Starting this so we can add things to it for the upcoming PPC FAQ.. here's the first thing I came across: Q: My /etc/fstab file has /dev/BOOT in it, do I need to setup this line for my bootstrap partition? A: No. If you are not running a seperate boot partition (/boot) then you do not need this line and can safely just delete it. The bootstrap partition is _not_ /boot and is not related in any way, and in my experience I don't use a seperate /boot partition in PPC.
Q: I can't seem to get my sound to work. A: two things are needed here, firstly you have to make sure that you have the correct kernel options selected. In make menuconfig you need: <*> Sound card support <*> PowerMac DMA sound support and <*> OSS sound modules (or selected as modules and loaded). Secondly you need to make sure your user in question is part of the audio group. chmod -g audio <username>
Q: What packages give me all the laptop like functionality? A: I reccomend the following: pmud: emerge pmud ; rc-update add pmud default . This is the Power Management daemon for your hardware (similar to apmd on x86) notes: this may also require working sound (/dev/mixer) to work properly pbbuttonsd: emerge pbbuttonsd; rc-update add pbbuttons default notes: this util gives you the use of all the laptop buttons for volume, brightness, etc. gtkpbbuttons: this gives you a gtk front end for pbbuttonsd (visual feedback on button presses in X). This requires gtk. Shoul dbe added to your X session for best results (always running in X) powerprefs: this ties together with pbbuttonsd, and gives you the ability to edit things like trackpad options and various other preferences.
Q: After I rebooted my install my keyboard is not printing the proper keys I press. A: If this is an english keymap then you likely have a kernel config issue. When you rebuild your kernel (and you probably want to, really), set things up like this: in "Input core support": (these are the defaults, but check them) <*> Input core support <*> Keyboard support <*> Mouse support (1024) Horizontal screen resolution (768) Vertical screen resolution < > Joystick support <*> Event interface support in "Macintosh Device Drivers": [*] Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) support [ ] Include MacIO (CHRP) ADB driver <- doesn't matter [*] Use input layer for ADB devices [ ] Support for ADB raw keycodes <- turn this OFF [*] Support for mouse button 2+3 emulation This way, you'll still be able to you /proc/sys/dev/mac_hid to emulate buttons 2 and 3. (see other question) keyboard_sends_linux_keycodes=1 at boot appended to your kernel arguments in yaboot will also correct this problem if you don't wan't to recompile your kernel. *Thanks Joe McMahon*
If you have an airport card, you're going to want to emerge wireless-tools to configure it.
Where is the PPC FAQ? //ZhEN
hey Zhen.. the PPC FAQ doesn't exist (yet).. this is just a place we've been dumping in things for it. You should hook up with rajiv to get thigns going (rajiv is our ppc docs guy if you don't know him already)
Q: I've got a powerbook and my hard drive doesn't show up at boot when I'm trying to install, what should I do? A: Pass hda=1,1,1 to the kernel at boot time. That should solve your problems. You can do this at yaboot prompt: boot hda=1,1,1.
Q: My installation went great, but now I'm booted into my Gentoo system and getting ebuild errors, saying it cannot 'stat' a file, what's wrong? A: Check to see that your time is set correctly. Also make sure that you have _not_ enabled the Enhanced RTC option in the kernel (as stated in install guide). Setting your time and/or linking to your proper timezone (/etc/localtime) will solve your problems.
added to gentoo ppc faq. the faq is in cvs as gentoo-src/gentoo-web/xml/doc/en/gentoo-ppc-faq.xml,v but is not yet on the website.
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/gentoo-ppc-faq.html
