Debian)/SCO/Xenix/Xenix286
Unix is so much more than a way of life. It's a way of.. er..
it's a way of SOMETHING! I
of pity for Apple and their precious G3.
--
-Phillip R. Jaenke, Rabid Systems Administrator and BOFH
AIX/BSDI/DG-UX/HP-UX/Linux(Debian)/SCO/Xenix/Xenix286
Unix is so much more than a way of life. It's a way of.. er..
it's a way of SOMETHING! I just don't know what yet!
-BEGIN PGP
tried and true; not what's the current media darling. When the media
dumps Linux, your sales will drop, and you'll end up with nothing left except
a small niche market.
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-Phillip R. Jaenke, Rabid Systems Administrator and BOFH
AIX/BSDI/DG-UX/HP-UX/Linux(Debian)/SCO/Xenix/Xenix286
Unix is so much
E450 for 2/3rds of the
price. Now if you're going to tell me that's a bad deal, you need your head
examined.
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-Phillip R. Jaenke, Rabid Systems Administrator and BOFH
AIX/BSDI/DG-UX/HP-UX/Linux(Debian)/SCO/Xenix/Xenix286
Unix is so much more than a way of life. It's a way of.. er
Cort Dougan wrote:
If you think it's hard finding a price then try to actually purchase one.
Once you get a salesperson to admit they exist getting them to sell you one
is a good fight :)
} Out of curiousity, what is the general price range on MTX's? I spent a
} while digging around and
Cort Dougan wrote:
No wonder it was so hard to get one! That's why I didn't do the MTX
port (although other people eventually did) - I couldn't get one of the
buggers! I swear that company really hates selling its product.
Well, as I understand it, the problem is this.
Motorola,
should be a near-dropin replacement. VLSI's still around, so I don't
think that's the problem. Now if only we could get them to agree to lower qtys
and cheaper prices. ;)
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-Phillip R. Jaenke, Rabid Systems Administrator and BOFH
AIX/BSDI/DG-UX/HP-UX/Linux(Debian)/SCO/Xenix/Xenix286
Unix is so
, and we will be offering PowerPC boxes,
specifically MTX+ workstations and RS/6000's. But if that doesn't go
through, I don't see why we couldn't all work together to get a production
run done. :)
--
-Phillip R. Jaenke, Rabid Systems Administrator and BOFH
AIX/BSDI/DG-UX/HP-UX/Linux
On Sun, 16 May 1999, Cort Dougan wrote:
I have the ppc64's (power3) booting most of the way using some bridge mode
features of the chip. What exactly are you interested in? The Programmers
Environment manual for PPC covers 64-bit pretty well. That's what I've
been using.
I need the full
with the
process, it would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance. :)
-Phillip R. Jaenke, Head Unix Guru, Unicent Telecom
216-344-2603 / ~9a-~5p Eastern - Pester Me!
in. Either way, I ended up not being able to get those images done (work
interferes too much with work!;) yesterday. I'll try and get them up
today, but I'm off to an onsite right now, so look for them after 4p
EDT.
--
-Phillip R. Jaenke, Head Unix Guru, Unicent Telecom
216-344-2649 x4268
,
and a dinky hard disk. mkfs -t ext2 that dinky hard disk. Put the kernel
and root filesystem on that. Tell the boot floppy to boot from
/dev/hda1. I did a similar cheat, using a PC SCSI-UW controller, on an
F40 PowerPC Server in the beginnings of development.
Best of luck. :)
--
-Phillip R
me if you
screw your JFS partitions, either. ;)
-Phillip R. Jaenke, Head Unix Guru, Unicent Telecom
216-344-2649 x4268
43P Power 140 is a POWER2-based machine. Not PowerPC. The
only person that I know of who is working on a port for the POWER2/P2SC
is myself. And till I get testing hardware and documentation from IBM,
that's going nowhere fast.
-Phillip R. Jaenke, Head Unix Guru, Unicent Telecom
216-344-2649 x4268
Paulo Henrique Baptista de Oliveira wrote:
And what about a IBM rs/6000 250?
Is possible to install Debian Linux in such machine? With XWindow?
I'm wondering because I have a lot of these machines here at school.
Thank you, Paulo Henrique
No, not
set.
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| Head of Unix Systems| much wisdom can only come from |
| Unicent Telecom | within. Only you can teach yourself |
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placement.
If anybody knows where I should look, please let me know. Thanks muchly!
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| Phillip R. Jaenke | Not all wisdom comes from without; |
| Head of Unix Systems| much wisdom can only come from |
| Unicent
help.
Granted, it's been a while since I've worked with any sort of installer,
but those are like a bicycle. Once you learn it, it's hard to forget the
agony of your legs after that 50 mile ride. ;)
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| Phillip R. Jaenke
addressing compliant?
No, it is not, as far as I know. The Linux kernel currently does NOT
support the PowerPC RS64 or PowerPC RS64 II processors. (The name is
selfexplanatory;)
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something is not right, but i don't think it's wrong. --anon
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