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| 01:04.28 | tymchnx | is it possible to install debianppc on a firewire/usb external drive? |
| 01:04.54 | simonrvn | yes |
| 01:05.23 | tymchnx | do you know of any guides? my install keeps dieing at the install yaboot point |
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| 02:09.16 | ajay | anyone know how I can upgrade desktop-base? it is spitting out error messages about local divert and I have no clue what to do. anyone else had/has/is having this problem? |
| 02:12.21 | dj-death | not me |
| 02:12.40 | dj-death | what's your problem ? |
| 02:14.48 | ajay | Preparing to replace desktop-base 0.3.6 (using .../desktop-base_0.3.15_all.deb) ... |
| 02:14.48 | ajay | dpkg-divert: mismatch on package |
| 02:14.48 | ajay | <PROTECTED> |
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| 02:14.48 | ajay | dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/desktop-base_0.3.15_all.deb (--unpack): |
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| 02:14.52 | ajay | Errors were encountered while processing: |
| 02:14.54 | ajay | <PROTECTED> |
| 02:14.56 | ajay | E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) |
| 02:16.05 | dj-death | did you try with some --force option ? |
| 02:17.58 | ajay | tried apt-get -f install but I keep getting the same stupid message. also I tried deleting the files that it complains about *.png but still nothing. it creates a new file by the same name and complains. |
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| 02:18.39 | linuxclub | hy |
| 02:18.45 | linuxclub | good night |
| 02:18.49 | dj-death | ajay: this is not a --force option |
| 02:18.49 | linuxclub | i am paolo |
| 02:18.56 | linuxclub | from italy roma |
| 02:19.10 | dj-death | ajay: have a look at dpkg --force-help |
| 02:19.11 | ajay | so what do I type to force it? |
| 02:19.24 | linuxclub | i am trying to install debian or gentoo on my pwerpc emac g4 |
| 02:19.27 | ajay | apt-get install --force desktop-base? |
| 02:19.44 | linuxclub | but when i must lunch x |
| 02:19.54 | linuxclub | with startx or xinit |
| 02:20.12 | linuxclub | it does not start why ? |
| 02:20.44 | dj-death | ajay: dpkg --force-overwrite-diverted /var/cache/.../desktop-base....deb |
| 02:20.58 | linuxclub | i got a powerpc apple macintosh g4 cpu motorolo 7450 to 700 mhz |
| 02:21.05 | ajay | will try right now. |
| 02:21.09 | simonrvn | linuxclub: startx |
| 02:22.10 | linuxclub | then one svga on the motherboard nvidia geforce 2 with 32 mb of ram and output for a supplementary monitor |
| 02:23.40 | linuxclub | 384 mb of ram 40gb of hard drive maxtor and dvd-rom cd-rw toshiba and a perfect and compatible modem and too ethernet to 100/10 mbit/sec |
| 02:23.49 | linuxclub | yes i do startx |
| 02:23.56 | linuxclub | but nothing happen |
| 02:24.34 | linuxclub | at the maximum i can see 8 colors to 16 bit |
| 02:24.35 | simonrvn | is x even installed? |
| 02:24.45 | linuxclub | do not start |
| 02:24.48 | simonrvn | you can change it. dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 |
| 02:26.01 | linuxclub | yes but emac has a problem the svga nvidia inside is on the mainboard and apple as nvidia have not intention to release the *.bis as the *.src drivers for ppcg4 |
| 02:26.19 | linuxclub | on g3 is too more easy |
| 02:26.38 | linuxclub | it start immediately, because on g3 there was ati |
| 02:28.14 | linuxclub | quartz the technology to speed-up svga is proprietary and apple does all for not start x window system |
| 02:29.21 | ajay | same problem. tried dpkg --force-overwrite-diverted -i desktop....deb. if I didn't put the -i it said dpkg need an action. |
| 02:29.54 | linuxclub | you can see my computer here |
| 02:29.59 | linuxclub | http://www.computingreview.com/pscHardware/Desktop,Computers/Apple/PRD_253669_5639crx.aspx |
| 02:30.18 | dj-death | ajay: I'm not sure to understand your pkg problem |
| 02:30.35 | dj-death | ajay: so you could try others force options |
| 02:31.18 | ajay | yeah, I guess. I am an inch away from nuking the whole thing and reinstalling because I really can't do anything - no upgrade no distupgrade - nothing. |
| 02:31.41 | ajay | that's the last time I am running unstable. |
| 02:35.24 | ajay | thank you dj-death for all your help. |
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| 02:46.10 | jaska | http://www.syslog.com/~jwilson/pics-i-like/icy.jpg |
| 02:46.13 | jaska | argh |
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| 03:51.17 | dcmbrown | I am trying to mount a powerbook as an external drive (SCSI disk mode) in debian sarge. The powerbook is only ever registered as a scsi generic device (/dev/sg0) however. This is a character rather than a block device. |
| 03:51.30 | dcmbrown | How do I get it to register as /dev/sda for example? |
| 03:52.17 | dcmbrown | I have an external Zip100 SCSI which mounts fine as a scsi disk device. |
| 03:52.33 | simonrvn | what do you mean by register? |
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| 05:18.26 | pahartik | dcmbrown: what does "dmesg" say when that device is detected on SCSI bus? |
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| 06:19.08 | dcmbrown | it says aha152x0: trying software interrupt, ok. |
| 06:19.08 | dcmbrown | scsi0 : Adaptec 152x SCSI driver; $Revision: 2.7 $ |
| 06:19.08 | dcmbrown | (scsi0:2:0) message sent incompletely (1/6) |
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| 06:19.16 | dcmbrown | <PROTECTED> |
| 06:19.18 | dcmbrown | <PROTECTED> |
| 06:19.20 | dcmbrown | SCSI device sda: 196608 512-byte hdwr sectors (101 MB) |
| 06:19.22 | dcmbrown | sda: Write Protect is off |
| 06:19.24 | dcmbrown | sda: Mode Sense: 25 00 00 08 |
| 06:19.26 | dcmbrown | sda: cache data unavailable |
| 06:19.28 | dcmbrown | sda: assuming drive cache: write through |
| 06:19.30 | dcmbrown | <PROTECTED> |
| 06:19.32 | dcmbrown | Attached scsi removable disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id 5, lun 0 |
| 06:22.57 | dcmbrown | the powerbook should have been registered as /dev/sda by sd_mod, the zip /dev/sdb, rather the zip is registered as a block device, but the powerbook in SCSI dock mode isn't. |
| 06:23.43 | dcmbrown | i guess the powerbook 5300 uses "Target Disk Mode" since it uses IDE rather than SCSI. |
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| 12:07.47 | Azazelo | hi |
| 12:10.41 | simonrvn | hello |
| 12:13.16 | pahartik | simonrvn: it seems Ubuntu has released pre-version of "Hoary Hedgehog" as live-CD for PowerPC |
| 12:13.28 | simonrvn | cool |
| 12:13.31 | Bor_Ed | http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6930597322.html couple of ppc and power articles for a change |
| 12:13.51 | pahartik | simonrvn: http://linux.slashdot.org/linux/05/01/28/0029223.shtml?tid=190&tid=162&tid=106 |
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| 12:41.16 | simonrvn | <tausq> Q. What's the difference between Batman and Bill Gates? |
| 12:41.17 | simonrvn | <tausq> A. When Batman fought the Penguin, he won. |
| 12:42.04 | simonrvn | Fortune's Real-Life Courtroom Quote #19: |
| 12:42.04 | simonrvn | Q: Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people? |
| 12:42.04 | simonrvn | A: All my autopsies have been performed on dead people. |
| 12:43.43 | Bor_Ed | hehe |
| 12:43.59 | simonrvn | like um, i hope so? :) |
| 12:44.16 | Bor_Ed | sheesh :) |
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| 14:07.03 | nusse_ | OF wont load quik anymore, claim failed. what does that mean? |
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| 15:19.53 | Chain|Q | hi people |
| 15:23.26 | Chain|Q | question: i've an OldWord 9600/300 pmac. my external sound boxes connected to it don't work under linux, while the internal speaker works well. i tried to play with the mixer settings but no success. ideas? |
| 15:24.56 | Chain|Q | (i've latest 2.6.8-powerpc debian kernel) |
| 15:29.27 | nusse_ | play more with the mixer |
| 15:29.38 | nusse_ | if internal speaker works, external should work too. |
| 15:29.55 | nusse_ | also check if you plugged the speakers in the right place |
| 15:31.30 | Chain|Q | well, they work on 9.2.2, so i think i've plugged them to the right place :) |
| 15:33.35 | nusse_ | Chain|Q: take aumix and raise all the mixer |
| 15:34.07 | Chain|Q | ok, trying |
| 15:40.28 | pahartik | Chain|Q: maybe you have got headphone detection or headphone output muted |
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| 15:44.45 | Chain|Q | pahartik: probably that was the problem... and i tried an OSS mixer instead of an ALSA one ;) which wasn't aware of such things. now it's working, thanks |
| 15:45.06 | Chain|Q | thanks to nusse_ as well |
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| 15:57.08 | pahartik | Chain|Q: well done |
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| 16:02.10 | nusse_ | :) |
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| 16:33.16 | Chain|Q | second question: now the internal SCSI is configured to 5mb/sec max. is it possible to increase this value w/o recompling the kernel? |
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| 16:54.20 | nusse_ | Chain|Q: i think there was a module parameter |
| 16:56.18 | Rhonda | Hi! I've got my hands layed on an old PowerMac 6100/66 yesterday, do you have any informations if this is possible to install Debian onto? |
| 16:56.56 | Chain|Q | 6100 is nubus based, IIRC, so probably not... |
| 16:57.17 | Bor_Ed | nubus-pmac.sf.net |
| 16:57.18 | Rhonda | On the lists I only find a mail from 2000, so that information might be outdated... |
| 16:57.39 | Rhonda | Ah, thanks. |
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| 16:59.17 | Rhonda | Kernel with Debian Woody installer [ http ] (updated October 29, 2002) |
| 16:59.19 | Rhonda | Aah :) |
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| 17:29.12 | Stereo | Rhonda: good luck for that. It's not a walk in the park. |
| 17:37.07 | Rhonda | Well, first I have to look how to get a monitor for it anyway. :) |
| 17:37.18 | Rhonda | And then there is the thing that it doesn't seem to be networked. |
| 17:38.54 | Stereo | yeah, you have to get a transceiver |
| 17:39.21 | Stereo | there's a plug with a <--> symbol |
| 17:39.24 | Stereo | that's your ethernet |
| 17:39.31 | Stereo | the -- are really three dots |
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| 20:40.21 | xbaez | damn! my ibook freeze with the screensaver ! |
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| 21:39.46 | randyg | xbaez: put it in the microwave on high for 30 seconds. works great when I need to unfreeze something. |
| 21:51.24 | simonrvn | @lart randyg |
| 21:51.32 | simonrvn | o_O |
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| 23:44.58 | grivell | Anyone know if Prism54 pcmcia cards work on ppc? |
| 23:45.00 | xbaez | hey some help please ... |
| 23:45.59 | simonrvn | xbaez: #mindreaders can |
| 23:46.18 | simonrvn | grivell: google knows |
| 23:46.50 | grivell | simonrvn: lol Alright. But Google isn't as lazy as I am ;) |
| 23:47.23 | xbaez | i already have to compile a kernel, i formated a reiserfs filesystem in my hdd, and the old problem of kernel panic was that in config was like module the support and have to on kernel |
| 23:48.14 | xbaez | now the problem is when boot with the kernel stop in the line Checking internal tree... finished |
| 23:48.33 | xbaez | and its all, nothing happend |
| 23:48.35 | simonrvn | keep at it, you'll get it eventually |
| 23:48.44 | simonrvn | building a kernel i mean |
| 23:49.42 | xbaez | xD ok |
| 23:58.42 | pahartik | xbaez: have you managed to use ReiserFS on PowerPC? |
| 23:59.36 | xbaez | pahartik, yes i have reiserfs |
