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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Re: [suse-ppc] Microsoft Project
by David Callaghan 30 Dec '01

30 Dec '01

There doesn't seem to be a good replacement on Linux for MS Project out there. Try Wine and use MS Project on Linux! http://appdb.codeweavers.com/appview.php?appId=446 >Isn't "ToutDoux" (part of Gnome project) supposed to do this? > >I could never get it to compile (on PPC) though... argh. > >-i > > > >On Thu, 2001-12-20 at 23:16, Kevin B.Hendricks wrote: >> Hi, >> >> On December 20, 2001 06:09, allan levy wrote: >> > Is there a replacement for MS Project >> >> Not in the OpenOffice project. I teach project management to my MBA and >> EMBA students and once looked for a nice alternative that was not big $$ >> and never found it. If you find something please let me know. >> >> Kevin >> > > > >

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Re: [suse-ppc] Microsoft Project
by David Callaghan 29 Dec '01

29 Dec '01

Please let us all know if it works. I don't have a copy of Project to test my advice, so this was more of an unsubstantiated rumor than an actual tip :) >Hi, > >> >Isn't "ToutDoux" (part of Gnome project) supposed to do this? >> > >> >I could never get it to compile (on PPC) though... argh. > >This looks promising. I grabbed the source, (and it requires postgres sql >as a backend). > >I will try building it under ppc and make a binary if I can get it to work. > >Thanks for the tip. > >Kevin >

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Re: [suse-ppc] Pb installing Suse on Powerbook Wallstreet G3
by Damir Buskulic 27 Dec '01

27 Dec '01

Hi, But there is a need for the atyfb driver, right ? You mean there are two such drivers ? atyfb and ati64fb ? In any case, thanks for the hint. 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 On Thu, 27 Dec 2001, frank dornheim wrote: > Hi, > > I have a Wallstreet too. I think the problem is the kernel, dont compile > the ati64fb driver in (not in the kernel and not as a module). Than its > work. > > > con >

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Re: [suse-ppc] netatalk - segmentation fault
by ursel24＠web.de 27 Dec '01

27 Dec '01

> 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. Netatalk on: Linux 7.2 i386 and PPC 7.3 on Powerbook G3 or iMac DV works well. Check the atalkd.conf if there's an entry for eth0. Run "rcatalk start". Under MacOS Appleshare you'll see the name of the fileserver. Regards, Ursel ________________________________________________________________ Keine verlorenen Lotto-Quittungen, keine vergessenen Gewinne mehr! Beim WEB.DE Lottoservice: http://tippen2.web.de/?x=13

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unable to switch to cups
by Allan E. Levy 27 Dec '01

27 Dec '01

If I try to switch to cups, yast2 hangs, part of the problem may be that I have a ricoh network printer, that listens on port 10000, not 5xx like most ethernet printers. I need to put the address as addr:port1 so it is not immediately reachable .

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Re: [SLE] Re: Holdout States Want Microsoft Office Ported To Linux
by Bartydeux 26 Dec '01

26 Dec '01

Le Jeudi 20 Décembre 2001 19:26, vous avez écrit : > On Wednesday 19 December 2001 20:05, Curtis wrote: > > Port it and they will come. > > I think there is too much obsession with porting MS apps. Let's show > the world we don't need MS by developing high-quality open-source > native Linux apps. This is already happening, of course. I barely use > Windows/MS any more. That trend will only grow stronger as more and > more developers and users join the swelling tide. > Personaly I am not a great specialist in computer science. Just an end-user but I am using Linux about at 100% (99.8% because Canoscan 650U does not like Linux, shame to Canon. As soon as a competitor makes a portable scanner Linux-friendly I throw my Canoscan in the trash-can. I do genealogical work and I need a light and carryable scanner). I did many thinks though with Linux: Mysql/Perl/Tk, Postfix mail servor working but still at test-stage, I am trying now Cyrus-Imap but still have problems, sound capture with ecasound or gramofile and I would like to do video capture => divx compression but failed to install VCR but I don't despair, etc At the end of january I'll do a seminar about Linux where I work. It won't be easy because I am the only one who knows some little thing on the matter and I'll face a front of Windows or Apple users (already facing them). I hesitate how I'll present it (excuse my bad english). Powerpoint is not available yet on Linux. I just have my two laptops (one PC and one iBook both with SuSE 7.x). Is there something equivalent to Powerpoint? Does anybody has suggestions and url's with interesting matters to show in a seminar? Thanks -- Alain Barthélemy bartydeux(a)gminformatique.com http://bartydeux.gminformatique.com

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ANNOUNCE: OpenOffice.org Build 641C released for PPC Linux
by Kevin B.Hendricks 21 Dec '01

21 Dec '01

Hi, Happy Holidays! - The latest release of OpenOffice.org (build OO641C) for PPC Linux is now available! OpenOffice.org is based on the same source tree (with a few minor differences) as the upcoming StarOffice 6.0. It basically supplies an almost drop in replacement for Microsoft Office (and is getting better with every release). New in this release ---------------------- - now built with glibc-2.2.4 and -z combreloc enabled to help speed the startup of OpenOffice (need glibc-2.2.4 to see speedup) - lots of font related improvements and bug fixes - fixes for both KDE and Sawfish window manager issues - spell checking in multiple languages now supported with easy to install thrid party dictionaries supported and coming soon for Portuguese, Dutch, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, and English (United Kingdom) For more information including the full source code check out the OpenOffice.org website: http://www.openoffice.org This binary should run on any ppc linux system with glibc 2.2.1 or higher, XFree86 4.0 or higher, etc. The new home for PPC Linux OpenOffice.org releases is: ftp://ftp.yellowdoglinux.com/pub/yellowdog/software/openoffice/ The name of the *latest* installer is: oo641ca_installer.tar.gz The OpenOffice.README_ppclinux contains installation instructions and more information. Due to the late nature of this release, the mirror sites at SuSE and Mandrakesoft have not yet been updates with the latest release but should be early in the new year. ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/powerpc/openoffice/ http://perso.mandrakesoft.com/~sbenedict/ Thank you Dan Burcaw (YDL) for providing a new home of the PPC Linux OpenOffice.org project. And thanks to Olaf Hering ( of SuSE) and Stew Benedict (of Mandrakesoft) for graciously providing mirror locations. Please support our PPC Linux distributions and buy the latest distributions, they are helping to bring great new software to you! Thanks, Kevin Hendricks kevin.hendricks(a)sympatico.ca

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Re: [suse-ppc] Re: [SLE] Re: Holdout States Want Microsoft OfficePorted To Linux
by David Callaghan 20 Dec '01

20 Dec '01

Try StarOffice's Presentation and Drawing programs. I'm a consultant who deals primarily with financial and legal companies. I've pitched a lot of systems, both Microsoft and Linux, won some lost some, and this is what worked for me. A pitch to end-users is typically more difficult than a pitch to system admins and management because many of the strengths of Linux, like stability and security and price, don't carry the same impact as usabilty. For most users in most business environments, it will come down to StarOffice versus MS Office. And MS Office is better than StarOffice for all but the lightest tasks. To make sure, reproduce some of your company's templates, spreadsheet's and databases in Star Office. If it was a comparable experience, you can possibly make some converts. If you want to put the accounting office on StarCalc, make sure all of the macros will convert. If your company has in-house VB developers who have worked with making customized Office applications, these will not convert. You may find more success by trying to integrate rather than migrate. I have found the argument for running a mixed environment using a variety of tools works out better. In the server room, making the web server migration argument is fairly simple (depending on exisiting ASP and ActiveX investment. Go to www.php.net for the ASP-PHP argument). There's also a strong argument to be made for the database server as MySQL and PostGRES are both excellent database alternatives. Print and File Services, handled through samba, provide a viable alternative for Linux. Toss a little netatalk into the mix and welcome your Macs. There are some really cool Mac programs available. I installed SuSE 7.1 PPC on an RS6K and I noticed a lot of prentation, graphics, movie making, photgraphics, etc software. I recently integrated Windows, Linux and Macs together very simply in an enterprise with a home office, a warehouse and multiple call centers. The home office got new XP P4s with 256MB for $550 a piece preloaded with Office XP. It only took about 2 days to connect the XP network, set up the X-Drives for Internet file-sharing and online backup (75MB for $3/m per license), create Office XP intranets for each department for sharing and publishing documents, and setup the MacAfee to try and stem the flow of viruses. The Macs had MS Office by necessity because Sun cut off the development of Mac versions early this year and will leave this up to the openoffice people. It should be easier to talk Mac people into Linux because of the great open software for imaging, publishing and video, but I have never successfully done this. Mac people have heavier resistence to OS-switching arguments. In the warehouse and the field offices, I'm using IBM NetVista thin clients ($800) that boot from a SuSE 7.3 acting as boot server. Thin Clients run PHP/MySQL application on the server based on the open ebXML standards for business transactions, which is analogous to a BizTalk project. Some regional managers use thin clients that run StarOffice as well and can read static spreadsheets and documents sent to them from the home office. The servers are 2 IBM RS6Ks running SuSE PPC and AIX 5.1 loaded with apache, qmail, mysql, php, samba and amanda (tape backup). The Windows PCs use ODBC to connect to the MySQL database to populate Office documents and link tables to Access databases. They use IE to connect to the corporate Apache-driven intranet and save their files to a samba directory for backup. The printers are acually not accessible by the Linux servers (Canon again!), but samba came in handy from the other direction. Find out what your company needs to maintain and what they might need to grow and adapt your presentation to them. And serve donuts. Seriously. >staroffice works pretty well, it is very similar to powerpoint > >On Thu, 20 Dec 2001, Bartydeux wrote: > >Le Jeudi 20 Décembre 2001 19:26, vous avez écrit : >> On Wednesday 19 December 2001 20:05, Curtis wrote: >> > Port it and they will come. >> >> I think there is too much obsession with porting MS apps. Let's show >> the world we don't need MS by developing high-quality open-source >> native Linux apps. This is already happening, of course. I barely use >> Windows/MS any more. That trend will only grow stronger as more and >> more developers and users join the swelling tide. >> > >Personaly I am not a great specialist in computer science. Just an end-user >but I am using Linux about at 100% (99.8% because Canoscan 650U does not like >Linux, shame to Canon. As soon as a competitor makes a portable scanner >Linux-friendly I throw my Canoscan in the trash-can. I do genealogical work >and I need a light and carryable scanner). > >I did many thinks though with Linux: Mysql/Perl/Tk, Postfix mail servor >working but still at test-stage, I am trying now Cyrus-Imap but still have >problems, sound capture with ecasound or gramofile and I would like to do >video capture => divx compression but failed to install VCR but I don't >despair, etc > >At the end of january I'll do a seminar about Linux where I work. It won't be >easy because I am the only one who knows some little thing on the matter and >I'll face a front of Windows or Apple users (already facing them). I hesitate >how I'll present it (excuse my bad english). Powerpoint is not available yet >on Linux. I just have my two laptops (one PC and one iBook both with SuSE >7.x). Is there something equivalent to Powerpoint? > >Does anybody has suggestions and url's with interesting matters to show in a >seminar? > >Thanks >-- >Alain Barthélemy > >bartydeux(a)gminformatique.com >http://bartydeux.gminformatique.com > >

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B&W G3 will not boot into MacOS with 7.3
by Ola Olsson 20 Dec '01

20 Dec '01

After installing 7.3 on my sons B&W G3 and setting up lilo it refuses to boot in MacOS. I've tried setting the default to and from Linux and macos respectively but it freezes whenever it attempts to boot the Mac. How can I access the Mac? Thanks, Ola Olsson -- /******************************************* /** Ola Olsson -- oeolsson(a)enosis.net /** http://www.enosis.net /** "I learn so I can teach so I can learn." /*******************************************

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Scanner doesn't configure with 7.3
by Ola Olsson 19 Dec '01

19 Dec '01

After installing 7.3 on my 400 MHz G4 my Epson scanner no longer functions. The Yast2 scanner tool sees the USB scanner but can't configure it. SANE and XSane are recognized but when I click test nothing happens. Will I have to do this manually? Thanks, Ola Olsson -- /******************************************* /** Ola Olsson -- oeolsson(a)enosis.net /** http://www.enosis.net /** "I learn so I can teach so I can learn." /*******************************************

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Sound Module Freezes on B&W G3
by Ola Olsson 19 Dec '01

19 Dec '01

I tried to setup the sound card on my son's B&W G3 using Yast2 in 7.3 but it locks up the computer immediately. The sound card indicated is "burgundy." Is this a known problem? Thanks, Ola Olsson -- /******************************************* /** Ola Olsson -- oeolsson(a)enosis.net /** http://www.enosis.net /** "I learn so I can teach so I can learn." /*******************************************

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Boot Problem
by Ola Olsson 19 Dec '01

19 Dec '01

After upgrading from 7.1 to 7.3 on my 400 MHz G4 I often get this error when booting the machine -> "DEFAULT CATCH!, code=fffffff6 at %SRR0" What does this mean? And how can I fix it. Thanks, Ola Olsson -- /******************************************* /** Ola Olsson -- oeolsson(a)enosis.net /** http://www.enosis.net /** "I learn so I can teach so I can learn." /*******************************************

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Re: [suse-ppc] Postgres on SuSE 7.0
by clemaire 18 Dec '01

18 Dec '01

Thanks so much for the link Paul! Everything upgraded with no problems. I'm very pleased.. Thanks again. George, to answer your question.. postgres is similar to Microsoft Access.. or Oracle..or mySQL.. or mssql server. its relational database management system (mysql is not..but thats a whole 'nother thread ;). I barely know anything about FileMaker pro, but I think its a db system that has its own language.. which is similar to sql based databases such as postgresql. the db engines differ.. but most are based around the same language --SQL.. and each adds its own flair to the language.. ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Simpson" <gasjr4wd(a)mac.com> To: "clemaire" <clemaire(a)netnerds.net> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 12:43 PM Subject: Re: [suse-ppc] Postgres on SuSE 7.0 > Off topic... > I'm new to SuSE. Really got for server. > Question - I haven't used postgresql. Is it like filemaker pro? Just more > robust? > > > -- > Thank You, > George > > > > > > From: "clemaire" <clemaire(a)netnerds.net> > > Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 12:36:19 -0800 > > To: <suse-ppc(a)suse.com> > > Subject: [suse-ppc] Postgres on SuSE 7.0 > > > > > Hello All, > > I've got SuSE PPC 7.0 running on a iMac SE.. After I installed Postgresql, I > > tried a few commands.. almost every command I issue it says the following: > > > > ERROR: getattproperties: no attribute tuple 1247 -2 > > > > I found a support page that talks agbout it > > http://sdb.suse.de/en/sdb/html/poeml_ppc_postgresql.html > > > > Seems that there is an optimization switch problem and it requires a > > recompile.. :/ And it states that there will be an update soon.. anyone know > > when? > > > > Also, it mentions that i can recompile postgres and pg_serv on my own. I > > downloaded postgres.spm from suse's site > > ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/ppc/7.0/suse/zq1 > > <ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/ppc/7.0/suse/zq1> but cannot find the pg_serv > > there. Perhaps its included in the postgres.spm? > > > > Suse does a great job of RPMing everything and having it all work perfectly. > > So I'm really wary of doing a manual recompile, but I'd like to get this > > going.. Is there a way i can tell how they compiled the packages that went > > into the RPMS? I'd love to know all the options they used for the postgres > > package so that I can also use all of them (except for -o0 of course). > > > > Thanks much > > > > > >

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Postgres on SuSE 7.0
by clemaire 17 Dec '01

17 Dec '01

Hello All, I've got SuSE PPC 7.0 running on a iMac SE.. After I installed Postgresql, I tried a few commands.. almost every command I issue it says the following: ERROR: getattproperties: no attribute tuple 1247 -2 I found a support page that talks agbout it http://sdb.suse.de/en/sdb/html/poeml_ppc_postgresql.html Seems that there is an optimization switch problem and it requires a recompile.. :/ And it states that there will be an update soon.. anyone know when? Also, it mentions that i can recompile postgres and pg_serv on my own. I downloaded postgres.spm from suse's site ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/ppc/7.0/suse/zq1 but cannot find the pg_serv there. Perhaps its included in the postgres.spm? Suse does a great job of RPMing everything and having it all work perfectly. So I'm really wary of doing a manual recompile, but I'd like to get this going.. Is there a way i can tell how they compiled the packages that went into the RPMS? I'd love to know all the options they used for the postgres package so that I can also use all of them (except for -o0 of course). Thanks much

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Problem with NFS
by Bill Heese 16 Dec '01

16 Dec '01

Hi All, I must be missing something... Everytime i try to mount an NFS volume served from my SUSE box i get an error that says that a PCNFSD error has occured. (the service is not registered on the remote system) What I'm looking to do is allow users to mount thier home directories. My /etc/exports file looks like this: /home 10.0.1.0/255.255.255.0(rw) /home/bheese 10.0.1.20(rw) The output from rpcinfo -p lookss like this: program vers proto port 100000 2 tcp 111 portmapper 100000 2 udp 111 portmapper 100029 1 udp 853 keyserv 100029 2 udp 853 keyserv 100021 1 udp 1027 nlockmgr 100021 3 udp 1027 nlockmgr 100021 1 tcp 1029 nlockmgr 100021 3 tcp 1029 nlockmgr 100024 1 udp 893 status 100024 1 tcp 895 status 100005 1 udp 896 mountd 100005 1 tcp 898 mountd 100005 2 udp 901 mountd 100005 2 tcp 903 mountd 100003 2 udp 2049 nfs What am I doing wrong? Thanks in advance. Bill Heese

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