December 2001 - openSUSE PPC - openSUSE Mailing Lists

RS/6000 43p 140 does not boot (SuSE 7.1)
by Alexander Achenbach 22 Oct '02

22 Oct '02

Hello everybody. Did anyone manage to successfully boot Linux on an RS/6000 43p 140 ? I tried using ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/ppc/7.1/unsorted/prep/43p_140/zImage.140.chrp and followed the instructions in the German SuSE manual (ie copied the image to an MS-DOS formatted floppy disk, renaming the image to "zimage" there). At the OpenFirmware prompt I typed boot floppy:,zimage root=/dev/fd0 load_ramdisk=1 fake_initrd I also tried using ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/ppc/kernel/BETA/deflt/zImage.prep and followed the instructions on http://sdb.suse.de/de/sdb/html/olh_ppc_43p140.html (ie copied the image as a raw disk image using dd). At the OpenFirmware prompt I typed boot floppy:,\zImage In BOTH cases, the symptoms are identical: The floppy is read (takes half a minute or so). The OpenFirmware cursor moves to the next line or the line after that. The system freezes (or reboots after a long time). (None of the IPL or memory messages ever appear.) So obviously, none of these approaches works for me. What is the difference between the images copied as raw disk images and those copied as files on an MS-DOS disk? Which approach is *supposed* to work? Both are declared as solutions for 140 43p. BTW: The firmware version of the machine I tried this on is TIG97251. Thanks in advance for any hints or solutions. Alexander Achenbach

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iMac Open Firmware update 4.1.9 compatibility question
by Phil Gray 14 Feb '02

14 Feb '02

I have a Dec 1999 g3 400 iMAc. Since I am about to install OSX 10.1 and OS 9.2, Apple indicates updating Firmware to 4.1.9 Anyone know if this will thwart my plans to install SuSe Linux 7.1 ? I read the following on the SuSE site, but it is a little vague: <<Apple Cronology * January 2001 * These machines have a newer firmware, the bootloader is unable to open the textmode * iMacs can be used with 7.1 * Cube, Titanium Powerbook G4 can be used with 7.1 * G4 can be used with 7.1, the Radeon and nVidia cards are unsupported, remove the SCSI card, onboard ethernet may not work * iBook2 works (unconfirmed), enter "boot cd:,\\yaboot" on the firmware prompt. * August 2000 * These machines have a newer firmware, the bootloader is unable to open the textmode * G4, Cube, iMac, iBook, Powerbook can be used with 7.0, kernel 2.2.18 recommended * the available Radeoncards are unsupported >> It seems to imply that the firmware on the newer macs is not compatible. Well if I update my older Mac with the latest Firmware update 4.1.9, it sounds like I may shoot my Linux installation plans in the foot! Anyone tried this? Thanks Phlyz

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boot disk partition corrupted.
by Jonathon Wallen 15 Jan '02

15 Jan '02

Hi, After upgrading my kernel to 2.4.2 and running LiLo again I now find I get a macintosh warning every time I boot into mac. The warning says "disk unreadable, do you want to initialize it?", the disk in question is the macintosh standard partition used for booting linux. When I run disk first aid and try to repair it the program says the disk is unrepairable .. here is the output from disk first aid :- Checking disk "linux_boot". Checking "Mac OS Standard" volume structures. Checking for locked volume name. Checking extent BTree. Checking extent file. Checking catalog BTree. Problem: Invalid BTree Header, 0, 0 Checking catalog file. Problem: Reserved fields in the catalog record have incorrect data, 105, 5 Problem: Reserved fields in the catalog record have incorrect data, 102, 5 Problem: Reserved fields in the catalog record have incorrect data, 106, 5 Problem: Reserved fields in the catalog record have incorrect data, 104, 8 Problem: Reserved fields in the catalog record have incorrect data, 103, 8 Problem: MountCheck found serious errors. Checking catalog hierarchy. Cannot continue. An internal error has occurred. If I initialize the partition will that also erase the data on any other partitions on the disk? If so is there something else I can do to restore the boot partition? many thanks. -- - ____________________________ - Jonathon Wallen - B,DES College of Fine Arts, UNSW - z2213441(a)student.unsw.edu.au - jwal707(a)cse.unsw.edu.au - jonathon(a)fridge.unsw.edu.au - ____________________________

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Sound for PowerMac B&W
by Thomas Ruschival 06 Jan '02

06 Jan '02

Hi, It seems quite odd, but I´m unable to get sound out of my Powermac Running the new SuSE7.3 PPC with improved Sound support.... Well I tried all methods I have been applying to such problems since SuSE 7.0 x86, no avail. If I try 'modprobe dmasound' or 'modprobe dmasound_pmac' Linux says it cant find the module 'dmasound', although I found it under /lib/modules/2.4.12/kernel/sound/dmasound. Same with 'insmod awacs' etc. Since SuSE claims the capabilities of yast 2 I tried a new installation completely using YAST2. Yast 2 detects my souns system as snd0burgundy. But when it comes to the point it should start th sounddriver there is a sort *knack* and the whole System is frozen, no mousemovement no console, no ssh... ..the File mdules.conf is totally scrambled, somtimes rc.config as well. ALSAconf detects my soundchip as 'Awacs' makes some entries in modules.conf but when it wants to start the sound driver .... Same as Yast2 see above. Has anyone got a running soundsyste on a PowerMac G3 B&W ? Do you know what to do? Thanks Thomas

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kernel upgrade
by Jonathon Wallen 06 Jan '02

06 Jan '02

Hi, I have upgraded my kernel from 2.2.16 to 2.4.2 but suspect I'm still booting into the old kernel. I'm using a B&W G3 and booting with BootX . Is there some step I should take to ensure I'm booting into the correct kernel? Is there anyway I can tell which kernel is currently in use? many thanks. -- - ____________________________ - Jonathon Wallen - B,DES College of Fine Arts, UNSW - z2213441(a)student.unsw.edu.au - jwal707(a)cse.unsw.edu.au - jonathon(a)fridge.unsw.edu.au - ____________________________

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PCI Cards designed for Windows under Linux on a PPC?
by Jochen Busch 03 Jan '02

03 Jan '02

Although the thing I´am interested in is somewhat multimedia stuff, it depends totaly of the PPC behaviour, and therefore I think belongs to be questioned here. Please don´t blame me if you don´t think so.. At the Moment I use Suse7.1, soon 7.3. I would like to escape from Mac proprietary PCI Hardware, and I did not find yet an Answer to this question: Would PCI Stuff work under Linux in my PPC when it is prooved (eg by Suse Hardware database) to work under Linux on an Intel System? e.g. a TV card with videotext and audio/video capturing features.. ? (the only card available (in Europe) for PPC seems to be the Formac ProTV, with very poor Video Performance and bad (scratchy) audio features, I owned that thing and I am giving it back to my dealer) or (since the new Powermacs come without a Sound in connector) a Card with Sound Input? gruss Jochen

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netatalk - segmentation fault
by Allan E. Levy 02 Jan '02

02 Jan '02

Is it supported? I used yast2 to add the netatalk package, then did a ./atalk start from the /etc/init.d/ library and got a segmentation fault. Do I need to do anything else, I have searched the net for netatalk and suse and found that the sbin is now init.d (due to standards) and I am now slightly at a loss.

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netatalk
by Allan E. Levy 02 Jan '02

02 Jan '02

Is it supported?

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Pb installing Suse on Powerbook Wallstreet G3
by Damir Buskulic 02 Jan '02

02 Jan '02

Hi, I purchased the PPC version of Suse 7.3 tried to install it on a Powerbook Wallstreet G3 and I have difficulties for the generation of the XF86Config file. The system generates a wrong XF86Config file that doesn't work. I had this problem earlier on my version of LinuxPPC and solved it with a config file tuned by someone a long time ago. This doesn't seem to work anymore. I used some kernel arguments in Bootx like video=atyfb:vmode=14,cmode=32:mclk=83 and tweaked the XF86Config file as I could but no way... Does someone have a solution ? Cheers Damir ===================================================================== | Damir Buskulic | Universite de Savoie/LAPP | | | Chemin de Bellevue, B.P. 110 | | Tel : +33 (0)450091600 | F-74941 Annecy-le-Vieux Cedex | | e-mail: buskulic(a)lapp.in2p3.fr | FRANCE | ===================================================================== mailto:buskulic@lapp.in2p3.fr

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Studio Display 15'' and Linux Installation
by Matthias Geissbühler 30 Dec '01

30 Dec '01

Hi, I just saw online a hint how to install the Studio Display 15'' under Suse Linux 7.3. It's written that I have to set a Kernel Parameter (http://sdb.suse.de/de/sdb/html/olh_ppc_apple_tft.html). BUT: Does this mean that I can't install the Linux on my G4 without installing it from another monitor and then (after installing) setting the kernel parameters? If not, when and how can I set the parameters? I have at the moment a Linux 7.0 running on my G4 (which I installed with the "help" of a seperate monitor): is it maybe easier to simply update the system: Does he accept the "older" kernel-paramters automatically? The fact is that I'd like to reinstall my whole computer with formating it (also the MacOS-Partition)...so I'm not very happy with "updating the system". But if there's no other "easy" way... Thank you for your help greetings from switzerland mat

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