[opensuse-ppc] PPC DVD request (12.1 unstable)

Joop Boonen

27 Oct 2011 27 Oct '11

18:43

Dear all, I'm wondering if would be an option to create DVD 12.1 unstable for PPC, when openSuSE 12.1 is released. As there is officially no up to date openSuSE PPC release anymore. Then newbie PPC users will be able to install it on their old mac. Regards, Joop. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+owner@opensuse.org

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Marcus Meissner

27 Oct 27 Oct

20:27

On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 08:43:09PM +0200, Joop Boonen wrote:

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Dear all,

I'm wondering if would be an option to create DVD 12.1 unstable for PPC, when openSuSE 12.1 is released. As there is officially no up to date openSuSE PPC release anymore. Then newbie PPC users will be able to install it on their old mac.

Regards,

http://powerpc.opensuse.org/factory/iso/ download the NET ISO. boot it. report if it works. If it doesn't, doing a full DVD is not useful. Ciao, Marcus -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+owner@opensuse.org

Chuck Payne

20:31

On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 4:27 PM, Marcus Meissner wrote:

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On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 08:43:09PM +0200, Joop Boonen wrote:

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Dear all,

I'm wondering if would be an option to create DVD 12.1 unstable for PPC, when openSuSE 12.1 is released. As there is officially no up to date openSuSE PPC release anymore. Then newbie PPC users will be able to install it on their old mac.

Regards,

http://powerpc.opensuse.org/factory/iso/

download the NET ISO. boot it. report if it works.

If it doesn't, doing a full DVD is not useful.

Ciao, Marcus -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+owner@opensuse.org

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Marcus Meissner

20:33

On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 04:31:17PM -0400, Chuck Payne wrote:

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On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 4:27 PM, Marcus Meissner wrote:

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On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 08:43:09PM +0200, Joop Boonen wrote:

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Dear all,

I'm wondering if would be an option to create DVD 12.1 unstable for PPC, when openSuSE 12.1 is released. As there is officially no up to date openSuSE PPC release anymore. Then newbie PPC users will be able to install it on their old mac.

Regards,

http://powerpc.opensuse.org/factory/iso/

download the NET ISO. boot it. report if it works.

If it doesn't, doing a full DVD is not useful.

Ciao, Marcus -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+owner@opensuse.org

What should he point to net boot too?

I doubt it gets as far as booting... but then: http://powerpc.opensuse.org/factory/repo/oss/ Ciao, Marcus -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+owner@opensuse.org

Richard (MQ)

28 Oct 28 Oct

11:57

On 27/10/11 21:33, Marcus Meissner wrote:

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On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 04:31:17PM -0400, Chuck Payne wrote:

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On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 4:27 PM, Marcus Meissner wrote: ...

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http://powerpc.opensuse.org/factory/iso/

download the NET ISO. boot it. report if it works.

If it doesn't, doing a full DVD is not useful.

I've downloaded this image (build0002) and will try on my old iMac next week. I knew the directory was still there but didn't realise it was being updated.

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What should he point to net boot too?

I doubt it gets as far as booting...

but then: http://powerpc.opensuse.org/factory/repo/oss/

Is this basically 12.1 built for PPC? If so, I assume we will clone to the 'unstable' image once we have one that installs and runs on a few machines. -- Cheers Richard (MQ) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+owner@opensuse.org

Marcus Meissner

12:01

On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 12:57:49PM +0100, Richard (MQ) wrote:

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On 27/10/11 21:33, Marcus Meissner wrote:

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On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 04:31:17PM -0400, Chuck Payne wrote:

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On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 4:27 PM, Marcus Meissner wrote: ...

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http://powerpc.opensuse.org/factory/iso/

download the NET ISO. boot it. report if it works.

If it doesn't, doing a full DVD is not useful.

I've downloaded this image (build0002) and will try on my old iMac next week. I knew the directory was still there but didn't realise it was being updated.

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What should he point to net boot too?

I doubt it gets as far as booting...

but then: http://powerpc.opensuse.org/factory/repo/oss/

Is this basically 12.1 built for PPC? If so, I assume we will clone to the 'unstable' image once we have one that installs and runs on a few machines.

It is the current factory state as far as it builds, so yes. Factory is leaving 12.1 already behind, so it might even be a bit newer. Ciao, Marcus -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+owner@opensuse.org

Peter Czanik

27 Oct 27 Oct

20:35

On 10/27/2011 10:31 PM, Chuck Payne wrote:

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On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 4:27 PM, Marcus Meissner wrote:

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On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 08:43:09PM +0200, Joop Boonen wrote:

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Dear all,

I'm wondering if would be an option to create DVD 12.1 unstable for PPC, when openSuSE 12.1 is released. As there is officially no up to date openSuSE PPC release anymore. Then newbie PPC users will be able to install it on their old mac.

Regards, http://powerpc.opensuse.org/factory/iso/

download the NET ISO. boot it. report if it works.

If it doesn't, doing a full DVD is not useful.

Ciao, Marcus -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+owner@opensuse.org

What should he point to net boot too?

If the CD works, then: http://powerpc.opensuse.org/factory/repo/oss/ or http://roxen.integrity.hu/pub/opensuse/ppc/factory/repo/oss/ (which is synced daily). I still mirror it, but I did not try it yet this year... Bye, CzP -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+owner@opensuse.org

Joop Boonen

21:06

On Thu, October 27, 2011 10:27 pm, Marcus Meissner wrote:

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On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 08:43:09PM +0200, Joop Boonen wrote:

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Dear all,

I'm wondering if would be an option to create DVD 12.1 unstable for PPC, when openSuSE 12.1 is released. As there is officially no up to date openSuSE PPC release anymore. Then newbie PPC users will be able to install it on their old mac.

Regards,

http://powerpc.opensuse.org/factory/iso/

download the NET ISO. boot it. report if it works.

If it doesn't, doing a full DVD is not useful.

I will try, this weekend, that's no problem. The main reason why I ask for a freeze (12.1 unstable) is that we'll have a frozen release. If you have an ongoing factory release you'll have a broken release sometimes. Is it an option to also freeze the PPC release on version 12.1 i.e. to also have a openSUSE:12.1 release. The last version was 11.1. It might be that I'm overlooking something? Is there any objection to create a 12.1 unstable? An other option is also to create a openSUSE-12.1-NET-ppc.iso that uses the 12.1 repository in stead of a DVD.

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Larry Stotler

21:21

On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 5:06 PM, Joop Boonen wrote:

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I will try, this weekend, that's no problem. The main reason why I ask for a freeze (12.1 unstable) is that we'll have a frozen release. If you have an ongoing factory release you'll have a broken release sometimes.

Part of the problem with the PPC port is that it was dropped unexpectedly AFTER 11.2 was released. No one really communicated it with the community that something like that was going to happen. If it had been known, more PPC users might have been able to step up to test.

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Is it an option to also freeze the PPC release on version 12.1 i.e. to also have a openSUSE:12.1 release. The last version was 11.1.

Freezing it isn't the answer. We need to test, test, test it to see if it actually works.

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It might be that I'm overlooking something? Is there any objection to create a 12.1 unstable? An other option is also to create a openSUSE-12.1-NET-ppc.iso that uses the 12.1 repository in stead of a DVD.

We probably could try to do a snapshot of factory and split it out and see what the stability factor is. The odds of it being ready by the time 12.1 is released is low because, again, lack of testing. However, I would go with doing a split out when 12.1 is released and calling it an "unofficial" snapshot for testing to see what we can find. At least we would have a similar case to 12.1 to work with. I have a iBook 366SE here that I could test on. I don't have access to any faster PPC hardware at the moment tho. However, it's only got 320MB RAM, and I don't have the extra $$ to upgrade it now, so I'm limited in what I can do myself for a few more weeks. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+owner@opensuse.org

Joop Boonen

28 Oct 28 Oct

06:59

On Thu, October 27, 2011 11:21 pm, Larry Stotler wrote:

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On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 5:06 PM, Joop Boonen wrote:

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I will try, this weekend, that's no problem. The main reason why I ask for a freeze (12.1 unstable) is that we'll have a frozen release. If you have an ongoing factory release you'll have a broken release sometimes.

Part of the problem with the PPC port is that it was dropped unexpectedly AFTER 11.2 was released. No one really communicated it with the community that something like that was going to happen. If it had been known, more PPC users might have been able to step up to test.

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Is it an option to also freeze the PPC release on version 12.1 i.e. to also have a openSUSE:12.1 release. The last version was 11.1.

Freezing it isn't the answer. We need to test, test, test it to see if it actually works.

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It might be that I'm overlooking something? Is there any objection to create a 12.1 unstable? An other option is also to create a openSUSE-12.1-NET-ppc.iso that uses the 12.1 repository in stead of a DVD.

We probably could try to do a snapshot of factory and split it out and see what the stability factor is. The odds of it being ready by the time 12.1 is released is low because, again, lack of testing. However, I would go with doing a split out when 12.1 is released and calling it an "unofficial" snapshot for testing to see what we can find. At least we would have a similar case to 12.1 to work with.

That's a good idea. As we need something that is stable enough to use by PowerPC users.

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I have a iBook 366SE here that I could test on. I don't have access to any faster PPC hardware at the moment tho. However, it's only got 320MB RAM, and I don't have the extra $$ to upgrade it now, so I'm limited in what I can do myself for a few more weeks.

I can test too. I have a PowerMac G5 Dual 2GHz.

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Richard (MQ)

3 Nov 3 Nov

19:16

On 27/10/11 21:27, Marcus Meissner wrote:

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On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 08:43:09PM +0200, Joop Boonen wrote:

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Dear all,

I'm wondering if would be an option to create DVD 12.1 unstable for PPC, when openSuSE 12.1 is released. As there is officially no up to date openSuSE PPC release anymore. Then newbie PPC users will be able to install it on their old mac.

Regards,

http://powerpc.opensuse.org/factory/iso/

download the NET ISO. boot it. report if it works.

I don't get it recognised as a bootable medium in my old iMac - is it me and my set-up or the image file? FWIW: my normal method is holding ALT pressed after the boot chime, icons come up for anything in the system that is bootable. The HD has OSL 11.1 and OSX, those are shown but not the CD. Ejecting (with key E) and replacing with an 11.1 CD results in the latter being shown. I've tried 2 CD-Rs burnt on different machines as well as a CD-RW (which the iMac CD drive seems not to like). There is no MD5 given, but I get d7187471a3fceb49b1a12625c04266fb - can anyone confirm this? Richard -- Richard (MQ) Linux user # 439271 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+owner@opensuse.org

Alexander Graf

19:18

On 03.11.2011, at 12:16, "Richard (MQ)" wrote:

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On 27/10/11 21:27, Marcus Meissner wrote:

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On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 08:43:09PM +0200, Joop Boonen wrote:

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Dear all,

I'm wondering if would be an option to create DVD 12.1 unstable for PPC, when openSuSE 12.1 is released. As there is officially no up to date openSuSE PPC release anymore. Then newbie PPC users will be able to install it on their old mac.

Regards,

http://powerpc.opensuse.org/factory/iso/

download the NET ISO. boot it. report if it works.

I don't get it recognised as a bootable medium in my old iMac - is it me and my set-up or the image file?

FWIW: my normal method is holding ALT pressed after the boot chime, icons come up for anything in the system that is bootable. The HD has OSL 11.1 and OSX, those are shown but not the CD. Ejecting (with key E) and replacing with an 11.1 CD results in the latter being shown. I've tried 2 CD-Rs burnt on different machines as well as a CD-RW (which the iMac CD drive seems not to like).

There's a good chance it's just broken atm. You could try to go to an OF prompt and manually load yaboot off the CD. Alex

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There is no MD5 given, but I get d7187471a3fceb49b1a12625c04266fb - can anyone confirm this?

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Richard (MQ)

20:00

On 03/11/11 19:18, Alexander Graf wrote:

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On 03.11.2011, at 12:16, "Richard (MQ)" wrote:

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On 27/10/11 21:27, Marcus Meissner wrote: ...

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http://powerpc.opensuse.org/factory/iso/

download the NET ISO. boot it. report if it works.

I don't get it recognised as a bootable medium in my old iMac - is it me and my set-up or the image file? ... There's a good chance it's just broken atm. You could try to go to an OF prompt and manually load yaboot off the CD.

Alex Thanks for the suggestion, though I'm not familiar with the OpenFirmware environment - can you point me at a guide?

I'll try build0004 too. Has anyone on this list booted either build on any platform? Can anyone supply (their own) MD5 or SHA1 sums? -- Cheers Richard (MQ) Linux user # 439271 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+owner@opensuse.org

Dinar Valeev

20:02

On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 9:00 PM, Richard (MQ) wrote:

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On 03/11/11 19:18, Alexander Graf wrote:

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On 03.11.2011, at 12:16, "Richard (MQ)" wrote:

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On 27/10/11 21:27, Marcus Meissner wrote:

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http://powerpc.opensuse.org/factory/iso/

download the NET ISO. boot it. report if it works.

I don't get it recognised as a bootable medium in my old iMac - is it me and my set-up or the image file?

...

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There's a good chance it's just broken atm. You could try to go to an OF prompt and manually load yaboot off the CD.

Alex

Thanks for the suggestion, though I'm not familiar with the OpenFirmware environment - can you point me at a guide?

I'll try build0004 too.

Has anyone on this list booted either build on any platform? Can anyone supply (their own) MD5 or SHA1 sums? I've booted on CHRP (IBM pSeries)

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Alexander Graf

20:17

Richard (MQ) wrote:

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On 03/11/11 19:18, Alexander Graf wrote:

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On 03.11.2011, at 12:16, "Richard (MQ)" wrote:

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On 27/10/11 21:27, Marcus Meissner wrote: ...

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http://powerpc.opensuse.org/factory/iso/

download the NET ISO. boot it. report if it works.

I don't get it recognised as a bootable medium in my old iMac - is it me and my set-up or the image file? ... There's a good chance it's just broken atm. You could try to go to an OF prompt and manually load yaboot off the CD.

Alex Thanks for the suggestion, though I'm not familiar with the OpenFirmware environment - can you point me at a guide?

Sure, I happily fire up google and type in the obivous only to find useful information. It's hard for others to do, right? :) http://mac.linux.be/content/booting-open-firmware Alex -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+owner@opensuse.org

Richard (MQ)

20:19

On 03/11/11 20:17, Alexander Graf wrote:

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Richard (MQ) wrote:

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On 03/11/11 19:18, Alexander Graf wrote:

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On 03.11.2011, at 12:16, "Richard (MQ)" wrote:

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On 27/10/11 21:27, Marcus Meissner wrote: ...

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http://powerpc.opensuse.org/factory/iso/

download the NET ISO. boot it. report if it works.

I don't get it recognised as a bootable medium in my old iMac - is it me and my set-up or the image file? ... There's a good chance it's just broken atm. You could try to go to an OF prompt and manually load yaboot off the CD.

Alex Thanks for the suggestion, though I'm not familiar with the OpenFirmware environment - can you point me at a guide?

Sure, I happily fire up google and type in the obivous only to find useful information. It's hard for others to do, right? :)

http://mac.linux.be/content/booting-open-firmware

OK - thanks. Point taken... -- Cheers Richard (MQ) Linux user # 439271 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+owner@opensuse.org

Joop Boonen

6 Nov 6 Nov

22:44

On Thu, November 3, 2011 9:17 pm, Alexander Graf wrote:

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Richard (MQ) wrote:

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On 03/11/11 19:18, Alexander Graf wrote:

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On 03.11.2011, at 12:16, "Richard (MQ)" wrote:

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On 27/10/11 21:27, Marcus Meissner wrote: ...

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http://powerpc.opensuse.org/factory/iso/

download the NET ISO. boot it. report if it works.

I don't get it recognised as a bootable medium in my old iMac - is it me and my set-up or the image file? ... There's a good chance it's just broken atm. You could try to go to an OF prompt and manually load yaboot off the CD.

Alex Thanks for the suggestion, though I'm not familiar with the OpenFirmware environment - can you point me at a guide?

Sure, I happily fire up google and type in the obivous only to find useful information. It's hard for others to do, right? :)

http://mac.linux.be/content/booting-open-firmware

I've got openSuSE Factory PPC running on my PowerMac. I already installed openSuSE PPC 11.1 before, so I already had all partions etc setup. The DVD can be downloaded here. http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.1/iso/ After I used the hd install method as mentioned in the Link. Everything is OK, except video. It's now only using fb device. I've compiled the nouveau driver. It seems some people at Ubuntu are using it even tough the PPC version isn't supported. How are all other people getting along installing opensuse PPC Factory/12.1.

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Alex

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Richard (MQ)

7 Nov 7 Nov

21:25

On 06/11/11 22:44, Joop Boonen wrote:

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On Thu, November 3, 2011 9:17 pm, Alexander Graf wrote:

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Richard (MQ) wrote:

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On 03/11/11 19:18, Alexander Graf wrote:

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On 03.11.2011, at 12:16, "Richard (MQ)" wrote:

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On 27/10/11 21:27, Marcus Meissner wrote: ...

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http://powerpc.opensuse.org/factory/iso/

download the NET ISO. boot it. report if it works.

I don't get it recognised as a bootable medium in my old iMac - is it me and my set-up or the image file? ... ... I've got openSuSE Factory PPC running on my PowerMac. I already installed openSuSE PPC 11.1 before, so I already had all partions etc setup. The DVD can be downloaded here. http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.1/iso/

After I used the hd install method as mentioned in the Link.

Everything is OK, except video. It's now only using fb device. I've compiled the nouveau driver. It seems some people at Ubuntu are using it even tough the PPC version isn't supported.

How are all other people getting along installing opensuse PPC Factory/12.1.

Still can't get the iMac to boot either NET build 0002 or 0004, will try 0006 when I get a chance. It boots an (old) 11.1 NET CD. -- Cheers Richard (MQ) Linux user # 439271 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+owner@opensuse.org

Larry Stotler

8 Nov 8 Nov

11:05

On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 4:25 PM, Richard (MQ) wrote:

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How are all other people getting along installing opensuse PPC Factory/12.1.

Still can't get the iMac to boot either NET build 0002 or 0004, will try 0006 when I get a chance. It boots an (old) 11.1 NET CD.

Can't get my iBook SE 366 to boot the factory DVD either. Also boots the 11.1 NET CD just fine...... -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+owner@opensuse.org

Richard (MQ)

9 Nov 9 Nov

19:17

On 07/11/11 21:25, Richard (MQ) wrote:

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On 06/11/11 22:44, Joop Boonen wrote: ...

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How are all other people getting along installing opensuse PPC Factory/12.1.

Still can't get the iMac to boot either NET build 0002 or 0004, will try 0006 when I get a chance. It boots an (old) 11.1 NET CD.

Nope, Build0006 is just the same. No joy either with the boot menu (ALT at start-up) or the OF prompt. For the record: I get md5sum 3c90b3ef0be8ec497f5ccc9602549612 openSUSE-NET-ppc-Build0006-Media.iso -- Cheers Richard (MQ) Linux user # 439271 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+owner@opensuse.org

Alexander Graf

23:13

Am 09.11.2011 um 20:17 schrieb "Richard (MQ)" :

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On 07/11/11 21:25, Richard (MQ) wrote:

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On 06/11/11 22:44, Joop Boonen wrote: ...

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How are all other people getting along installing opensuse PPC Factory/12.1.

Still can't get the iMac to boot either NET build 0002 or 0004, will try 0006 when I get a chance. It boots an (old) 11.1 NET CD.

Nope, Build0006 is just the same. No joy either with the boot menu (ALT at start-up) or the OF prompt.

For the record: I get md5sum

3c90b3ef0be8ec497f5ccc9602549612 openSUSE-NET-ppc-Build0006-Media.iso

Of course, because nobody is fixing it. Please try to find out why it doesn't work - the fact that it's broken won't change otherwise :) Alex

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Richard (MQ)

10 Nov 10 Nov

09:30

On Thu, 2011-11-10 at 00:13 +0100, Alexander Graf wrote:

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Nope, Build0006 is just the same. No joy either with the boot menu (ALT at start-up) or the OF prompt.

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Of course, because nobody is fixing it. Please try to find out why it doesn't work - the fact that it's broken won't change otherwise :)

Well, yes - this seems to be the case. However, I am not a (very good) programmer, and neither am I very familiar with the details of the boot process - especially in the Mac environment. I'm keen to see openSuSE PPC and pleased to help with testing but I simply don't have the understanding to do much to fix this. I'm hoping that someone on this list has. Yes, I can google, and have been doing so when I can find the time, but I've not found much to help. Any pointers gratefully received. -- Cheers Richard (MQ) Linux user # 439271 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+owner@opensuse.org

Joop Boonen

13:06

On Thu, November 10, 2011 10:30 am, Richard (MQ) wrote:

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On Thu, 2011-11-10 at 00:13 +0100, Alexander Graf wrote:

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Nope, Build0006 is just the same. No joy either with the boot menu (ALT at start-up) or the OF prompt.

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Of course, because nobody is fixing it. Please try to find out why it doesn't work - the fact that it's broken won't change otherwise :)

Well, yes - this seems to be the case. However, I am not a (very good) programmer, and neither am I very familiar with the details of the boot process - especially in the Mac environment.

I'm keen to see openSuSE PPC and pleased to help with testing but I simply don't have the understanding to do much to fix this. I'm hoping that someone on this list has.

Yes, I can google, and have been doing so when I can find the time, but I've not found much to help. Any pointers gratefully received.

Is it an option to use the hd boot option, for now until the CD is fixed, according to the link that Alexander gave? http://mac.linux.be/content/booting-open-firmware

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Richard (MQ)

15:00

On Thu, 2011-11-10 at 14:06 +0100, Joop Boonen wrote:

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On Thu, November 10, 2011 10:30 am, Richard (MQ) wrote:

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On Thu, 2011-11-10 at 00:13 +0100, Alexander Graf wrote:

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Nope, Build0006 is just the same. No joy either with the boot menu (ALT at start-up) or the OF prompt.

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Of course, because nobody is fixing it. Please try to find out why it doesn't work - the fact that it's broken won't change otherwise :)

Well, yes - this seems to be the case. However, I am not a (very good) programmer, and neither am I very familiar with the details of the boot process - especially in the Mac environment.

I'm keen to see openSuSE PPC and pleased to help with testing but I simply don't have the understanding to do much to fix this. I'm hoping that someone on this list has.

Yes, I can google, and have been doing so when I can find the time, but I've not found much to help. Any pointers gratefully received.

Is it an option to use the hd boot option, for now until the CD is fixed, according to the link that Alexander gave? http://mac.linux.be/content/booting-open-firmware

I tried this on build 0004 but with no luck. I'll try to have another look with 0006. Acc. section 1 of this web site, all we need is the rather obtuse (to me) boot cd:,\\:tbxi - this gave me an error (I failed to note the detail). I also tried an external usb CD/DVD drive but with no better luck. -- Cheers Richard (MQ) Linux user # 439271 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+owner@opensuse.org

Richard (MQ)

3 Nov 3 Nov

19:32

On 03/11/11 19:16, Richard (MQ) wrote:

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On 27/10/11 21:27, Marcus Meissner wrote:

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On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 08:43:09PM +0200, Joop Boonen wrote:

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Dear all,

I'm wondering if would be an option to create DVD 12.1 unstable for PPC, when openSuSE 12.1 is released. As there is officially no up to date openSuSE PPC release anymore. Then newbie PPC users will be able to install it on their old mac.

Regards,

http://powerpc.opensuse.org/factory/iso/

download the NET ISO. boot it. report if it works.

I don't get it recognised as a bootable medium in my old iMac - is it me and my set-up or the image file?

FWIW: my normal method is holding ALT pressed after the boot chime, icons come up for anything in the system that is bootable. The HD has OSL 11.1 and OSX, those are shown but not the CD. Ejecting (with key E) and replacing with an 11.1 CD results in the latter being shown. I've tried 2 CD-Rs burnt on different machines as well as a CD-RW (which the iMac CD drive seems not to like).

There is no MD5 given, but I get d7187471a3fceb49b1a12625c04266fb - can anyone confirm this?

Richard

I should have said: the above was with Build0002. I've just seen that there's now Build0004 for me to try (but still no md5sum). -- Cheers Richard (MQ) Linux user # 439271 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+owner@opensuse.org

Richard (MQ)

5 Nov 5 Nov

18:07

On 03/11/11 19:32, Richard (MQ) wrote:

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On 03/11/11 19:16, Richard (MQ) wrote:

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On 27/10/11 21:27, Marcus Meissner wrote:

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On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 08:43:09PM +0200, Joop Boonen wrote:

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Dear all,

I'm wondering if would be an option to create DVD 12.1 unstable for PPC, when openSuSE 12.1 is released. As there is officially no up to date openSuSE PPC release anymore. Then newbie PPC users will be able to install it on their old mac.

Regards,

http://powerpc.opensuse.org/factory/iso/

download the NET ISO. boot it. report if it works.

I don't get it recognised as a bootable medium in my old iMac - is it me and my set-up or the image file?

FWIW: my normal method is holding ALT pressed after the boot chime, icons come up for anything in the system that is bootable. The HD has OSL 11.1 and OSX, those are shown but not the CD. Ejecting (with key E) and replacing with an 11.1 CD results in the latter being shown. I've tried 2 CD-Rs burnt on different machines as well as a CD-RW (which the iMac CD drive seems not to like).

There is no MD5 given, but I get d7187471a3fceb49b1a12625c04266fb - can anyone confirm this?

Richard

I should have said: the above was with Build0002. I've just seen that there's now Build0004 for me to try (but still no md5sum).

This image also doesn't give me a bootable CD on the iMac - either via OF or as described above. If I boot OSL 11.1 the CD is visible when in the drive, and looks sensible, but when I boot OS-X (10.3) the CD label is shown as FIX_ME* though again the contents are visible. Examining the iMac bootability of this image is beyond me but maybe someone on this list can advise? FWIW I get md5sum: e3ab96c657cb6bf92dadd4995ce68237 openSUSE-NET-ppc-Build0004-Media.iso * I think this was teh text, it's somothing on these lines - the machine is at work and I'm at home -- Cheers Richard (MQ) Linux user # 439271 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-ppc+owner@opensuse.org

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