- openSUSE PPC

KDE 2.1: which RPMs?
by Joss Winn 02 Mar '01

02 Mar '01

Hello, I was wondering whether Ian Geiser's latest KDE 2.1 RPMs (linked from www.linuxppc.org) are suitable for SUSE 7.0PPC. I do get a little confused with what RPM packages are best suited for SUSE 7 and what would be best left alone. Does anyone have any advice? Are we advised only to only use SUSE RPMs? I'm also unclear as to whether Ian Geiser's latest packages are the final 2.1 build or not. Your advice would be appreciated. thanks very much joss

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Japanese keymap for Summer 2000 keyboards
by Joss Winn 02 Mar '01

02 Mar '01

Hi, I thought I would send this keymap to the list as it is not included in SuSE 7.0PPC and is the only keymap that works with Apple's new keyboards (Summer 2000). Those keymaps included with SuSE, even the Japanese keymap, do not work with the new Japanese Apple keyboard. It is similar to the US keymap but there are some important differences. The keymap below uses almost every key except for the sound and eject keys. If anyone can tell me how I can map the eject key to eject a CD, please let me know! Any questions concerning SUSE on a Japanese Mac are welcome. I understand that 7.1 will include full Japanese support :-) thanks joss p.s. if you are running SuSE and MOL on a Japanese mac, I'd love to hear from you :-) #---------------------------KEYMAP---------------------------- ## See the mac-us-ext comments keymaps 0-2,4-5,8,12 strings as usual compose as usual for "iso-8859-1" keycode 0 = +a +A Hex_A Control_a Control_a Meta_a Meta_Control_a keycode 1 = s keycode 2 = +d +D Hex_D Control_d Control_d Meta_d Meta_Control_d keycode 3 = +f +F Hex_F Control_f Control_f Meta_f Meta_Control_f keycode 4 = h keycode 5 = g keycode 6 = z keycode 7 = x keycode 8 = +c +C Hex_C Control_c Control_c Meta_c Meta_Control_c keycode 9 = v keycode 10 = keycode 11 = +b +B Hex_B Control_b Control_b Meta_b Meta_Control_b keycode 12 = q keycode 13 = w keycode 14 = +e +E Hex_E Control_e Control_e Meta_e Meta_Control_e keycode 15 = r keycode 16 = y keycode 17 = t keycode 18 = one exclam alt keycode 18 = Meta_one control alt keycode 18 = Console_1 keycode 19 = two quotedbl alt keycode 19 = Meta_two control alt keycode 19 = Console_2 keycode 20 = three numbersign control keycode 20 = Escape alt keycode 20 = Meta_three control alt keycode 20 = Console_3 keycode 21 = four dollar dollar Control_backslash alt keycode 21 = Meta_four control alt keycode 21 = Console_4 keycode 22 = six ampersand alt keycode 22 = Meta_six control alt keycode 22 = Console_6 keycode 23 = five percent control keycode 23 = Control_bracketright alt keycode 23 = Meta_five control alt keycode 23 = Console_5 keycode 24 = asciicircum asciitilde control keycode 24 = Control_asciicircum alt keycode 24 = Meta_equal keycode 25 = nine parenright bracketright alt keycode 25 = Meta_nine control alt keycode 25 = Console_9 keycode 26 = seven apostrophe braceleft alt keycode 26 = Meta_seven control alt keycode 26 = Console_7 keycode 27 = minus equal backslash Control_underscore Control_underscore Meta_minus keycode 28 = eight parenleft bracketleft Delete alt keycode 28 = Meta_eight control alt keycode 28 = Console_8 keycode 29 = zero parenright braceright alt keycode 29 = Meta_zero control alt keycode 29 = Console_10 keycode 30 = bracketleft braceleft control keycode 30 = Escape alt keycode 30 = Meta_bracketleft keycode 31 = o keycode 32 = u keycode 33 = at grave keycode 34 = i keycode 35 = p keycode 36 = Return alt keycode 36 = Meta_Control_m keycode 37 = l keycode 38 = j keycode 39 = colon asterisk alt keycode 39 = Meta_colon keycode 40 = k keycode 41 = semicolon plus alt keycode 41 = Meta_semicolon keycode 42 = bracketright braceright asciitilde Control_bracketright alt keycode 42 = Meta_bracketright keycode 43 = comma less alt keycode 43 = Meta_comma keycode 44 = slash question control keycode 44 = Delete alt keycode 44 = Meta_slash keycode 45 = n keycode 46 = m keycode 47 = period greater control keycode 47 = Compose alt keycode 47 = Meta_period keycode 48 = Tab Tab alt keycode 48 = Meta_Tab keycode 49 = space space control keycode 49 = nul alt keycode 49 = Meta_space keycode 50 = grave asciitilde control keycode 50 = nul alt keycode 50 = Meta_grave keycode 51 = Delete Delete control keycode 51 = BackSpace alt keycode 51 = Meta_Delete keycode 52 = keycode 53 = Escape Escape #------------------------------------------------------------

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mol
by Joss Winn 01 Mar '01

01 Mar '01

Hi, I've deciided to give mol another go but am still having familiar results. Basically, I get a black screen which then turns grey and hangs without a chime. I've attached my molrc and terminal output if it makes any sense to you. I hope someone can help. No-one has answered my requests on the mol mailing list before and it seems to be a very common problem. thanks very much joss iMac Summer 2000, 256MB RAM, 2.4.2 kernel, Mac OS 9.04J, latest mol rom for 2.4 kernel. Same results with 2.2.18 kernel. Followed set up instructions at suse.com. -- http://www.josswinn.org -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GPA/ED$/GH d- s+:+ a- C+(++) UL P L++ E-(E) W++ N+ o? K- w? O? M V? PS+++ PE- Y+ PGP+ t 5? X R !tv b DI-- D- G- e+++ h r++ y+ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------

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Pre-compiled 2.4 kernels?
by tayone 28 Feb '01

28 Feb '01

Hi, This is my first time posting to this list. If I manage to blatantly disrespect some "official mailing list rule", I apologize in advance. =] My question is this: Back in the day of the 2.2.16 kernel, pre-compiled kernels could be downloaded through benh's ppc linux page. I am now noticing the lack of pre-compiled 2.4 kernels anywhere on the internet. Do they exist? Thanks, -Taylor

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Usb modem?
by tayone 28 Feb '01

28 Feb '01

Hi agian, I have a wireless ricochet modem, which uses standard modem commands. I can connect to the internet through it, but the connection is super-slow and stalls constantly. I have tried the option "novj" in my /etc/ppp/options file because I heard it would help. It didn¹t. =] I Have tried 2.2.16 and 2.4 kernels. Both allow me to dial and maintain an extremely slow - unstable connection. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks in advance, -taylor

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Newbie question
by Carl Edwards 28 Feb '01

28 Feb '01

Howdy, Can anyone point me to a walk through on upgrading the kernel? I can't seem to find anything other than lines like "but for best results upgrade the kernel." So if any one knows of a good online how-to i would appreciate it. Thanks, -Carl

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SuSE Linux on RS/6000
by Jorge Cambra 27 Feb '01

27 Feb '01

Hello. I installed SuSE 7.0 Linux for PPC on an RS/6000 43p model 150. Before installing SuSE I had AIX 4.3.3 in that box so, I had to format the hard disk with the AIX diagnostics CD, because if you don't do that, you cannot install SuSE. Later I had to install again AIX in that box, but I'm not able. I've tried to format the hard disk, but is useless. Has anyone tried to install SuSE in an RS/6000 and after, tried to install AIX? I'm not even able to restore the backup copy of the operating system done with mksysb (aix smitty) Thanks in advance Regards, Jorge Cambra

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Were is kernel 2.4.2 (the "suseboot" kernel)
by Even 26 Feb '01

26 Feb '01

It is not in the /kernel/2.4.2/ dir. Am I missing something I am talking about the kernel that is going in the suseboot dir. Regards Even

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Unable to install on G4 500 with SCSI and Cinema display : Solved.
by Even 26 Feb '01

26 Feb '01

Over the last week I have gotten so much help from the group that I thought I should give back what something. A while ago I asked for help installing SuSE PPC 7.0 on my G4 500 I ordered my machine with SCSI and later I installed an ATA drive. Symptom Unable to Boot of the CD and drive partition. Message during boot: >From CD: Disk error wrong partition 1, then black. Nothing happens after that >From Disk: various messages, then black. For a long time I was sure that it was a SCSI error and I searched for answers in that direction, however it turned out to be the ADC connection on the video card. Fix: Download the later Kernel from SuSE, extract it and rename it. Change the yaboot to image= vmlinux label=install root=/dev/what ever you drve is, mine is sda6 initrd=ramdisk.image.gz append="load_ramdisk=1 ramdisk_size=64000 video=atyfb video=ofonly" Have the CD in the drive and go for it. The kernel will find the SCSI drive (at least ATTO SCSI cards) the installation should proceed as normal. Then after installation Start up with your Apple CD and edit the yaboot.conf file again image = vmlinux label = linux root = /dev/sda9 append = "video=atyfb video=ofonly" The append line is VERY important. DO NOT DO WHAT SuSE Say you should do :-) at their web site they propose to insert a this append line : "video=aty128fb:vmode22" it does not work on my machine, if it works on yours use it, it Is a better choice. Their solution loads the video driver, mine does not. Finding the right modline and driver is work in progress, so don¹t ask ill send an update when I have it. Regards Even

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PPC Kernel Sources request
by Andrei Verovski 26 Feb '01

26 Feb '01

Hi, Anyone can suggest me where I can download kernel 2.4 & modutils sources for SuSE Linux PPC? Thanks in advance. Andrei

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