November 2000 - openSUSE PPC - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Suse 6.4 on new PowerMac 450 MP
by Uwe Kraemer 07 Nov '00

07 Nov '00

Hi everyone, I have tried to install Suse 6.4 on my brandnew PowerMac 450 MP. Partition is 10GB on the 30GB HD. Now, after failure with Yaboot I'm having trouble setting up the Firmware boot procedure. Now my question: does anyone have experience with Suse 6.4 on a PowerMac 450 MP or should I upgrade to 7.0 (because my machine is somewhat newer than the 6.4 delivery, also some hardware, e.g. the mouse has changed). It would be very nice if someone could help me. Uwe ---------------------------------- Uwe Kraemer Brockmann-Consult c/o GKSS Research Centre Max-Planck-Str.1 D-21502 Geesthacht Tel.(office) (+49) (0)4152 871457 kraemer(a)brockmann-consult.de http://www.brockmann-consult.de ----------------------------------

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Re: Bootparameter Motorola-PReP mit SuSE 6.4PPC
by Peter Neumann 07 Nov '00

07 Nov '00

Hallo, bei mir hat es jetzt geklappt. Vorsichtshalber altes /boot umgemovt und in neuem /boot mit ftp neuen Kernel von Laptop rübergezogen, anschliessend rpm -Uhv k_prep.rpm und neubooten --> System fährt hoch. Einen neuen kernel bauen macht aber so seine Probleme. Jetzt habe ich noch Schwierigkeiten mit der Grafikkarte; Cyrrus Logic mit 1MB geht nur bei 640x480 und Matrox Millenuim und Spea/Storm habe ich noch nicht zum laufen gebracht. Rentiert sich ein Update auf 7.0 PPC? Peter Kay-Thilo Frietzsche schrieb: > > Guten Tag ! > > Ich habe das gleiche Problem und es bis jetzt nicht geloest bekommen. > Der SuSE-Support war da auch nicht hilfreich. Die Antwort dort kam nach 3 > Wochen: > neuen Prep von Ftp-server nehmen. > Dies hatte bei mir aber auch keinen Erfolg. > > Wenn Sie erfolgreich sind, wuerde ich mich ueber eine Tipp freuen. > Vielen Dank ! > > > Mit freundlichen Gruessen > > i.A. Kay-Thilo Frietzsche > > RAINER OBERMEIT > Planungs- und > Datentechnik GmbH > > **************************************************************************** > *************** > > Eiffestrasse 462, 20537 Hamburg - Tel.: 040 25 40 52 54 - Fax : 040 25 19 > 12 34 > E-Mail : Kay-Thilo.Frietzsche(a)obermeit.de > > >>>>> Besuchen uns im WWW http://www.obermeit.de <<<<<<< > > **************************************************************************** > ****************

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Re: adb mouse with 2.2.16 kernel
by Olaf Hering 07 Nov '00

07 Nov '00

On Sun, Nov 05, Thierry Frere wrote: > I updated SuSE 6.4'kernel on my Powermac 8500 (standard adb mouse) to > 2.2.16 > by using the rpm's on SuSE's ftp site, and following the instructions > found > on sdb.suse.de. > I modified each reference to /dev/adbmouse to /dev/input/mice in X86Config > and rc.config, with the ps2/IMPS2 protocol where appropriate. > I downloaded and installed the devs.rpm package as well to update /dev > (this > created the /dev/input/mice nodes) > > It looks I still have no luck with the new input layer: no mouse support. > > Have I forgotten another essential configuration file? You are using BootX. So it can easily happen that you boot the "wrong" kernel. Please check the kernel version with cat /proc/version Check that XF86Config contains really the new input file, xsfb replaces the file with every reboot. http://support.suse.de/en/sdb/html/olh_ppc_framebuffer.html Try if it works with gpm at the console, verify the GPM_PARAMS in rc.config. GPM_PARAM=" -t ps2 -m /dev/input/mice" Use /sbin/init.d/gpm restart when graphical login is active. Gruss Olaf -- $ man clone BUGS Main feature not yet implemented...

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7.0 ppc shipping?
by Phil 06 Nov '00

06 Nov '00

Does anyone know when 7.0 ppc is shipping? I heard the new release date was supposed to be the second week in Nov., but they aren't taking pre-orders. Thanks, Phil

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Fwd: Re: Can't get modem to work
by Ype Kingma 04 Nov '00

04 Nov '00

>Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2000 23:44:43 +0100 >To: Robert G Palmer Jr <robertpalmerjr(a)mac.com> >From: Ype Kingma <ykingma(a)pop.xs4all.nl> >Subject: Re: Can't get modem to work >Cc: >Bcc: >X-Attachments: > >Robert, > >>I've got Suse 6.4 (2.2.14 kernel) installed on my Beige G3. I have >>SupraFaxModem 33.6 hooked up to the modem port through a serial switch box >>(it's set to the modem, I just wanted to include it in the description for >>the sake of being thorough). >> >>I went into Yast and configured the modem for COM1 (yeah, wouldn't it be >>nice if the choices were actually - modem/printer port). >> >>I then went to the auto modem detect. I saw the lights flash on the modem, >>but the auto detect failed. >> >>I created a file 'afile' that contained the following lines: >> >>ATH0 >>ATZ >>ATDT 5551212 > >I have a beige G3 with a SupraExpress 28.8 modem. I used BBEdit and some >help from the Suse ppc list to get the following strings: >ATZ >AT&F1 >These seem to be the strings that work on most Macs. After that >ATDT .... >calls my provider, although the modem sound is still on. >I think ATZ and AT&F1 will do what you need. > >So much for the good news. The bad news is that I cannot get ppp to work. >I do get a login shell to my provider (I use kppp's terminal for this, >after using wvdial or kppp itself to setup the connection.) > >I'm sending this message from the same G3 under MacOS 8.1. I've got >a reasonable dual boot system working here, except that any internet >access has to be done from the Mac side. > >In case you get ppp to work on the linux side I am very interested in your >ppp setup. > >I'll try and post this message to the Suse ppc list, but I had some problems >with my email address, so if you don't see it on the list, please post it >there. I'll try and get a new subscription that does allow me to post and >not only to read. > > >>I then executed the following line: >> >>cat afile > /dev/modem >>and >>cat afile > /dev/ttyS0 >> >>both produced the same results, the lights on the modem flashed, but I never >>heard it try to dial. >> >> ----------------------------- >>Robert G. Palmer, Jr. >>Product Engineer >>robert.palmer(a)ipix.com >>iPIX - The Leader in Dynamic Imaging >>Phone: (865)-482-3000 >>http://www.ipix.com > >Good luck, thanks in advance, >Ype Kingma

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Since nobody reads the list...;-)
by John Meyer 04 Nov '00

04 Nov '00

I was wondering if anybody's had success porting StarOffice over to SuSE PPC, and if not, what other Office suites are there for Linux Mac.

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Test
by John Meyer 04 Nov '00

04 Nov '00

Is anybody reading this e-mail list?

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Bootparameter Motorola-PReP mit SuSE 6.4PPC
by Peter Neumann 03 Nov '00

03 Nov '00

Hallo, ich habe hier eine Motorola PReP 6.04 mit einem NCR53c825. Von Diskette mit <root=/dev/fd0 load_ramdisk=1 fake_initrd> kann ich booten und auch die 6.4er PPC anschliessend mit allem drum und dran installieren. Beim Booten von FP mit <root=/dev/sda3>kommt aber immer die Meldung "sym53c8xx not initialized ..." und das System bleibt stehen, da er ja die root-Partition nicht finden kann, obwohl doch ein ncr53c8xx drin ist. Mit <modprobe ncr53c8xx> kommt kein Fehler zurück. Die zImage.prep habe ich auch nach /dev/sda1 mit dd kopiert. M.M. nach ist doch alles i.O. Jetzt noch meine Frage? Was für bootparameter muss ich noch nach <root=/dev/sda3> mit übergeben; <ncr53x8xx noprobe> o.ä. habe ich schon probiert --> auch kein Erfolg. M f G Peter Neumann ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Neumann TEL: 49 / 721 / 2032 218 CKS-Systeme GmbH FAX: 49 / 721 / 2032 219 Brauerstr.50 D2: 49 / 172 / 7347 696 76135 Karlsruhe mailto:peter.neumann@cks-systeme.de http://www.cks-systeme.de ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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