From benoitc at archlinuxfr.org  Tue Jan  3 01:24:50 2006
From: benoitc at archlinuxfr.org (Benoit Chesneau)
Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2006 07:24:50 +0100
Subject: [arch-ports] install archlinuxppc on a powerbook g4
Message-ID: <1136269490.6351.50.camel@babylon.metavers.net>

Hi all,

Today I reinstalled my powerbook g4 with archlinuxppc since I
broke /var/lib/pacman last week and can't reinstall any packages ...
Find here a quick summary of steps I follow :

1) Download and burn the iso :
ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/iso/snapshots/2005-07-02_archppc.iso.bz2

2) At boot go in the open firmware shell (command + option + O + F) and
type the folowing :
boot cd:,\\yaboot

This command allow your powerbook to boot on archlinuxppc cd.

3) Set up the network :

I use a powerbook with airport extreme (powerbook 5,6) so I have to use
ethernet to install archlinux. So I load sungem module :
modprobe sungem.

For owner of titanium powerbook or ibook, you just have to load airport
module :
modprobe airport

Dhcp ddidn't work actually on archlinuxppc install, you have to manually
set up network :

ifconfig eth0 <IP>
route add default gw <GATEWAY>

Edit /etc/resolv.conf with vim and add your nameservers, ie enter line
like it :

nameserver IP.OF.NAMESERVER1
nameserver IP.OF.NAMESERVER2

3) Create your partitions and format then :

mac-fdisk /dev/discs/disc0/disc

- Erase default partitions :
I only install linux on the powerbook, so I erased all partition : type
i
- Create apple boot partion :
type b

- Add your partitions : I actually use a simple partition shema :

/ -> 15G
swap -> 1,5G
/home -> 55 G

Result of partitionning :
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
        #                    type name                  length   base
( size )  system
/dev/hda1     Apple_partition_map Apple                     63 @ 1
( 31.5k)  Partition map
/dev/hda2         Apple_Bootstrap bootstrap               1600 @ 64
(800.0k)  NewWorld bootblock
/dev/hda3         Apple_UNIX_SVR2 root                31457280 @ 1664
( 15.0G)  Linux native
/dev/hda4         Apple_UNIX_SVR2 swap                 3072000 @
31458944  (  1.5G)  Linux swap
/dev/hda5         Apple_UNIX_SVR2 home               121770544 @
34530944  ( 58.1G)  Linux native

Block size=512, Number of Blocks=156301488
DeviceType=0x0, DeviceId=0x0
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

- Format partitions with ext3 filesystem:
mke2fs -j /dev/discs/disc0/part3 
mke2fs -j /dev/discs/disc0/part5

- Format swap partition :
mkswap /dev/discs/disc0/part4 


4) Create a chrooted archlinuxppc

- Mount your partitions :
mount -t ext3 /dev/discs/disc0/part3 /mnt
mkdir /mnt/home
mount -t ext3 /dev/discs/disc0/part5 /mnt/home

- Dl quickinst. Actually quickinst isn't on cd and you need a modified
script from i686 version. Type the following : 
cd /tmp
wget ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/other/quickinst

- Install the base :
cd /tmp
./quickinst ftp /mnt ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/current/os/ppc

- Mount chroot
mount -t proc none /mnt/proc
mount -t sysfs none /mnt/sys
mount /mnt /bin/bash
source /etc/profile
udevstart

Nb: udevstart create right devices in /dev

5) Edit configuration files
file /etc/fstab; /etc/rc.conf, /etc/yaboot.conf, /etc/hosts

*) Example of /etc/fstab with previous patition shema:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
none                   /dev/pts      devpts    defaults            0
0
none                   /dev/shm      tmpfs     defaults            0
0
tmpfs                  /tmp          tmpfs     defaults            0
0

#/dev/cdrom             /mnt/cd   iso9660   ro,user,noauto,unhide   0
0
#/dev/cdrom             /mnt/dvd  udf       ro,user,noauto,unhide   0
0

/dev/hda3		/	     ext3      defaults		    0      0  
/dev/hda4               swap         swap      defaults             0
0
/dev/hda5               /home        ext3      defaults             1
1
---------------------------------------------------------------------------


*) Example of /etc/yaboot.conf

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
boot=/dev/hda2
device=/pci at f4000000/ata-6 at d/disk at 0:
partition=3
delay=10
timeout=40
install=/usr/lib/yaboot/yaboot
magicboot=/usr/lib/yaboot/ofboot
image=/boot/vmlinux26
	label=Linux
	root=/dev/hda3
	initrd=/boot/initrd26.img
	read-only
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Note: to obtain device line, type the following on the shell:
ofpath /dev/hda


Example of /etc/rc.conf

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
LOCALE=en_US.utf8
HARDWARECLOCK="localtime"
TIMEZONE=Europe/Paris
KEYMAP=mac-fr-ext_new
CONSOLEFONT=lat9w-16
CONSOLEMAP=
USECOLOR="yes"
MOD_AUTOLOAD="yes"
MOD_BLACKLIST=()


MODULES=(sungem !usbserial)
USELVM="no"
HOSTNAME="enlil.metavers.net"
lo="lo 127.0.0.1"
eth0="eth0 192.168.0.4 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255"
INTERFACES=(lo eth0)
gateway="default gw 192.168.0.254"
ROUTES=(gateway)
DAEMONS=(syslog-ng !hotplug !pcmcia network netfs crond sshd)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Note : If u use airport device add airport to your module list and add
eth1 to your ethernet devices. To have airport as eth1 devices add these
line to /etc/modprobe.conf

alias sungem eth0
alias airport eth1


6) Install kernel & openssh

pacman -Sy kernel26-pmac openssh

7) Install yaboot in the boot (be sure to have edited yaboot.conf)

mkofboot
ybin -v

8) Add a password to the root :

passwd root

9) add a user

useradd <USERNAME>

10) Reboot



That it and now you can use your powerbook with archlinux ppc, install X
and so on...  with pacman :)


- Beno?t









From benoitc at archlinuxfr.org  Tue Jan  3 01:29:07 2006
From: benoitc at archlinuxfr.org (Benoit Chesneau)
Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2006 07:29:07 +0100
Subject: [arch-ports] pb while installing kde 3.5 in testing
Message-ID: <1136269747.6351.53.camel@babylon.metavers.net>

I tryed this morning to install kde but I can't due to a dependancy
error, rar isn't in the db.

Hope it will hel :)


- Beno?t



From benoitc at archlinuxfr.org  Tue Jan  3 02:16:33 2006
From: benoitc at archlinuxfr.org (Benoit Chesneau)
Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2006 08:16:33 +0100
Subject: [arch-ports] archlinuxppc: bug with xorg7 in TESTING
Message-ID: <1136272593.6351.71.camel@babylon.metavers.net>

There are currently 2 bugs while installing xorg. The first one is
critical :

Bugs : 
1) /etc/x11 isn't created at install. Or is there any possibility to
recreate it by hand at the end of install ?

2) Problem xorg-fonts-misc package :

/var/lib/pacman/local.xorg-fonts-misc-1.0.0-1/install: line 3:
usr/bin/fc-cache: Nos such file or directory

This package doesn't depend on fontconfig or xorg-server. So fontconfig
is installed after.


Note: 
I installed xorg-server with this command line :

pacman -Sy xorg-server 
pacman -S xf86-input-keyboard xf86-input-mouse xf86-video-ati xterm
pacman -S xorg-fonts-100dpi xorg-fonts-75dpi xorg-fonts-type1

Hope it will help,


Regards.

- Beno?t



From a.radke at arcor.de  Tue Jan  3 18:02:34 2006
From: a.radke at arcor.de (Andreas Radke)
Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2006 00:02:34 +0100
Subject: [arch-ports] [arch64] kernel 2.6.15 and mkinitrd going to current
Message-ID: <43BB028A.5060408@arcor.de>

if you haven't already used the testing kernels you can soon update the
kernel from current repo. just follow the instructions from our 32bit
archlinux mother for creating and customizing the initrd.

udev will be next. but some dependencies still need to be resolved.

AndyRTR



From aba at disipos.de  Wed Jan  4 05:17:10 2006
From: aba at disipos.de (Alexander Baldeck)
Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2006 11:17:10 +0100
Subject: [arch-ports] archlinuxppc: bug with xorg7 in TESTING
In-Reply-To: <1136272593.6351.71.camel@babylon.metavers.net>
References: <1136272593.6351.71.camel@babylon.metavers.net>
Message-ID: <43BBA0A6.2010806@disipos.de>

Benoit Chesneau wrote:

>There are currently 2 bugs while installing xorg. The first one is
>critical :
>
>Bugs : 
>1) /etc/x11 isn't created at install. Or is there any possibility to
>recreate it by hand at the end of install ?
>  
>
This directory seems to be obsolete, my xorg.conf is in /etc now and it 
my X desktop works just like before. Yes, /etc/X11 is missing on my 
system as well.

>2) Problem xorg-fonts-misc package :
>
>/var/lib/pacman/local.xorg-fonts-misc-1.0.0-1/install: line 3:
>usr/bin/fc-cache: Nos such file or directory
>
>This package doesn't depend on fontconfig or xorg-server. So fontconfig
>is installed after.
>
>  
>
I added fontconfig as a dependendy to font-util, this should fix the 
install of all xorg-fonts-* packages that properly depend on font-util. 
Thanks for the short report. ;)


Cheers!

Alex

Ps: Things will start to get (very) busy for me from today on, first day 
at the office this year.



From olivasj at ecs.csus.edu  Thu Jan  5 11:19:35 2006
From: olivasj at ecs.csus.edu (olivasj at ecs.csus.edu)
Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 08:19:35 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [arch-ports] install archlinuxppc on a powerbook g4
In-Reply-To: <1136269490.6351.50.camel@babylon.metavers.net>
References: <1136269490.6351.50.camel@babylon.metavers.net>
Message-ID: <33555.192.55.52.4.1136477975.squirrel@gaia.ecs.csus.edu>

> That it and now you can use your powerbook with archlinux ppc, install X
> and so on...  with pacman :)
>
>
> - Beno?t

Thank you!  I had put my G3 iMac in storage after I could not get Arch
installed.  I tried your guide and it (almost) worked perfectly.  I did
have a problem with my initrd.  For some reason, the shell script that
determines what type of filesystem to mount as the root fs wasn't working
properly, so I edited it manually and re-gzipped the .img and used it and
now it works perfectly.

I'm very pleased with the performance of the 400mhz G3 with 320MB RAM.  I
still need to figure out what I'm going to do with the imac, but at least
I have it working!

-Joe





From aba at disipos.de  Sun Jan  8 07:15:51 2006
From: aba at disipos.de (Alexander Baldeck)
Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2006 13:15:51 +0100
Subject: [arch-ports] Main Mirror Website for PPC outage
Message-ID: <43C10277.2050103@disipos.de>

Hey all,

I've been updating the kernel last night to include some patches etc. 
Unfortunately mkinitrd didn't play nice,
so the machine didn't come back up. The admins over at my ISP are trying 
to get the machine back up right
now and I hope the issue will be solved until Monday, the 8th January at 
latest.

For the time being, no website, no ftp no CVS repo. Sorry for the 
inconvenience! :(


Regards,

Alex - kth5