May 2001 - openSUSE PPC - openSUSE Mailing Lists

once again: using any non-onboard NIC under SuSE linux
by Timo Schoeler 30 May '01

30 May '01

hello, for the third time i'll report my experiences (?!) on my journey to a working NIC... having tested the smc 9432tx (etherpower II) and the smc 1211 i experienced that both won't work. tested on a pm 8200/120 64/big scsi raid ;)/cd under suse 7.1 ppc. trying to initialize the interface (e.g. via 'rcnetwork restart') results in a hanging machine (blubb -- and away; need for a hard reset). onboard eth works fine (but only 10mb though). ok, so i tried the holy DEC 'Tulip' chipset, the 21143 to be exact -- using the appropriate driver (for 21x4x-cards ;) this results in *lots of* errors on the cli (fortunately, i don't have 'em with me, so that i can't give 'em to you -- perhaps tomorrow...), saying that linux isn't able to initialize that card... so my final question: is there *any* card that runs under (suse) linux ppc? i need at least two additional interfaces (10/100mbit) on that machine! [evaluating debian & linuxppc at time] greetz and tia 4 answers, timo ps: i remember that a few guys had the same trouble -- any ideas?! -- msg, Timo ____________________________________________________________ No electrons were harmed in the manufacture of this e-mail. ____________________________________________________________ In a world without walls and fences who needs Windows and Gates?

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Re: XFree86
by hysterion 29 May '01

29 May '01

> -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: XFree86 > Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 23:20:56 -0700 (PDT) > From: Roxanne Gentile <rmgentile(a)yahoo.com> > To: hysterion(a)mac.com > > > Hello. > > Did you ever get answers to your questions about > configuring XFree86? I am in the same boat. I suppose you are referring to http://lists.suse.com/archives/suse-ppc/2001-Mar/0027.html, or http://groups.google.com/groups?scoring=d&num=50&q=xsfbswitch. The only thing that worked for me was to edit /etc/XF86Config by hand. Linux distributions include utilities that ought to do this automagically (XF86Setup, xf86config, Xconfigurator, Xautoconfig SaX, xsfbswitch, SaX2,...) but I have yet to find one that works with with SuSE 7.0 on this hardware: Power Macintosh 7300/180 Apple Multiple Scan 15 Display (graphics controller: /chaos/control) (SuSE 7.0 docs say that XFree86 3.3.6 is mandatory in this case. Maybe there are new solutions with SuSE 7.1 a/o XFree86 4.0.x?) To find the correct parameters to edit into /etc/XF86Config, it's easiest to follow the procedure explained on this excellent page: http://www.linux-france.org/article/materiel/mac/xf86config.html. (Maybe others will know of an equivalent in English - I don't.) Herlent's "manip" is not one that would seem hard to code into a program... Then again, I don't know that it's been done. It seems important to follow it *to the letter* - for example, if I leave out the line with "Virtual" then it stops working. Extra twist in SuSE (7.0 PPC): a pesky script (/sbin/init.d/xsfb) wants to reinstate a generic /etc/XF86Config file each time you reboot! To prevent this "feature"(?) from ruining your efforts, you need to edit /etc/rc.config and replace CREATE_FBCONF="yes" by CREATE_FBCONF="no". Hope this helps, and maybe others will have better solutions or updates to suggest. http://www.kernel.org/LDP/LDP/gs/node4.html says: "The most difficult and frustrating part of any Linux installation and setup is the X Window System." hysterion

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iMac modem
by Jaap-Jan 28 May '01

28 May '01

Hi, I still have no success getting the modem up using a februari 2001 iMac and Suse 7.1. I used the default installed kernel. Yast2 says there is an unrecognized modem, if I use yast to configure dial-up networking and let it probe the modem, it can't find anything. Anybody an idea? thanks, Jaap-Jan

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suse online update
by Janus Sandsgaard 25 May '01

25 May '01

Hi What value should I write in Yast2 -> Software -> Change source of installation -> Network ? Im using Suse Linux 7.1PPC -j -- Boligløs i København siden 1.04.01 - kan du hjælpe? http://janus.dk

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PPC RaiserFS/XFS Status/Patches
by Andrei Verovski 25 May '01

25 May '01

Hi, 1) Anyone succeeded to deploy RaiserFS on PowerMac? If yes, where the patch for 2.4.5preX kernels can be downloaded from? I have seen only patches for 2.4.4 kernel so far. 2) How to properly re-make boot stuff from suseboot folder in order to support RaiserFS: vmlinux (boot kernel), and ramdisk.image.gz (which seem to contain linuxrc/yast install)? 3) If RaiserFS on PowerMac still too "green", anyone tried to use SGI XFS? Thanks in advance Andrei

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Mouse button emulation in Gnome
by BillT＠Mahagonny.com 24 May '01

24 May '01

Hello, I am having problems with mouse button emulation with SuSE/Gnome. I sent an email to SuSE support earlier in the week, but I have yet to receive a response. Maybe someone here has run into the same problem. I am running an Apple PowerBook G3/333 (Lombard/Bronze keyboard) with SuSE PPC 7.1 - Kernel 2.4. All packages are the default versions from the PPC 7.1 CD. I have followed the directions from the SuSE web site (http://sdb.suse.de/sdb/en/html/poeml_mouse_buttons_emulation.html) and added the following to /etc/init.d/boot.local : echo "1" > /proc/sys/dev/mac_hid/mouse_button_emulation echo "87" > /proc/sys/dev/mac_hid/mouse_button2_keycode # F11 echo "88" > /proc/sys/dev/mac_hid/mouse_button3_keycode # F12 This has enabled mouse emulation in KDE, however when I switch to Gnome the F12 key no longer works as the right button. I have also tried passing the kernel argument: "adb_buttons=103,111" using Yaboot as suggested for other distributions, but that did not work for either KDE or Gnome. I would prefer to use Gnome as my desktop since that is what I am used to on the x86 platform. Is there a current fix for this problem? or am I missing something? -- BillT(a)Mahagonny.com | PGP KeyID#: 0xFB966670 If cryptography is outlawed, only outlaws jvyy unir pelcgbtencul.

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Can access only access Internet as a Root User
by Xavier de Cardenas 23 May '01

23 May '01

I successfully configured my SuSE Linux 7.1 on my Beige G3/300 to connect to the internet using my DSL connection (DHCP). The problem is that I can only do this as the Root user. I open a terminal window under my regular user account and change to super user. I then type adsl-start and it connects. When I try to launch Netscape or Konquerer as a normal user I get an error message stating that I am not network socket not connected. Although if I run lynx under the terminal window as superuser (root) it connects without a problem. What am I doing wrong? Xavier -- Xavier de Cárdenas xavierdc(a)verizon.net

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PPC RaiserFS/XFS Status/Patches
by Andrei Verovski 23 May '01

23 May '01

Hi, 1) Anyone succeeded to deploy RaiserFS on PowerMac? If yes, where the patch for 2.4.5preX kernels can be downloaded from? I have seen only patches for 2.4.4 kernel so far. 2) How to properly re-make boot stuff from suseboot folder in order to support RaiserFS: vmlinux (boot kernel), and ramdisk.image.gz (which seem to contain linuxrc/yast install)? 3) If RaiserFS on PowerMac still too "green", anyone tried to use SGI XFS? Thanks in advance Andrei

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glibc-2.2-17.ppc.rpm update fails
by Joss Winn 22 May '01

22 May '01

Hi, has anyone else had any success downloading the updated glibc RPM? I have tried the YaST2 online updater which normally works well for me, but fails after about 600K and so does my browser when I try to download it from there. Downloading other updates from the ftp site is no problem. Is there something wrong with the RPM? Joss -- http://www.josswinn.org

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PPC RaiserFS Status/Patches
by Andrei Verovski 21 May '01

21 May '01

Hi, 1) Anyone succeeded to deploy RaiserFS on PowerMac? If yes, where the patch for 2.4.5preX kernels can be downloaded from? 2) How to properly re-make boot stuff from suseboot folder: vmlinux (boot kernel), and ramdisk.image.gz (which seem to contain linuxrc/yast install) in order to support RaiserFS? Thanks in advance Andrei

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