June 2001 - openSUSE PPC - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Re: [suse-ppc] Installation problem (root image not found)
by Andrei Verovski 08 Jun '01

08 Jun '01

>> I have strange problem with SuSE 7.1 PPC. >> >> When I try to upgrade already installed 7.0 from 7.1 CD, I am always get >> message "valid root image not found". I have checked path to >> /suse/images/root, the root file is there. CD-ROM is spinning, and CD1 is >> mounted (after all, I am started Mac from this CD). > >Can you check console 3+4 for some kernel and linuxrc messages? >Maybe it can not access the CD for some reasons. > Hi, Olaf, Thanks for suggestion. I have hacked CD#1 for ReiserFS support, so 7.1 have been installed succesfully on ReiserFS root volume. I had to revert back to XFRee 4.01 because my xf86config with acceleration enabled does not work with 4.02 on Apple iBook FireWire (summer 2000 model), and using sax2 in automatic mode produces garbled screen. How about to create special directory with working xf86configs, Apple have very limited number of portables and desktops? Monitor resolution/refresh may be adjusted later. PS. How I can contribute some my RPMs to SuSE PPC? Just tired to e-mail them. with best regards Andrei Verovski

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pmud on pismo ?
by jonathan mergy 08 Jun '01

08 Jun '01

-- Getting ready to install linux again (since X is such a pig on my pismo) - I have searched far and wide and have only found that pmud doesn't work on my pismo (pbg3 2000 firewire). Is that true?

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PPC 7.1 woes
by Christian Birkle 07 Jun '01

07 Jun '01

Dear all, just installed Suse 7.1 an my PB G3 266 and some issues have come up (sigh) - the 2.4.2 Kernel won't really work even when I use the "No video driver" setting in BootX, X has problems with the display, the graphics looks dithered and hardly readable when the systems starts X using the default setting ("No video driver" unchecked) produces 4 split up start-up screens - under 2.2.18 /lib/modules/2.2.18/pcmcia is missing:-( so loading during booting fails - can I used power management (under those kernels?) - can I used a "normal" WLAN Card (Lucent) with the airport module??? Thanks in advance Cheers, Christian p.s 7.1 feels much better then 6.4 which I used before!

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Update packages
by Sebastian Crump 07 Jun '01

07 Jun '01

I have installed SuSe 7.0 on a beige G3. All is OK apart from a mildly annoying, but harmless (I think) warning message on login about the 'mixer' not being available. However, I am trying to update the apache and mod_php4 packages without success. I have downloaded the rpm file from suse.com but when I use either YaST or the rpm -U command to update them it goes throught the process of installing but the packages remain resolutely unupdated! I have tried doing it from a normal login - with root permission - and logging in as root, but with the same result. Has anyone else come across this problem? The installation is only to serve an internal audience, so the updates aren't crucial for security reasons. But I am trying to install software (Midgard) which has a requirement for PHP4.0.4pl1. Thanks, Sebastian ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. **********************************************************************

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Installation problem (root image not found)
by Andrei Verovski 07 Jun '01

07 Jun '01

Hi, I have strange problem with SuSE 7.1 PPC. When I try to upgrade already installed 7.0 from 7.1 CD, I am always get message "valid root image not found". I have checked path to /suse/images/root, the root file is there. CD-ROM is spinning, and CD1 is mounted (after all, I am started Mac from this CD). I have choosen before install/update from the main menu: settings --> Debug (expert) --> force rootimage It did not helped either. Then I copied suseboot on my HFS /macboot partition, but the problem still exists. I did the same with 7.0, and everything was OK. What could be wrong? PS. I am currently downloading 7.1 ReiserFS boot ISO, may it will work. Thanks in advance Andrei

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problem with Segate Baracuda
by Tomek 07 Jun '01

07 Jun '01

I have in my Macintosh G3 266 MHz disk Segate Barracuda 20 GB ST320420S as master disk. I partitioning it with Apple Drive Setup 1. MacOS partision 9,4 GB 2. Swap 128 MB 3. Root Aux 9,4 Then I start Linux from disk 1 using BootX App and ramdisk.image.gz from these disk. At start I see that disk hda not appear in checking I see only my second disk hdd. I try manualy partytioning disk hda with fdisk but not succesfuul. I can't make any partition. How to solve this problem

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more on that DVD drive
by Joss Winn 07 Jun '01

07 Jun '01

I don't know if this is related, but I also get a bunch of these messages, whenever I run a CD in YaST Jun 7 17:20:36 linux modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module block-major-8 Jun 7 17:20:37 linux last message repeated 15 times Jun 7 17:20:38 linux modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-21 Jun 7 17:20:39 linux last message repeated 15 times Jun 7 17:20:39 linux modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module block-major-11 How can I 'fix' them? cheers Joss -- http://www.josswinn.org

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DVD Drive saying 'Wrong medium type'
by Joss Winn 07 Jun '01

07 Jun '01

Hello, over the last week, I have had trouble mounting data CDs. Usually, when using YaST, it mounts the first CD, then when it asks for another CD to be inserted, it fails and the drive will not mount another CD until reboot. If I reboot, the drive is fine for a while, then it fails again. I have not done anything to the drive that I can think of. I have started using Gnome, but still use the same applications as I have always done. any ideas what might be wrong and how I can fix it? thank you joss -- http://www.josswinn.org

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Testing - please ignore
by Mads Martin Jørgensen 06 Jun '01

06 Jun '01

I again apologize. -- Mads Martin Joergensen, http://mmj.dk "Why make things difficult, when it is possible to make them cryptic and totally illogic, with just a little bit more effort." -- A. P. J.

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7.1-ppc with reiserfs
by Olaf Hering 06 Jun '01

06 Jun '01

Hi, there are some kernel updates on the ftp server. ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/ppc/kernel/2.4.2/ Everything has reiserfs enabled. There is a boot CD1 for 7.1-ppc: ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/ppc/boot/cd1_7.1_reiser_boot.iso It is bootable on PReP and newworld, but some IBM machines can not open the VGA screen. It works here on MTX+ with VGA screen. You need a newer lilo/yaboot to load the kernel from a reiser boot partition: ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/powerpc/lilo/lilo-0.0.7-19.ppc.rpm To create a root partion: Boot the CD, it will drop you in yast1, reformat everything as explained in the manual (f3 -> reiser). Now you have a reiser root partition. Quit yast1 (abort installation). go back to linuxrc, eject the CD and put the original CD in. Reinstall everything. Please dont reformat with ext2 and dont use yast2. yast2 will create a wrong fstab entry (type is ext2 instead of reiserfs) and the boot will fail. You can tweak the fstab with vi, but ... There is also bleeding edge stuff: ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/ppc/update/BETA/kernel/ This is 2.4.5 with poor IDE performance and all the fun... aic7xxx may work a bit better, VM is not ready for prime time etc... Note that these rpms will obsolete older rpms (k_pmac,k_prep etc.) The file to boot is /boot/vmlinux and not vmlinux-2.4. It may not work on 601 machines and SMP on dual G4s appears to be broken, I dont have one. Gruss Olaf -- $ man clone BUGS Main feature not yet implemented...

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