"vt: argh, driver_data is null" message hangs on shutdown
by Rene Salmon
Hi list,
I have fedora installed on my powerbook G4. I get the message
"vt: argh, driver_data is null" which hangs the machine every time I
try to do a "shutdown -h now" command.
Any ideas as to what the problem might be .
Thanks
Rene
19 years, 5 months
caps lock
by Rene Salmon
Hi list,
Any one know how to make the Caps_Lock key act as the Control key?
I have the latest Fedora from rawhide kernel 2.6.9-1.667.
I have tried the usual stuff:
- edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf file with line
Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:swapcaps"
*****DID NOT WORK*****
- once X is running and I log I tried using xmodmap with something
like this.
xmodmap -e "remove Lock = Caps_Lock" -e "keysym Caps_Lock = Control_L" -e "add Control = Control_L"
*****DID NOT WORK*****
- I also tried editing the /lib/kbd/keymaps/i386/qwerty/us.map.gz file
changed the line
>>keycode 58 = Caps_Lock
>>keycode 58 = Control
*****DID NOT WORK*****
- last I tried using gnome's keyboard map tool.
*****DID NOT WORK*****
I am out of ideas just can't get that damn Caps_Lock key to
behave as a control key. Any clues.
Thanks
Rene
19 years, 5 months
Re: Fedora on IBM iSeries
by fabian.arrotin＠ibsbe.be
OK, thanks for the info ...
I'll try with the newer rawhide version and I'll keep you informed ...
Best regards / Vriendelijke groeten / Cordialement,
Arrotin Fabian
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To: Fedora PPC <fedora-ppc(a)lists.infradead.org>
From: Guy Streeter <streeter(a)redhat.com>
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Date: 11/01/2004 18:04
Subject: Re: Fedora on IBM iSeries
On Wed, 2004-10-13 at 13:19, Guy Streeter wrote:
> On Wed, 2004-10-13 at 02:25, fabian.arrotin(a)ibsbe.be wrote:
> > Hi ,
> >
> > The iSeries box on which i want to install Fedora is a iSeries 810
(Power
> > 4). I've already installed a Redhat 7.1 and a Suse Entreprise 8.0 on
this
> > machine (just for tests) in a LPAR.
> > How can i launch the Fedora Setup on such box ?
> > I remember that for the Redhat 7.1, i needed to
> > - copy the vmlinux file on the IFS (Integrated File System) of the
iSeries
> > - configure the LPAR to boot from a STMF (Stream file) located in the
root
> > of the iSeries file system
> > - Vary on (power on) the LPAR on the iSeries
> > - Kernel boots and launch the setup program (from that point, i
configured
> > the LAN and choose to install from an NFS server)
> >
> > So, do you think i just need for the Fedora to :
> > - copy the files located here :
> >
http://ftp.belnet.be/linux/fedora/linux/core/development/ppc/ppc/iSeries
> > on my iSeries
> > - launch the LPAR like i did in the past for the Redhat 7.1 ?
> >
>
> I just tried this with the latest rawhide. The installer kernel oopsed
> very early on.
>
This kernel oops is apparently fixed in rawhide now.
--Guy
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19 years, 6 months
Re: Fedora on IBM iSeries
by fabian.arrotin＠ibsbe.be
Hi ,
The iSeries box on which i want to install Fedora is a iSeries 810 (Power
4). I've already installed a Redhat 7.1 and a Suse Entreprise 8.0 on this
machine (just for tests) in a LPAR.
How can i launch the Fedora Setup on such box ?
I remember that for the Redhat 7.1, i needed to
- copy the vmlinux file on the IFS (Integrated File System) of the iSeries
- configure the LPAR to boot from a STMF (Stream file) located in the root
of the iSeries file system
- Vary on (power on) the LPAR on the iSeries
- Kernel boots and launch the setup program (from that point, i configured
the LAN and choose to install from an NFS server)
So, do you think i just need for the Fedora to :
- copy the files located here :
http://ftp.belnet.be/linux/fedora/linux/core/development/ppc/ppc/iSeries
on my iSeries
- launch the LPAR like i did in the past for the Redhat 7.1 ?
Other question :
Is the Fedora PPC an official part of the Fedora project (i had a look on
the Fedora main site, but they're talking about Intel/X86-64 only).
And if it the case, can we hope that a real Fedora on iSeries/pSeries (i
meant, other than the Rawhide version) will be released ?
Thanks .
-----Paul Nasrat <pauln(a)truemesh.com> wrote: -----
I'll try and dig out some docs for you - I've not tried on iSeries but have
installed rawhide on pSeries.
Could you give a bit more detail on what box you'd be installing?
Paul
19 years, 6 months
inode 7
by Colin Charles
Wade, and I have seen some corruption in inode 7. I.e. after a bad
reboot, you get inode 7 corruption errors, and fixing it with the backup
superblock doesn't seem to work, per se
While this isn't a problem when my laptop stays on for 15 days or so, it
does tend to require a reboot, and blam!
Wade has been able to reproduce it on two clean installs, and I after
much frustration the other day, decided to format the entire disk (well,
I wanted to reduce OS X's space and get it bumped to 10.3.5 :P), and did
a fully clean install
Passed -Fr to shutdown, ran fsck, and it worked fine (on a fully 100%
clean disk)
Otherwise, what's the cause for the inode 7 corruption and what's the
easy fix? Surely not logging into root console, running fsck and saying
yes to fixing things (or even fsck -y). Even fsck -b, and specifying the
backup superblock tends to give ultimate weirdness (and a non-booting
box)
Regards
--
Colin Charles, byte(a)aeon.com.my
http://www.bytebot.net/
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you,
then you win." -- Mohandas Gandhi
19 years, 6 months
pmud (woes) on latest rawhide kernel
by Colin Charles
So, finally upgraded the laptop from the .541 (2.6.8) to the latest:
Linux hermione.soho.bytebot.net 2.6.9-1.649 #1 Fri Oct 29 00:32:56 EDT
2004 ppc ppc ppc GNU/Linux
Now, pmud from dwmw2's tree (built on FC2) installs fine, and the
following is what I get in /var/log/messages (and no, my laptop doesn't
sleep now):
Nov 1 11:36:08 hermione pmud[11535]: pmud [treshold = 420, margin = 15]
startedNov 1 11:36:08 hermione pmud[11535]: PMU version 12: iBook/G3
Pismo/G4 TitaniumNov 1 11:36:08 hermione pmud[11535]: daemon stopped
(parent exiting [note PID])Nov 1 11:36:08 hermione pmud: PMU version
12: iBook/G3 Pismo/G4 Titanium
Nov 1 11:36:08 hermione pmud: pmud startup succeeded
Nov 1 11:36:08 hermione pmud[11536]: running /etc/power/pwrctl maximum
ac
Nov 1 11:36:08 hermione kernel: hda: Set PIO timing for mode 0, reg:
0x1090032b
So, I rebuilt it based on the src.rpm, and that fails too:
Nov 1 11:39:28 hermione pmud[11639]: pmud [treshold = 420, margin = 15]
startedNov 1 11:39:28 hermione pmud[11639]: fcntl(F_SETFL)
Nov 1 11:39:28 hermione pmud[11639]: daemon stopped (fcntl(F_SETFL))
Nov 1 11:39:28 hermione pmud: pmud startup failed
This is me testing on an iBook 2.2 g3, with definite sleep support
previously (well, on-and-off, but it worked). Anyone else played with
it?
Thanks
--
Colin Charles, byte(a)aeon.com.my
http://www.bytebot.net/
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you,
then you win." -- Mohandas Gandhi
19 years, 6 months
