December 2001 - openSUSE PPC - openSUSE Mailing Lists

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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No sound from modem after upgrade to SuSE 7.3/PPC
by Warren Jones 15 Dec '01

15 Dec '01

I just upgraded to SuSE Linux 7.3/PPC on a Mac G4. Most everything went smoothly, but I can no longer get any sound from the internal modem. Under SuSE 7.0, you could hear the modem dialing and negotiating with the remote system, which provides some useful feedback. After a while, you can tell from the modem tones if there's a problem with the connection. After the upgrade to SuSE 7.3, there's just silence. The sound from the modem (when it's working) comes from the Mac's internal speaker, and from an external speaker if one is connected. It's not clear to me how software is involved in getting the sound signal from the modem to the speaker. To Linux, the modem looks like a serial device (/dev/ttyS0), and as far as I can tell, the only software that "knows" it's a modem is the dialer (wvdial in this case). I tried connecting directly to the modem with kermit, and selecting max volume like this: ATL3M2 ATDT<some-number> Still complete silence ... There's nothing wrong with the Linux sound configuration, which is working fine for applications like RealPlayer, etc. The modem has a Conexant (Rockwell) chipset, and ATI6 returns "RCV56DPF-PLL L8571A Rev 29.00/29.00". The modem is still functional, but I miss the audible feedback while it's dialing and connecting. Thanks in advance for any insights ... -- Warren Jones Fluke Corporation Everett, Washington, USA

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newbie needs help w/t installing 7.3 ppc on iMac/700
by Carsten Weiss 13 Dec '01

13 Dec '01

i don't succeed in installing linux 7.3 ppc on my imac 700. is there anybody who could give/send me an detailed instruction beginning with hd-partition ? when i follow the manual, the first problem appears when i start yast 2 which doesnt recognize the partition. the next problem is setting mount points... after installation i am not able to boot from the installed partition. HELP !!! carsten ------------------------- - Carsten Weiss - - Irlerstr. 28 - - D-42719 Solingen - ------------------------- - Tel. +49-212-2309626 - - Tel. +49-172-2919827 - ------------------------- - carstenweiss(a)web.de - - ICQ: 16559263 - -------------------------

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RE: [suse-ppc] newbie needs help w/t installing 7.3 ppc on iMac/7 00
by AllanL 13 Dec '01

13 Dec '01

You need to use the apple utility to partition the disks, then I found that it complained about custom or foreign partitions, so take the partitions that you designated as swap and root, select the swap and tell it to format it as swap (no mount) then take your root, tell it to format and mount as / > -----Original Message----- > From: Carsten Weiss <carstenweiss(a)web.de>@SUN > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 16:24 > To: suse-ppc(a)suse.com > Subject: [suse-ppc] newbie needs help w/t installing 7.3 ppc on > iMac/700 > > <<...OLE_Obj...>> > > i don't succeed in installing linux 7.3 ppc on my imac 700. > is there anybody who could give/send me an detailed instruction beginning > with hd-partition ? > when i follow the manual, the first problem appears when i start yast 2 > which doesnt recognize the partition. the next problem is setting mount > points... > after installation i am not able to boot from the installed partition. > HELP !!! > > carsten > > > > > > > ------------------------- > - Carsten Weiss - > - Irlerstr. 28 - > - D-42719 Solingen - > ------------------------- > - Tel. +49-212-2309626 - > - Tel. +49-172-2919827 - > ------------------------- > - carstenweiss(a)web.de - > - ICQ: 16559263 - > ------------------------- >

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Open Office 641b
by Joss Winn 12 Dec '01

12 Dec '01

Hello, Again, the latest version of Open Office crashes as soon as I click on the menu bar (not icons but on 'file' for example). This occured in the last release that came with SuSE 7.3PPC. Is anyone else experiencing this? In this state, it is unusuable for me. All advice appreciated. thanks joss --

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RE: [suse-ppc] Varargs works different on SuSe PPC
by Jacob Vennervald Madsen 12 Dec '01

12 Dec '01

There was a problem with the following macro #define VALPARM(y) ((va_list) y) It should be #define VALPARM(y) va_list y But now it works. Thanks a million Kevin. We've been trying to fix this problem for days. I'll post this to the rest of the kannel list. Thanks again. Jacob -----Original Message----- From: Kevin B. Hendricks [mailto:khendricks@ivey.uwo.ca] Sent: 12. december 2001 15:38 To: Jacob Vennervald Madsen Cc: suse-ppc(a)suse.com Subject: Re: [suse-ppc] Varargs works different on SuSe PPC Hi Jacob, Arrgghh! They are passing addresses of va_lists all over the place. Under ppc linux and s390 linux, va_list is actualy based on an array type. So they are trying to pass the address of the array (which itself is a pointer) and all hell breaks loose. They then assume the *args is a va_list argument everyplace. Passing addresses of a va_list is not portable in any way AFAIK. I have no idea if what I did even compiles but you should get the general idea. Just think that va_list is an array. Taking the address of an array makes no sense (you pass the array and it is automatically a pointer) and then taking the contents of that also can be an issue. Whereas passing the address of an element of the array is perfectly fine. I tried something using macros that may do the trick. Hope this helps. Kevin On December 12, 2001 08:22, Jacob Vennervald Madsen wrote: > Thanks a lot. > Here are the .h and .c files. > > In these three methodes I get a warning when compiling: > format_width > format_prec > convert > > These are the warnings I get: > gwlib/octstr.c: In function `octstr_format_valist': > gwlib/octstr.c:1985: warning: passing arg 3 of `format_width' from > incompatible pointer type > gwlib/octstr.c:1986: warning: passing arg 3 of `format_prec' from > incompatible pointer type > gwlib/octstr.c:1988: warning: passing arg 4 of `convert' from > incompatible pointer type > > I also suspect these methods: > octstr_format > octstr_format_valist > octstr_format_append > > Hope you can help. > > Jacob > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin B. Hendricks [mailto:khendricks@ivey.uwo.ca] > Sent: 12. december 2001 13:58 > To: Jacob Vennervald Madsen; suse-ppc(a)suse.com > Subject: Re: [suse-ppc] Varargs works different on SuSe PPC > > > Hi Jacob, > > > After debugging it I found out that there is a difference in the way > > that va_arg works on different platforms. > > Yes there is and ppc linux is one of the more strange versions. > > > I've been told to try to update my glibc to the latest version but I > > have version 2.2.4-19, which I think is the latest. > > As I've understood it's another compiler, right? > > Is there a ppc rpm for this? > > Please ignore all of that "advice", it is bad. > > The problem is in the program itself. It is not using cross-platform > code > to do varargs the right way. Thrre are now macros defined that will > allow > most ofthe differences to be properly taken care of. > > Please post the routine from the program that is causing the problem > (i.e. > using varargs incorrectly for cross platform independence) and I can > show > you how to fix it. Then you can submit a patch to the maintainer of > that > program so that they start ding things in a more coross-platform manner. > > Kevin

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