Attachment 61161 Details for Bug 95800 – Fixed a few more things

[patch] Fixed a few more things

FAQ.diff (text/plain), 11.95 KB, created by Joe Jezak (RETIRED) on 2005-06-13 10:37:56 UTC

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>--- gentoo-ppc-faq.xml.bak	2005-06-11 01:25:43.000000000 -0400
>+++ gentoo-ppc-faq.xml	2005-06-12 09:55:20.000000000 -0400
>@@ -26,9 +26,8 @@
> 
> <license/>
> 
>-<version>1.17</version>
>-<date>2005-04-11</date>
>-
>+<version>1.18</version>
>+<date>2005-05-11</date>
> 
> <chapter>
> <title>Installation</title>
>@@ -40,10 +39,9 @@
> <body>
> 
> <p>
>-First be sure you did not mount the ftp server with 
>-<e>Finder</e> and then copy the file with drag'n'drop.  This will corrupt
>-the ISO.  Instead, use <c>curl</c> (with <c>curl -O
>-http://path/to/iso</c>).
>+First be sure you did not mount the ftp server with <e>Finder</e> and then copy
>+the file with drag'n'drop.  This will corrupt the ISO.  Instead, use <c>curl</c>
>+(with <c>curl -O http://path/to/iso</c>).
> </p>
> 
> <p>
>@@ -142,8 +140,10 @@
> <body>
> 
> <p>
>-You will need a new version of <e>StuffIt Expander</e> to open the archive. You can <uri link="http://www.stuffit.com/expander/download.html">download it</uri>
>-for free.
>+  You will need a new version of <e>StuffIt Expander</e> to open the archive. 
>+  You can 
>+  <uri link="http://www.stuffit.com/expander/download.html">download it</uri>
>+  for free.
> </p>
> 
> </body>
>@@ -156,27 +156,21 @@
> <body>
> 
> <p>
>-If you have a lot of time to experiment, you could try <uri
>-link="http://penguinppc.org/projects/quik/">Quik</uri>. <e>Quik</e> is a
>-bootloader for OldWorld PPC machines. If your machine uses <e>BootX</e>,
>-you can use <e>Quik</e>; if it uses <e>yaboot</e>, you can't.
>-<e>Quik</e> can be incredibly difficult to install, and is currently
>-<e>not</e> working with gcc 3.x (read: Gentoo 1.4 or later), but the
>-end result is somewhere between "neato" and "breathtaking" because Mac OS
>-does not have to load. Think yaboot on speed.
>+If you have a lot of time to experiment, you could try 
>+<uri link="http://penguinppc.org/projects/quik/">Quik</uri>. <e>Quik</e> is a
>+bootloader for OldWorld PPC machines. If your machine uses <e>BootX</e>, you can
>+use <e>Quik</e>; if it uses <e>yaboot</e>, you can't.  <e>Quik</e> can be
>+incredibly difficult to install, but the end result is somewhere between "neato"
>+and "breathtaking" because Mac OS does not have to load. Think yaboot on speed.
> </p>
> 
> <p>
> Be sure to read the <uri
> link="http://penguinppc.org/projects/quik/quirks.shtml">Quik quirks
>-page</uri>. Also see "<uri
>-link="http://lppcfom.sourceforge.net/fom-serve/cache/574.html">Is Quik
>-Bootloader for Mac OS Dead?</uri>" and "<uri
>-link="http://www.imaclinux.net/php/imaclinux_g_h.php3?single=17+index=0">Guide:
>-Quik - Direct Booting for Older PowerMacs</uri>". "<uri
>-link="http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/macppc/models.html">NetBSD/macppc
>-Model Support</uri>" documents OpenFirmware versions for various Apple
>-and clone PowerPC machines.
>+page</uri> for help getting your Old World PPC booting with Quik. The
>+"<uri link="http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/macppc/models.html">NetBSD/MacPPC Model
>+Support</uri>" documents various OpenFirmware versions for various Apple and 
>+clone PowerPC machines and is also a helpful reference.
> </p>
> 
> <p>
>@@ -238,6 +232,31 @@
> 
> </body>
> </section>
>+
>+<section>
>+<title>
>+  When I rebooted, yaboot didn't work! Now, I'm stuck. How can I fix this?
>+</title>
>+<body>
>+
>+  <p>
>+    It's probably just a misconfigured yaboot.conf.  The easiest way to fix 
>+    this is to boot the LiveCD again, mount your gentoo partition and check 
>+    yaboot.conf for errors.  You'll also need to run 
>+    <c>ybin -v -C /mnt/gentoo/etc/yaboot.conf</c> to update the boot loader once
>+    you have finished.  This can all be done without chrooting back into your
>+    install.
>+  </p>
>+  
>+  <note>
>+    If you <e>really</e> just need to get back to OSX, try holding down the
>+    Option key on startup.  This should give you a graphical selection of
>+    bootable disks.  Chose OSX and remember to fix your boot problems later.
>+  </note>
>+
>+</body>
>+</section>
>+
> <section>
> <title>
>   Installation is now complete. However after rebooting, I am getting
>@@ -294,16 +313,13 @@
> <body>
> 
> <p>
>-There is no way to get ctrl-button, like on Mac OS X, working.  But
>-you can map quite any key or combination of keys to emulate the second
>-and third mouse-button.  The values can be obtained with the command
>-line utility <c>showkey</c>.  The mouse button emulation is switched on
>-using the proc-device.  First run <c>echo "1" >
>-/proc/sys/dev/mac_hid/mouse_button_emulation</c>.  Then copy the right
>-keycodes to <path>mouse_button2_keycode</path> and
>-<path>mouse_button3_keycode</path>.  To keep the settings after reboot,
>-write them to <path>/etc/sysctl.conf</path>.  Here is an example using
>-F11 and F12:
>+There is no way to use ctrl-button like on Mac OS X, but you can map just about
>+any key or combination of keys to emulate the second and third mouse-button.  
>+The values can be obtained with the command line utility <c>showkey</c> from the
>+console.  Note that this program does not work as expected from X and should 
>+only be run from the console.  In addition to having the kernel configuration 
>+settings from the previous section, you will also need to set the mouse button
>+values in <path>/etc/sysctl.conf</path>.  Here is an example using F11 and F12:
> </p>
> 
> <pre caption="Mouse button emulation with F11 and F12">
>@@ -316,9 +332,13 @@
> </pre>
> 
> <p>
>-Other keys are 100 and 126 for the combinations fn+alt and fn+apple.
>+Other commonly used keycodes are 125 (The Apple key) and 96 (The Keypad Enter).
> </p>
> 
>+<note>
>+  The easiest way to activate these settings it to reboot after changing them.
>+</note>
>+
> </body>
> </section>
> <section>
>@@ -407,7 +427,7 @@
> <body>
> 
> <p>
>-There are three main packages you will need to install.
>+There are four main packages you will need to install.
> </p>
> 
> <ul>
>@@ -429,7 +449,9 @@
>     and various other preferences.
>   </li>
>   <li>
>-    <e>cpudyn</e> allows cpu speed scaling for longer battery life.
>+    <e>cpudyn</e> allows cpu speed scaling for longer battery life. Other
>+    packages also provide the same functionality, such as <e>powernowd</e>,
>+    <e>cpufreqd</e> and <e>speedfreq</e>.
>   </li>
> </ul>
> 
>@@ -446,10 +468,11 @@
> </pre>
> 
> <note>
>-You should edit your <path>/etc/pbbuttonsd.conf</path> to your
>-preference.  Especially the behaviour of the Fx-keys, as pbbuttonsd
>-gives you the availabilty, to use the Fx-keys in the first mode, and the
>-brightness- and sound-keys with the help of Fn.
>+You should edit <path>/etc/pbbuttonsd.conf</path> to better suit your needs.
>+The behaviour of the Fx-keys can be controlled here as well as many sleep
>+options.  To switch the Fx-keys to the OSX behaviour, set KBDMode to fkeyslast.
>+You can turn off touchpad tapping by setting TPMode to notap.  Many other 
>+options are available, see man pbbuttonsd.conf for details.
> </note>
> 
> <p>
>@@ -571,10 +594,13 @@
> <title>Does Gentoo/PPC have support for Flash?</title>
> <body>
> <p>
>-No, Macromedia has not supplied a linux/ppc binary and until Macromedia opens
>-the flash format or provides a binary flash will not work on ppc.  A possible 
>-work around is to use qemu (an x86 emulator) to run the Macromedia Flash Player
>-6 stand alone player.  This is described here: 
>+Well, not really. Macromedia has not supplied a linux/ppc binary and open source
>+implementations are incomplete and buggy at this time.  Two projects working on
>+this problem are <uri link="http://gplflash.sf.net">gplflash2</uri> and 
>+<uri link="http://swfdec.sf.net">swfdec</uri>, so check there for more 
>+information. A possible workaround for now is to use qemu (an x86 emulator)
>+to run the Macromedia Flash Player 6 stand alone player.  This process was
>+described on the forums: 
> <uri>http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=117774</uri>
> </p>
> </body>
>@@ -584,7 +610,7 @@
> <body>
> <p>
> No, not at this time.  The older java plugin is no longer compatible with the
>-new Mozilla plugin system and a new plugin has not been written.
>+new Mozilla plugin system and a new plugin has not yet been written.
> </p>
> </body>
> </section>
>@@ -681,6 +707,7 @@
> extensions included with the newer X.org releases.  Please disable
> these extensions if you're having problems. 
> </p>
>+
> </body>
> </section>
> <section>
>@@ -733,7 +760,7 @@
> Device Drivers - Sound ---&gt;
> &lt;*&gt; Sound card support
>     Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ---&gt;
>-    &lt;*&gt;   PowerMac DMA sound support
>+    &lt;&nbsp;&gt;   PowerMac DMA sound support
>       &lt;*&gt; Advanced Linux Sound Architecture
>       &lt;*&gt; Sequencer support
>       &lt;*&gt; Sequencer dummy client
>@@ -759,6 +786,9 @@
> <section>
> <title>Sound setup with OSS</title>
> <body>
>+
>+<note>Again, only use this if you're not using ALSA.</note>
>+
> <p>
> In <c>make menuconfig</c> you'll need to select:
> </p>
>@@ -848,8 +878,8 @@
> Yes, as long as your are running Gentoo Linux/PPC on Apple hardware
> (or a Mac-clone). You will need to run <uri
> link="http://www.maconlinux.org/">Mac-on-Linux</uri>. Just <c>emerge
>-mol</c>. MOL support Mac OS 7.5.2 to 9.2.2, as well as any version of OS X.
>-It can take over your full screen, or run in a window.
>+mol</c>. MOL supports Mac OS 7.5.2 to 9.2.2, as well as any version of OS X.
>+It can be run from a console framebuffer or run in a window on X.
> </p>
> 
> <note>
>@@ -858,7 +888,7 @@
> </note>
> 
> <p>
>-For networking and sound you might install the drivers in the folder
>+For networking and sound you should install the drivers in the folder
> <path>MOL-Install</path> on your Mac OS X-Desktop.  If errors with
> networking occur, make sure you have the following kernel options
> enabled:
>@@ -891,43 +921,52 @@
> <section>
> <title>Can I access my ext2/ext3 partitions from OSX?</title>
> <body>
>+
> <p>
> OSX can support the reading and writing of ext2/ext3 partitions by using the 
> kernel extension provided by the <uri link="http://sourceforge.net/projects/ext2fsx">ext2fsx project.</uri>
> </p>
>+
> <note>
> When using MOL, you cannot access a partition that is currently being used by
> Linux.
> </note>
>+
> </body>
> </section>
> <section>
> <title>Which Portage USE flags do not work on PowerPC machines?</title>
> <body>
>+
> <p>
>-If you're using an old flat profile, (pre 2005.0) look at <path>/etc/make.profile/use.mask</path> for a list.
>+  If you're using an old flat profile, (pre 2005.0) look at <path>/etc/make.profile/use.mask</path> for a list.
> </p>
>+
> <p>
>-If you're using a cascaded profile, (2005.0 and onwards) look at <path>/usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/ppc/use.mask</path> for a list.
>+  If you're using a cascaded profile, (2005.0 and onwards) look at 
>+  <path>/usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/ppc/use.mask</path> for a list.
> </p>
>+
> </body>
> </section>
> <section>
> <title>How can I set up distcc with my x86 box?</title>
> <body>
>+
> <p>
>-If you've got another faster computer, you can set up distcc to compile binaries
>-for your slower ppc processor.  It's better to do as much building as possible
>-on the faster machine, if possible, don't even build on the slower computer. 
>-With that said, here are a few links to get you started:
>-<uri>http://dev.gentoo.org/~vapier/CROSS-COMPILE-HOWTO</uri>
>-<uri>http://www.sable.mcgill.ca/~dbelan2/crossdev/crossdev-powerpc-i686.html</uri>
>+  If you've got another faster computer, you can set up distcc to compile binaries
>+  for your slower ppc processor.  It's better to do as much building as possible
>+  on the faster machine, if possible, don't even build on the slower computer. 
>+  With that said, here are a few links to get you started:
>+  <uri>http://dev.gentoo.org/~vapier/CROSS-COMPILE-HOWTO</uri>
>+  <uri>http://www.sable.mcgill.ca/~dbelan2/crossdev/crossdev-powerpc-i686.html</uri>
> </p>
> </body>
> </section>
> <section>
> <title>Why does gcc keep segfaulting during ebuilds?</title>
> <body>
>+
> <p>
> If gcc segfaults during ebuilds, this probably isn't a bug with gcc and isn't
> even a problem with your hardware.  Most of the time this problem is due to
>@@ -940,10 +979,12 @@
> <pre caption="Check if preempt is enabled">
> $ <i>grep PREEMPT /usr/src/linux/.config</i>
> </pre>
>+
> <p>
> If returns: "# CONFIG_PREEMPT is not set", then you should report the 
> segfault as a bug.
> </p>
>+
> <p>
> If it returns: "CONFIG_PREEMPT=y", then you'll need to disable it and rebuild
> your kernel.

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