November 2001 - openSUSE PPC - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Using a PC PCI ATI VGA on the Mac
by John Pagonis 25 Nov '01

25 Nov '01

hi, has anyone tried to use a PCI ATI 128 card or any other PC PCI vga on their Mac. The BIOS is probably gonna be incompatible, but since Linux uses a framebuffer it should be ok after initial boot. Is this true ? cheers btw I'm looking for a ATI card in the UK to upgrade my 7500 and the Mac versions are really expensive. -- John

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Help: Printing in Linux via a Dayna Etherprint-Bridge
by markus.kuschnik＠t-online.de 25 Nov '01

25 Nov '01

Dear Listmembers, Since five days I, a very beginner concerning SuSE-Linux, am successfully running Linux 7.1 on a 2GB-partition on an iMac (G3, 350 MHz), but, until now, I didn't find a way to implement the HP LaserJet 4ML (300x300 dpi) which is connected to the Mac via a Dayna Mini EtherPrint-bridge. Can anyone of you provide me with a step-by-step-instruction concerning the printer-configuration in that case? If I correctly understand the manual, I have to address the Dayna-bridge like a server in a network environment, but the device itself has no IP-address (a name it has, though). Thanks in advance for any help you can offer me, Markus Kuschnik.

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SUSE 7.3 (PPC) DVD?
by Doug Edwards 22 Nov '01

22 Nov '01

I see you can get the SUSE 7.3 i386 version on DVD, but not the PPC version. I find this odd since I would have thought that there is higher percentage of Mac machines than Intel Boxes with a DVD drive. It is also very irritating - I hate having to constantly change CDs. Any possibility of a DVD release being available? -- Dr Doug Edwards email: doug(a)cs.man.ac.uk Dept of Computer Science Tel: +44 161 275 6191 University of Manchester Fax: +44 161 275 6204 Oxford Road, M13 9PL UK

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Powerbook G4/2001 550Mhz & SuSE Linux 7.1, Mission: impossible ?
by Olivier M. 22 Nov '01

22 Nov '01

Hi, Just spent about 2 nights trying to get a working linux installation on a new Powerbook G4 550Mhz/20GB/512MB. After trying with different ISO files from Yellowdog, linuxppc and even Mandrake, I came back to SuSE, which I use since 1995 under i386. The 7.3 is not out yet (at least here in Zürich), so I had to take the older 7.1. I had many problems with with installation, but the other tread "Re: [suse-ppc] suse-linux and 667Mhz- powerbook G4" helped a lot: I had *exactely* the same problems (not really surprising: Ben's notebook is the 667MHz version of mine). - The only way to boot is using the OF and the hd:10,install image --> is there *really* no other way? - No network (if not configured via linuxrc) : reason is I guess that the install file is a 2.4.12 kernel, and the files in /lib/modules/ are for a 2.4.2 kernel -> version problems... --> how could I compile another kernel to replace the install file ? tried to replace it with the vmlinux file, but it failed. - no XFree yet: sax fails, and using the XF86Config file from http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/~tkurosu/SuSE-v71-PPC-install.log doesn't help Some other little but very annoying things: - how can I set the notebook to sleep/suspend mode ? (no apm command found) - mounting HFS (not HFS+) partitions also fails (but it's maybe because of the modules problem). - the fan is running very loud under linux, even with a load of 0.00 So, I hope it situation will be better under 7.3 (could somebody from Suse confirm?). Any input welcome :-) Regards, Olivier -- _________________________________________________________________ Olivier Mueller - om(a)8304.ch - PGPkeyID: 0E84D2EA - Switzerland qmail projects: http://omail.omnis.ch - http://webmail.omnis.ch

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Re: [suse-ppc] SuSE 7.3 PPC - NVIDIA GeForce2 MX graphics card
by Jean-Francois Donati 22 Nov '01

22 Nov '01

Except that there is still an issue with the type of display. As far as i know, nvidia cards + ADC connectors (to Apple flat panels) are NOT supported yet, either by suse or by any other distribution. I guess it will eventually become possible, and then, the newer the distribution, the easier it will be to implement the patch. jean-francois Donati

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SuSE 7.3 PPC - NVIDIA GeForce2 MX graphics card
by Roger Chrisman 22 Nov '01

22 Nov '01

>I checked www.suse.com and there are a lot of resellers etc. >http://www.suse.com/us/products/suse_linux/ppc/prices.html > > >Gruss Olaf Hi all, Does SuSE LinuxPPC 7.3 run as is -- out of the box so to speak -- on the new Quicksilver G4s? <newbie user> I bought a SuSE LinuxPPC 7.1 distro a month ago and discovered it doesn't run my stock NVidia graphics card in my new Quicksilver G4, without patching that I am now afraid is over my head. BECAUSE because I was malled by my 7.1 Linux experience -- installing it on my old G3 Powerbook a month ago (SuSE's 60-day installation support rescued me, but that didn't rescue the manual). I hope the installation section has been edited for the 7.3 release -- rather than simply 50 pages more mayhem for newbies added! Buggy Manual, and not just the Ger-glish! </newbie user> Does SuSE LinuxPPC 7.3 run as is -- out of the box so to speak -- on the new Quicksilver G4s? Thanks, :-) Roger -on Quicksilver 733Mhz G4 with NVIDIA GeForce2 MX graphics card.

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SuSE PPC on iPod?
by tonykruse＠mac.com 22 Nov '01

22 Nov '01

Has anyone tried making a Linux bootable firewire HD with the iPod? Tony Kruse

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Re: [suse-ppc] Re: Where to get 7.3 ppc in the US?
by allan＠his.com 21 Nov '01

21 Nov '01

I just checked : Amazon - no suse powerpc best buy - same linux central - same linux system labs - same programmers paradise - same borders - same elinux - same software buys.com due in Nov 23 - finally 1 out of 8 Suseto a lot of expense to make it, I think suse needs to spend a little time making sure your customers can find it. I really appreciate your help > On Wed, Nov 21, Olaf Hering wrote: > > > On Wed, Nov 21, allan(a)his.com wrote: > > > > > How can I order it. I checked a few places and they did not carry the Powerpc > > > version, or just had very old > > > versions. > > > > I think the website www.suse.com needs an update, we will fix that asap. > > I checked www.suse.com and there are a lot of resellers etc. > http://www.suse.com/us/products/suse_linux/ppc/prices.html > > > Gruss Olaf > > -- > $ man clone > > BUGS > Main feature not yet implemented... > ------------------------------------------------- This message was sent via http://webmail.his.com. http://www.his.com/

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Where to get 7.3 ppc in the US?
by allan＠his.com 21 Nov '01

21 Nov '01

How can I order it. I checked a few places and they did not carry the Powerpc version, or just had very old versions. ------------------------------------------------- This message was sent via http://webmail.his.com. http://www.his.com/

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RE: [suse-ppc] Xfree86
by Jaap-Jan 20 Nov '01

20 Nov '01

Olaf, I have the original 7.1 distribution, is it enough to just upgrade SaX2 and reconfigure? Jaap-Jan >===== Original Message From Olaf Hering <olh(a)suse.de> ===== >On Tue, Nov 20, Jaap-Jan wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Does somebody knows if the Xfree86 of: >> >> ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/ppc/supplementary/X/suse71/4.1.0/xf86-4.1.0-13.… >> .rpm >> >> supports (accelerated) the ATI Rage ultra of my feb 2001 iMac? >> >> I also compiled and installed the 2.4.12 kernel, does that >> work with the Xfree86 of above? > >It should work, but I cant verify it. Make sure you upgrade sax2. > > >Gruss Olaf > >-- > $ man clone > >BUGS > Main feature not yet implemented...

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