November 2001 - openSUSE PPC - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Linux on IBM-RISC-6000-Systemen
by DI Harald ARNOLD 13 Nov '01

13 Nov '01

Dear helpers (I am new on linux-ppc-list) ! sorry - I saw that this list is in english ! I have some old Risc/6000 computers at home. Is there a possibility to install SuSE-Linux on following systems: - IBM RISC-6000 Model 390 - IBM RISC-6000 Model 43P-100 - IBM RISC-6000 Model 520 - IBM RISC-6000 Model 220 - IBM RISC-6000 Model 320 I think that I know SuSE for Intel/AMD-Chips. Where can I find some know-how for Risc6000- Systems: SuSE-How-To, articels, books, ... Are there special informations about connection of two or more models (220, 320, 520) in a cluster ? I want to play for me with such an environment. greetings Harald ARNOLD

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MOL 0.9.60-49
by Mutscheller＠t-online.de 12 Nov '01

12 Nov '01

Hi, I am using SuSE Linux 7.1 on a Power Mac G3. I got mol-0.9.60-49 and the km_mol-0.9.60-49 modules and installed these two archives. Following the compilation instruction ( make clean, make, make install) I rebuild MOL. If I now start mol I get the following response. MacG3:/usr/lib/mol/bin # startmol ==================================================================== No mol-0.9.60 kernel modules corresponding to the running 2.4.2 kernel were found ('startmol --list' displays installed version). Recompile the mol kernel modules (recommended) or try starting MOL using the '-a' switch. The '-a' flag can be made default by adding 'allow_kver_mismatch: yes' to /etc/molrc. ==================================================================== MacG3:/usr/lib/mol/bin # startmol -a ==================================================================== No kernel module suitable for this kernel was found. The MOL kernel modules must be recompiled (refer to www.maconlinux.org for instructions). The command 'startmol --list' can be used to display installed kernel modules. ==================================================================== MacG3:/usr/lib/mol/bin # startmol --list --------------------------------- Installed modules: --------------------------------- 2.2.18/misc --------------------------------- Running kernel: 2.4.2 --------------------------------- -noav = No AltiVec -smp = Multiprocessor Kernel Why are the modules for the 2.2.18 kernel loaded and not the ones for the 2.4.2 kernel ? Alfred

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Apple talk printer
by Ritchie-W＠t-online.de 12 Nov '01

12 Nov '01

Hi all, I am using a powerbook G3 with a HP laserjet 4ML on the printer/modem port, run on MAC OS with Apple Talk. How is it possible to configure the port ttyS0 in a way, that i can print to printer with KDE 2.X I have Suse 7.1 PPC with kernel version 2.4.2 and KDE version 2.2.1 . Thanks for help Richard

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Update Install on s900 , installed, video issue, partition issue, network printer, sound works
by Allan E. Levy 12 Nov '01

12 Nov '01

I used apple disk setup to partition my 2 gig scsi disk, It complained during the install of foreign partitions and made me use the expert settings, I had to set the partition to format , worked on ext2 but I did not get swap right. Reinstalled and working The video on my twin turbo works but the virtual window is a little taller than the physical one, so I always am scrolling up and down, can I fix this. I have tried to set up a network tcp/ip printer since I have a ricoh 2000ap postscript with ethernet, I followed the instructions in setting up a tcp/ip printer, but I cannot print to it. It says waiting for 192.168.1.140 , my printer

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Open Office
by Joss Winn 12 Nov '01

12 Nov '01

Hello, Is anyone successfully using OpenOffice-638c-0 ? I have the version from SuSE installed but as soon as I go to the menu bar and click on it, it sends a message saying "An unrecoverable error has occured" and then quits. Also if I open a Word document using the toolbar icons rather than the menu bar File->Open, then I can view the codument but when I try to save it, the application hangs and I have to killall. Any ideas? Thanks Joss --

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Install on s900 no sound, suse 7.1
by Allan E. Levy 12 Nov '01

12 Nov '01

how do I get sound working on this machine?

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Install on s900 , installed, video issue, partition issue, network printer
by Allan E. Levy 12 Nov '01

12 Nov '01

I used apple disk setup to partition my 2 gig scsi disk, It complained during the install of custom ? partitions and made me use the expert settings, I had to set the partition to format , worked on ext2 but I did not get swap right. How can I fix this , I have 200 meg so it seems ok . The video on my twin turbo works but the virtual window is a little taller than the physical one, so I always am scrolling up and down, can I fix this. I have tried to set up a network tcp/ip printer since I have a ricoh 2000ap postscript with ethernet, I followed the instructions in setting up a tcp/ip printer, but I cannot print to it.

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Linux auf IBM-RISC-6000-Systemen
by DI Harald ARNOLD 11 Nov '01

11 Nov '01

Liebe Gemeinde (bin neu auf PPC-Linux) ! Gleich zur Frage: Ich habe den einen oder anderen vererbten Cyber-Schrott-Rechner bei mir zuhause stehen. Läuft SuSE-Linux unter folgenden RISC-6000- Systemen ? - IBM RISC-6000 Model 390 - IBM RISC-6000 Model 43P-100 - IBM RISC-6000 Model 520 - IBM RISC-6000 Model 220 - IBM RISC-6000 Model 320 Ich kenne mich (glaube ich) relativ gut mit Linux unter Inter/AMD aus. Wo kann ich zusätz- liches Know-How über Linux auf der PPC-Schiene finden: SuSE-How-TO, Artikel, Bücher, usw. lg Harald ARNOLD

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where to get a 2.2.19 kernel ?
by silver＠suse.com 11 Nov '01

11 Nov '01

since i read of all these kernel vulnerablities, where can i get a suse 2.2.19 kernel for ppc ? is where one around or do we have to wait ? thnxs j.

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Kernel logs "Bogus interrupt -1" messages on RS/6000 B50
by Aivo Kalu 11 Nov '01

11 Nov '01

Hello, I have a RS/6000 B50 with a ttyS0 serial console and a modem attached to ttyS0 and agetty process atteched to ttyS0 as well. Today I noticed that kernel is logging messages like Nov 8 16:07:35 spunk kernel: Bogus interrupt -1 from PC = c00dbfa0 Nov 8 16:08:37 spunk kernel: Bogus interrupt -1 from PC = c00dbfa0 every 61 seconds or so. The /boot/System.map-2.4.2 file gives the following section: c00dbf48 t rs_set_termios c00dc0d4 t rs_close c00dc330 t rs_wait_until_sent When I remove the agetty process, the messages stop and when I enable it again, the messages appear again. I don't know what to think about that. The dial-in is working fine though and I can't think anything else. Is it just a message (which I could ignore) or does it mean something is wrong ? Perhaps the setup (a modem attached to the serial console and agetty attached to the serial port as well) is not correct ? I could use another serial port for testing to see if the messages cease, but its not very simply done (the machine is a remote one and I would need to call the housing provider and pay for a visit). Also, I would like to control the booting of the B50 from the IBM stuff, not just hoping that after kernel upgrade the new kernel would load correctly and start the agetty on a port. Using two modems (one for serial console and another for ttyS1 login) doesn't seem to be a effective idea. The distribution is SuSE 7.1 PPC edition, the kernel is 2.4.2 (SuSE stock), the agetty line in the inittab is S0:123:respawn:/sbin/agetty 9600 ttyS0 Thanks in advance, Aivo Kalu, aivo(a)matti.ee

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