From ivan.stankovic at fer.hr Thu Jun 1 13:30:57 2006 From: ivan.stankovic at fer.hr (Ivan Stankovic) Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 19:30:57 +0200 Subject: [arch-ports] [arch64] elinks works Message-ID: <20060601173057.GA17449@alpha2> Hi, elinks compiles and runs fine on arch64. -- Ivan Stankovic, ivan.stankovic at fer.hr From a.radke at arcor.de Wed Jun 7 14:03:39 2006 From: a.radke at arcor.de (Andreas Radke) Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 20:03:39 +0200 Subject: [arch-ports] [arch64] glibc/gcc update in testing Message-ID: <20060607200339.7aec4f07@workstation64.home> well, i still don't have access to a testing repo on archlinux.org. so i use the old one from arch64.org for testing this major upgrade. http://arch64.org/packages/testing/ bin86 binutils gcc glibc kernel-headers libstdc++5 Most important change: we move our libs from /lib64 and /usr/lib64 to /lib and /usr/lib. We also remove the old symlinks. It was really tricky to get pacman do this update. I have tested as much as possible and at least it worked well here on my system. But be warned: if the update fails you will probably loose the ability to make a rollback. Without a working glibc you can only load static binaries. So i suggest to leave open a root instance of "mc" and Gaim/Xchat. When the Update fails use "mc" to copy or rename the lib path to lib64 and create the old symlinks. So watch the structure carefully before updating. If anybody wants to see the pkgbuilds or *.install files let me know. So good luck to everybody. Hope to get positive reports so we can soon move the updates together with arch32 to current. AndyRTR From archlinux at laber-land.de Wed Jun 7 16:19:59 2006 From: archlinux at laber-land.de (Pierre Schmitz) Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 22:19:59 +0200 Subject: [arch-ports] [arch64] glibc/gcc update in testing In-Reply-To: <20060607200339.7aec4f07@workstation64.home> References: <20060607200339.7aec4f07@workstation64.home> Message-ID: <200606072219.59094.archlinux@laber-land.de> Hi, seems to work so far. But why is this: [pierre at athlon64 ~]$ pacman -Qo /lib64/* /lib64/ld-2.4.so is owned by glibc 2.4-2 /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 is owned by glibc 2.4-2 Will everything be rebuild with new gcc? And btw. mc does not work: [pierre at athlon64 ~]$ mc mc: error while loading shared libraries: libslang.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory Greetings Pierre Am Mittwoch, 7. Juni 2006 20:03 schrieb Andreas Radke: > well, i still don't have access to a testing repo on archlinux.org. so > i use the old one from arch64.org for testing this major upgrade. > > http://arch64.org/packages/testing/ > > bin86 > binutils > gcc > glibc > kernel-headers > libstdc++5 > > Most important change: we move our libs from /lib64 and /usr/lib64 to > /lib and /usr/lib. We also remove the old symlinks. > > It was really tricky to get pacman do this update. > > I have tested as much as possible and at least it worked well here on > my system. But be warned: if the update fails you will probably loose > the ability to make a rollback. Without a working glibc you can only > load static binaries. > > So i suggest to leave open a root instance of "mc" and Gaim/Xchat. When > the Update fails use "mc" to copy or rename the lib path to lib64 and > create the old symlinks. So watch the structure carefully before > updating. > > If anybody wants to see the pkgbuilds or *.install files let me know. > > So good luck to everybody. Hope to get positive reports so we can > soon move the updates together with arch32 to current. > > AndyRTR > > _______________________________________________ > arch-ports mailing list > arch-ports at archlinux.org > http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch-ports From jan at jgc.homeip.net Wed Jun 7 16:43:24 2006 From: jan at jgc.homeip.net (Jan de Groot) Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2006 22:43:24 +0200 Subject: [arch-ports] [arch64] glibc/gcc update in testing In-Reply-To: <200606072219.59094.archlinux@laber-land.de> References: <20060607200339.7aec4f07@workstation64.home> <200606072219.59094.archlinux@laber-land.de> Message-ID: <1149713005.6242.1.camel@server.groot.local> On Wed, 2006-06-07 at 22:19 +0200, Pierre Schmitz wrote: > seems to work so far. But why is this: > > [pierre at athlon64 ~]$ pacman -Qo /lib64/* > /lib64/ld-2.4.so is owned by glibc 2.4-2 > /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 is owned by glibc 2.4-2 that's because the main linker is looked for in /lib64. When a program links to it in /lib64, it will link the rest of the libraries from /lib. Programs that don't have /lib defined in the rpath will fail to run because they can't find the linker. From james at nullstudios.com Thu Jun 15 20:59:58 2006 From: james at nullstudios.com (James Turner) Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 20:59:58 -0400 Subject: [arch-ports] [ArchPPC] Help regarding the install procedure Message-ID: <35E6F447-ADDD-4C8A-806B-3C687D23AC78@nullstudios.com> Hi, I'm a new archlinux user and new to this mailing list, so please take it easy on me. I am having a hell of a time getting archlinux installed on my 12in PowerBook 1.33 GHz. I have followed the steps under "Installation on newworld machines" numerous times with various success. Most recently quickinst seems to stale for no reason while downloading packages. The one time I managed to get archlinux completely installed the kernel would not boot. If anyone has more up to date instructions or any ideas why the quickinst script might be stalling please help. Once I get the base system installed I can always compile my own kernel. I appreciate any help anyone might be able to offer. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kth5 at archlinuxppc.org Fri Jun 16 03:37:16 2006 From: kth5 at archlinuxppc.org (Alexander Baldeck) Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 09:37:16 +0200 Subject: [arch-ports] [ArchPPC] Help regarding the install procedure In-Reply-To: <35E6F447-ADDD-4C8A-806B-3C687D23AC78@nullstudios.com> References: <35E6F447-ADDD-4C8A-806B-3C687D23AC78@nullstudios.com> Message-ID: <44925FAC.3040904@archlinuxppc.org> James Turner wrote: > Hi, I'm a new archlinux user and new to this mailing list, so please > take it easy on me. I am having a hell of a time getting archlinux > installed on my 12in PowerBook 1.33 GHz. I have followed the steps > under "*Installation on newworld machines" numerous times with various > success. Most recently quickinst seems to stale for no reason while > downloading packages. The one time I managed to get archlinux > completely installed the kernel would not boot. If anyone has more up > to date instructions or any ideas why the quickinst script might be > stalling please help. Once I get the base system installed I can always > compile my own kernel. I appreciate any help anyone might be able to > offer.* Except for the devfs vs udev issues, the guide still fully applies. It may be that you run into problems if you use the sample yaboot.conf. Did you use ofpath to determine your "device" and "partition" lines? You may try the latest snapshot which is here: ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/iso/snapshots/2006-06-14_archppc.iso.bz2 It still has a few flaws which need to be fixed: * does not create device nodes for harddrives use instead: cd /dev mknod hda b 3 0 mknod hda1 b 3 1 mknod hda2 b 3 2 mknod hda3 b 3 3 mknod hdb b 4 1 a.s.o Cheers, Alex From james at nullstudios.com Fri Jun 16 11:44:20 2006 From: james at nullstudios.com (james at nullstudios.com) Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 08:44:20 -0700 Subject: [arch-ports] [ArchPPC] Help regarding the install procedure Message-ID: <20060616084420.31b8a52ce0b74ca11fee37ed02b22fea.498fa34cbc.wbe@email.secureserver.net> > James Turner wrote: > > Hi, I'm a new archlinux user and new to this mailing list, so please > > take it easy on me. I am having a hell of a time getting archlinux > > installed on my 12in PowerBook 1.33 GHz. I have followed the steps > > under "*Installation on newworld machines" numerous times with various > > success. Most recently quickinst seems to stale for no reason while > > downloading packages. The one time I managed to get archlinux > > completely installed the kernel would not boot. If anyone has more up > > to date instructions or any ideas why the quickinst script might be > > stalling please help. Once I get the base system installed I can always > > compile my own kernel. I appreciate any help anyone might be able to > > offer.* > > Except for the devfs vs udev issues, the guide still fully applies. It > may be that you run into problems if you use the sample yaboot.conf. > Did you use ofpath to determine your "device" and "partition" lines? > > You may try the latest snapshot which is here: > > ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/iso/snapshots/2006-06-14_archppc.iso.bz2 > > It still has a few flaws which need to be fixed: > * does not create device nodes for harddrives use instead: > > cd /dev > mknod hda b 3 0 > mknod hda1 b 3 1 > mknod hda2 b 3 2 > mknod hda3 b 3 3 > mknod hdb b 4 1 > > a.s.o > > Cheers, > > Alex > Alex, Thanks for your help. I did manage to get ArchLinux installed just fine last night. I followed the above procedure. I also had to mknod nvram c 10 144, so yaboot would install correctly and I had to run modprobe loop so the kernel would install correctly. I can proudly say I am writing this from ArchLinux on my 12in PowerBook. From kth5 at archlinuxppc.org Fri Jun 16 11:54:50 2006 From: kth5 at archlinuxppc.org (Alexander Baldeck) Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 17:54:50 +0200 Subject: [arch-ports] [ArchPPC] Help regarding the install procedure In-Reply-To: <20060616084420.31b8a52ce0b74ca11fee37ed02b22fea.498fa34cbc.wbe@email.secureserver.net> References: <20060616084420.31b8a52ce0b74ca11fee37ed02b22fea.498fa34cbc.wbe@email.secureserver.net> Message-ID: <4492D44A.1000705@archlinuxppc.org> james at nullstudios.com wrote: >> James Turner wrote: >>> Hi, I'm a new archlinux user and new to this mailing list, so please >>> take it easy on me. I am having a hell of a time getting archlinux >>> installed on my 12in PowerBook 1.33 GHz. I have followed the steps >>> under "*Installation on newworld machines" numerous times with various >>> success. Most recently quickinst seems to stale for no reason while >>> downloading packages. The one time I managed to get archlinux >>> completely installed the kernel would not boot. If anyone has more up >>> to date instructions or any ideas why the quickinst script might be >>> stalling please help. Once I get the base system installed I can always >>> compile my own kernel. I appreciate any help anyone might be able to >>> offer.* >> Except for the devfs vs udev issues, the guide still fully applies. It >> may be that you run into problems if you use the sample yaboot.conf. >> Did you use ofpath to determine your "device" and "partition" lines? >> >> You may try the latest snapshot which is here: >> >> ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/iso/snapshots/2006-06-14_archppc.iso.bz2 >> >> It still has a few flaws which need to be fixed: >> * does not create device nodes for harddrives use instead: >> >> cd /dev >> mknod hda b 3 0 >> mknod hda1 b 3 1 >> mknod hda2 b 3 2 >> mknod hda3 b 3 3 >> mknod hdb b 4 1 >> >> a.s.o >> >> Cheers, >> >> Alex >> > Alex, Thanks for your help. I did manage to get ArchLinux installed > just fine last night. I followed the above procedure. I also had to > mknod nvram c 10 144, so yaboot would install correctly and I had to > run modprobe loop so the kernel would install correctly. I can proudly > say I am writing this from ArchLinux on my 12in PowerBook. > > Glad to hear you were successful! :D Just now I uploaded yet another snapshot: ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/iso/snapshots/2006-06-16_archppc.iso.bz2 The hardware detection should work fine plus /dev is now properly filled. What's left is to modify the "graphical" setup script, which I am in the middle of doing right now. So whenever you feel like it try the newer ones too. Cheers! Alex From james at nullstudios.com Fri Jun 16 13:11:35 2006 From: james at nullstudios.com (James Turner) Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 13:11:35 -0400 Subject: [arch-ports] [ArchPPC] Help regarding the install procedure In-Reply-To: <4492D44A.1000705@archlinuxppc.org> References: <20060616084420.31b8a52ce0b74ca11fee37ed02b22fea.498fa34cbc.wbe@email.secureserver.net> <4492D44A.1000705@archlinuxppc.org> Message-ID: <5DD8B131-0CDB-4228-A511-8664C9D863BB@nullstudios.com> > james at nullstudios.com wrote: >>> James Turner wrote: >>>> Hi, I'm a new archlinux user and new to this mailing list, so >>>> please >>>> take it easy on me. I am having a hell of a time getting archlinux >>>> installed on my 12in PowerBook 1.33 GHz. I have followed the steps >>>> under "*Installation on newworld machines" numerous times with >>>> various >>>> success. Most recently quickinst seems to stale for no reason >>>> while >>>> downloading packages. The one time I managed to get archlinux >>>> completely installed the kernel would not boot. If anyone has >>>> more up >>>> to date instructions or any ideas why the quickinst script might be >>>> stalling please help. Once I get the base system installed I >>>> can always >>>> compile my own kernel. I appreciate any help anyone might be >>>> able to >>>> offer.* >>> Except for the devfs vs udev issues, the guide still fully >>> applies. It >>> may be that you run into problems if you use the sample yaboot.conf. >>> Did you use ofpath to determine your "device" and "partition" lines? >>> >>> You may try the latest snapshot which is here: >>> >>> ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/iso/snapshots/2006-06-14_archppc.iso.bz2 >>> >>> It still has a few flaws which need to be fixed: >>> * does not create device nodes for harddrives use instead: >>> >>> cd /dev >>> mknod hda b 3 0 >>> mknod hda1 b 3 1 >>> mknod hda2 b 3 2 >>> mknod hda3 b 3 3 >>> mknod hdb b 4 1 >>> >>> a.s.o >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Alex >>> >> Alex, Thanks for your help. I did manage to get ArchLinux installed >> just fine last night. I followed the above procedure. I also had to >> mknod nvram c 10 144, so yaboot would install correctly and I had to >> run modprobe loop so the kernel would install correctly. I can >> proudly >> say I am writing this from ArchLinux on my 12in PowerBook. >> >> > > Glad to hear you were successful! :D > > Just now I uploaded yet another snapshot: > > ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/iso/snapshots/2006-06-16_archppc.iso.bz2 > > The hardware detection should work fine plus /dev is now properly > filled. What's left is to modify the "graphical" setup script, which I > am in the middle of doing right now. So whenever you feel like it try > the newer ones too. > > > Cheers! > > Alex > I tried the new iso with out much luck. It detected all my hardware correctly and populated /dev just fine. My problem was trying to run quickinst. Since wget isn't installed I tried the version located in /arch. For whatever reason it was unable to resolve ftp.archlinuxppc.org. I double checked my /etc/resolv.conf and it had the correct nameservers listed. I used dhcpd to configure my network device if that means anything. I tried manually setting it but route is also not installed. Anyone have any ideas? From james at nullstudios.com Fri Jun 16 13:24:25 2006 From: james at nullstudios.com (James Turner) Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 13:24:25 -0400 Subject: [arch-ports] [ArchPPC] pacman package question Message-ID: <779F27A0-27EC-472A-9894-9E46214247FF@nullstudios.com> On a completely different note, is there any reason why a package like gtkmm would show up when searched for on archlinuxppc.org but pacman -S gtkmm doesn't find the package? From kth5 at maia.serverpool.info Fri Jun 16 14:27:57 2006 From: kth5 at maia.serverpool.info (Alexander Baldeck) Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 20:27:57 +0200 Subject: [arch-ports] [ArchPPC] Help regarding the install procedure In-Reply-To: <5DD8B131-0CDB-4228-A511-8664C9D863BB@nullstudios.com> References: <20060616084420.31b8a52ce0b74ca11fee37ed02b22fea.498fa34cbc.wbe@email.secureserver.net> <4492D44A.1000705@archlinuxppc.org> <5DD8B131-0CDB-4228-A511-8664C9D863BB@nullstudios.com> Message-ID: <20060616182757.GA17652@maia.serverpool.info> On Fri, Jun 16, 2006 at 01:11:35PM -0400, James Turner wrote: > > james at nullstudios.com wrote: > >>> James Turner wrote: > >>>> Hi, I'm a new archlinux user and new to this mailing list, so > >>>> please > >>>> take it easy on me. I am having a hell of a time getting archlinux > >>>> installed on my 12in PowerBook 1.33 GHz. I have followed the steps > >>>> under "*Installation on newworld machines" numerous times with > >>>> various > >>>> success. Most recently quickinst seems to stale for no reason > >>>> while > >>>> downloading packages. The one time I managed to get archlinux > >>>> completely installed the kernel would not boot. If anyone has > >>>> more up > >>>> to date instructions or any ideas why the quickinst script might be > >>>> stalling please help. Once I get the base system installed I > >>>> can always > >>>> compile my own kernel. I appreciate any help anyone might be > >>>> able to > >>>> offer.* > >>> Except for the devfs vs udev issues, the guide still fully > >>> applies. It > >>> may be that you run into problems if you use the sample yaboot.conf. > >>> Did you use ofpath to determine your "device" and "partition" lines? > >>> > >>> You may try the latest snapshot which is here: > >>> > >>> ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/iso/snapshots/2006-06-14_archppc.iso.bz2 > >>> > >>> It still has a few flaws which need to be fixed: > >>> * does not create device nodes for harddrives use instead: > >>> > >>> cd /dev > >>> mknod hda b 3 0 > >>> mknod hda1 b 3 1 > >>> mknod hda2 b 3 2 > >>> mknod hda3 b 3 3 > >>> mknod hdb b 4 1 > >>> > >>> a.s.o > >>> > >>> Cheers, > >>> > >>> Alex > >>> > >> Alex, Thanks for your help. I did manage to get ArchLinux installed > >> just fine last night. I followed the above procedure. I also had to > >> mknod nvram c 10 144, so yaboot would install correctly and I had to > >> run modprobe loop so the kernel would install correctly. I can > >> proudly > >> say I am writing this from ArchLinux on my 12in PowerBook. > >> > >> > > > > Glad to hear you were successful! :D > > > > Just now I uploaded yet another snapshot: > > > > ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/iso/snapshots/2006-06-16_archppc.iso.bz2 > > > > The hardware detection should work fine plus /dev is now properly > > filled. What's left is to modify the "graphical" setup script, which I > > am in the middle of doing right now. So whenever you feel like it try > > the newer ones too. > > > > > > Cheers! > > > > Alex > > > I tried the new iso with out much luck. It detected all my hardware > correctly and populated /dev just fine. My problem was trying to run > quickinst. Since wget isn't installed I tried the version located > in /arch. For whatever reason it was unable to resolve > ftp.archlinuxppc.org. I double checked my /etc/resolv.conf and it > had the correct nameservers listed. I used dhcpd to configure my > network device if that means anything. I tried manually setting it > but route is also not installed. Anyone have any ideas? > > The latest iso should come with the default quickinst script as in i686, so it uses snarf instead of wget now. I will check what may have produced the problem. Though I'll doubt the iso doesn't have the required symbols in its libc, like it used to on some of the other isos. Alex From kth5 at maia.serverpool.info Fri Jun 16 14:31:18 2006 From: kth5 at maia.serverpool.info (Alexander Baldeck) Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 20:31:18 +0200 Subject: [arch-ports] [ArchPPC] pacman package question In-Reply-To: <779F27A0-27EC-472A-9894-9E46214247FF@nullstudios.com> References: <779F27A0-27EC-472A-9894-9E46214247FF@nullstudios.com> Message-ID: <20060616183118.GB17652@maia.serverpool.info> On Fri, Jun 16, 2006 at 01:24:25PM -0400, James Turner wrote: > On a completely different note, is there any reason why a package > like gtkmm would show up when searched for on archlinuxppc.org but > pacman -S gtkmm doesn't find the package? > gtkmm should be on the repos though: [firefly] ~ $ pacman -Ss gtkmm extra/gtkmm 2.8.3-1 Gtk-- (gtkmm) is a C++ interface for the popular GUI library gtk+ Which mirror are you using? Alex From james at nullstudios.com Fri Jun 16 14:41:12 2006 From: james at nullstudios.com (James Turner) Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 14:41:12 -0400 Subject: [arch-ports] [ArchPPC] pacman package question In-Reply-To: <20060616183118.GB17652@maia.serverpool.info> References: <779F27A0-27EC-472A-9894-9E46214247FF@nullstudios.com> <20060616183118.GB17652@maia.serverpool.info> Message-ID: <4713FFCD-997E-4B67-86F2-F9CC627411A7@nullstudios.com> > On Fri, Jun 16, 2006 at 01:24:25PM -0400, James Turner wrote: >> On a completely different note, is there any reason why a package >> like gtkmm would show up when searched for on archlinuxppc.org but >> pacman -S gtkmm doesn't find the package? >> > > gtkmm should be on the repos though: > > [firefly] ~ $ pacman -Ss gtkmm > extra/gtkmm 2.8.3-1 > Gtk-- (gtkmm) is a C++ interface for the popular GUI library gtk+ > > > Which mirror are you using? > > Alex > I was using whatever the defaults mirrors that quickinst setup for me. I just formatted though when I tried out the new iso. I'm going to give that another go and worry about gtkmm later. From james at nullstudios.com Fri Jun 16 14:53:12 2006 From: james at nullstudios.com (James Turner) Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 14:53:12 -0400 Subject: [arch-ports] [ArchPPC] Help regarding the install procedure In-Reply-To: <20060616182757.GA17652@maia.serverpool.info> References: <20060616084420.31b8a52ce0b74ca11fee37ed02b22fea.498fa34cbc.wbe@email.secureserver.net> <4492D44A.1000705@archlinuxppc.org> <5DD8B131-0CDB-4228-A511-8664C9D863BB@nullstudios.com> <20060616182757.GA17652@maia.serverpool.info> Message-ID: <59E29394-AD0A-4877-A202-5EDC2BBD8A37@nullstudios.com> >>> james at nullstudios.com wrote: >>>>> James Turner wrote: >>>>>> Hi, I'm a new archlinux user and new to this mailing list, so >>>>>> please >>>>>> take it easy on me. I am having a hell of a time getting >>>>>> archlinux >>>>>> installed on my 12in PowerBook 1.33 GHz. I have followed the >>>>>> steps >>>>>> under "*Installation on newworld machines" numerous times with >>>>>> various >>>>>> success. Most recently quickinst seems to stale for no reason >>>>>> while >>>>>> downloading packages. The one time I managed to get archlinux >>>>>> completely installed the kernel would not boot. If anyone has >>>>>> more up >>>>>> to date instructions or any ideas why the quickinst script >>>>>> might be >>>>>> stalling please help. Once I get the base system installed I >>>>>> can always >>>>>> compile my own kernel. I appreciate any help anyone might be >>>>>> able to >>>>>> offer.* >>>>> Except for the devfs vs udev issues, the guide still fully >>>>> applies. It >>>>> may be that you run into problems if you use the sample >>>>> yaboot.conf. >>>>> Did you use ofpath to determine your "device" and "partition" >>>>> lines? >>>>> >>>>> You may try the latest snapshot which is here: >>>>> >>>>> ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/iso/snapshots/ >>>>> 2006-06-14_archppc.iso.bz2 >>>>> >>>>> It still has a few flaws which need to be fixed: >>>>> * does not create device nodes for harddrives use instead: >>>>> >>>>> cd /dev >>>>> mknod hda b 3 0 >>>>> mknod hda1 b 3 1 >>>>> mknod hda2 b 3 2 >>>>> mknod hda3 b 3 3 >>>>> mknod hdb b 4 1 >>>>> >>>>> a.s.o >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> >>>>> Alex >>>>> >>>> Alex, Thanks for your help. I did manage to get ArchLinux >>>> installed >>>> just fine last night. I followed the above procedure. I also >>>> had to >>>> mknod nvram c 10 144, so yaboot would install correctly and I >>>> had to >>>> run modprobe loop so the kernel would install correctly. I can >>>> proudly >>>> say I am writing this from ArchLinux on my 12in PowerBook. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> Glad to hear you were successful! :D >>> >>> Just now I uploaded yet another snapshot: >>> >>> ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/iso/snapshots/2006-06-16_archppc.iso.bz2 >>> >>> The hardware detection should work fine plus /dev is now properly >>> filled. What's left is to modify the "graphical" setup script, >>> which I >>> am in the middle of doing right now. So whenever you feel like it >>> try >>> the newer ones too. >>> >>> >>> Cheers! >>> >>> Alex >>> >> I tried the new iso with out much luck. It detected all my hardware >> correctly and populated /dev just fine. My problem was trying to run >> quickinst. Since wget isn't installed I tried the version located >> in /arch. For whatever reason it was unable to resolve >> ftp.archlinuxppc.org. I double checked my /etc/resolv.conf and it >> had the correct nameservers listed. I used dhcpd to configure my >> network device if that means anything. I tried manually setting it >> but route is also not installed. Anyone have any ideas? >> >> > > The latest iso should come with the default quickinst script as in > i686, > so it uses snarf instead of wget now. I will check what may have > produced the problem. Though I'll doubt the iso doesn't have the > required symbols in its libc, like it used to on some of the other > isos. > > Alex > After trying out the iso again, I am able to ping ip's outside my network just fine, but still nothing is resolving. Let me know if there's anything I can run on my machine to better help you find the problem. From james at nullstudios.com Fri Jun 16 16:15:54 2006 From: james at nullstudios.com (James Turner) Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 16:15:54 -0400 Subject: [arch-ports] [ArchPPC] Help regarding the install procedure In-Reply-To: <20060616190733.GA25862@maia.serverpool.info> References: <20060616084420.31b8a52ce0b74ca11fee37ed02b22fea.498fa34cbc.wbe@email.secureserver.net> <4492D44A.1000705@archlinuxppc.org> <5DD8B131-0CDB-4228-A511-8664C9D863BB@nullstudios.com> <20060616182757.GA17652@maia.serverpool.info> <59E29394-AD0A-4877-A202-5EDC2BBD8A37@nullstudios.com> <20060616190733.GA25862@maia.serverpool.info> Message-ID: <5B81258A-7654-447A-98D2-C2D66398F2A6@nullstudios.com> > On Fri, Jun 16, 2006 at 02:53:12PM -0400, James Turner wrote: >>>>> james at nullstudios.com wrote: >>>>>>> James Turner wrote: >>>>>>>> Hi, I'm a new archlinux user and new to this mailing list, so >>>>>>>> please >>>>>>>> take it easy on me. I am having a hell of a time getting >>>>>>>> archlinux >>>>>>>> installed on my 12in PowerBook 1.33 GHz. I have followed the >>>>>>>> steps >>>>>>>> under "*Installation on newworld machines" numerous times with >>>>>>>> various >>>>>>>> success. Most recently quickinst seems to stale for no reason >>>>>>>> while >>>>>>>> downloading packages. The one time I managed to get archlinux >>>>>>>> completely installed the kernel would not boot. If anyone has >>>>>>>> more up >>>>>>>> to date instructions or any ideas why the quickinst script >>>>>>>> might be >>>>>>>> stalling please help. Once I get the base system installed I >>>>>>>> can always >>>>>>>> compile my own kernel. I appreciate any help anyone might be >>>>>>>> able to >>>>>>>> offer.* >>>>>>> Except for the devfs vs udev issues, the guide still fully >>>>>>> applies. It >>>>>>> may be that you run into problems if you use the sample >>>>>>> yaboot.conf. >>>>>>> Did you use ofpath to determine your "device" and "partition" >>>>>>> lines? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> You may try the latest snapshot which is here: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/iso/snapshots/ >>>>>>> 2006-06-14_archppc.iso.bz2 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> It still has a few flaws which need to be fixed: >>>>>>> * does not create device nodes for harddrives use instead: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> cd /dev >>>>>>> mknod hda b 3 0 >>>>>>> mknod hda1 b 3 1 >>>>>>> mknod hda2 b 3 2 >>>>>>> mknod hda3 b 3 3 >>>>>>> mknod hdb b 4 1 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> a.s.o >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Alex >>>>>>> >>>>>> Alex, Thanks for your help. I did manage to get ArchLinux >>>>>> installed >>>>>> just fine last night. I followed the above procedure. I also >>>>>> had to >>>>>> mknod nvram c 10 144, so yaboot would install correctly and I >>>>>> had to >>>>>> run modprobe loop so the kernel would install correctly. I can >>>>>> proudly >>>>>> say I am writing this from ArchLinux on my 12in PowerBook. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Glad to hear you were successful! :D >>>>> >>>>> Just now I uploaded yet another snapshot: >>>>> >>>>> ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/iso/snapshots/ >>>>> 2006-06-16_archppc.iso.bz2 >>>>> >>>>> The hardware detection should work fine plus /dev is now properly >>>>> filled. What's left is to modify the "graphical" setup script, >>>>> which I >>>>> am in the middle of doing right now. So whenever you feel like it >>>>> try >>>>> the newer ones too. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Cheers! >>>>> >>>>> Alex >>>>> >>>> I tried the new iso with out much luck. It detected all my >>>> hardware >>>> correctly and populated /dev just fine. My problem was trying >>>> to run >>>> quickinst. Since wget isn't installed I tried the version located >>>> in /arch. For whatever reason it was unable to resolve >>>> ftp.archlinuxppc.org. I double checked my /etc/resolv.conf and it >>>> had the correct nameservers listed. I used dhcpd to configure my >>>> network device if that means anything. I tried manually setting it >>>> but route is also not installed. Anyone have any ideas? >>>> >>>> >>> >>> The latest iso should come with the default quickinst script as in >>> i686, >>> so it uses snarf instead of wget now. I will check what may have >>> produced the problem. Though I'll doubt the iso doesn't have the >>> required symbols in its libc, like it used to on some of the other >>> isos. >>> >>> Alex >>> >> After trying out the iso again, I am able to ping ip's outside my >> network just fine, but still nothing is resolving. Let me know if >> there's anything I can run on my machine to better help you find the >> problem. > > You're still running quickinst right? I'll put strace on the next disk > to debug it a little more. Can only be something in pacman or snarf. > Unfortunatley I won't have much time tonight as I have to prep an art > show. :) > > Alex > In hopes to better help you out with the debug, here is the procedure I am following with the new iso. dhcpd eth0 mac-fdisk /dev/hda mkfs.ext3 /dev/hda4 mkswap /dev/hda5 mount -t ext3 /dev/hda4 /mnt /arch/quickinst ftp /mnt ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/current/os/ppc Then these errors are outputted: mount: can't find / in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab Downloading pacman... ftp.archlinuxppc.org: Unknown server error error: Download failed And here is my /etc/resolv.conf nameserver 68.87.77.130 Take your time, like I said I was able to get archlinux installed with the previous iso and old walkthrough. If you need any help with anything let me know. From tatey.johnson at gmail.com Mon Jun 19 04:05:17 2006 From: tatey.johnson at gmail.com (Tate Johnson) Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 18:05:17 +1000 Subject: [arch-ports] [ArchPPC] Help regarding the install procedure In-Reply-To: <5B81258A-7654-447A-98D2-C2D66398F2A6@nullstudios.com> References: <20060616084420.31b8a52ce0b74ca11fee37ed02b22fea.498fa34cbc.wbe@email.secureserver.net> <4492D44A.1000705@archlinuxppc.org> <5DD8B131-0CDB-4228-A511-8664C9D863BB@nullstudios.com> <20060616182757.GA17652@maia.serverpool.info> <59E29394-AD0A-4877-A202-5EDC2BBD8A37@nullstudios.com> <20060616190733.GA25862@maia.serverpool.info> <5B81258A-7654-447A-98D2-C2D66398F2A6@nullstudios.com> Message-ID: <1150704318.5928.12.camel@localhost.localdomain> On Fri, 2006-06-16 at 16:15 -0400, James Turner wrote: > > On Fri, Jun 16, 2006 at 02:53:12PM -0400, James Turner wrote: > >>>>> james at nullstudios.com wrote: > >>>>>>> James Turner wrote: > >>>>>>>> Hi, I'm a new archlinux user and new to this mailing list, so > >>>>>>>> please > >>>>>>>> take it easy on me. I am having a hell of a time getting > >>>>>>>> archlinux > >>>>>>>> installed on my 12in PowerBook 1.33 GHz. I have followed the > >>>>>>>> steps > >>>>>>>> under "*Installation on newworld machines" numerous times with > >>>>>>>> various > >>>>>>>> success. Most recently quickinst seems to stale for no reason > >>>>>>>> while > >>>>>>>> downloading packages. The one time I managed to get archlinux > >>>>>>>> completely installed the kernel would not boot. If anyone has > >>>>>>>> more up > >>>>>>>> to date instructions or any ideas why the quickinst script > >>>>>>>> might be > >>>>>>>> stalling please help. Once I get the base system installed I > >>>>>>>> can always > >>>>>>>> compile my own kernel. I appreciate any help anyone might be > >>>>>>>> able to > >>>>>>>> offer.* > >>>>>>> Except for the devfs vs udev issues, the guide still fully > >>>>>>> applies. It > >>>>>>> may be that you run into problems if you use the sample > >>>>>>> yaboot.conf. > >>>>>>> Did you use ofpath to determine your "device" and "partition" > >>>>>>> lines? > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> You may try the latest snapshot which is here: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/iso/snapshots/ > >>>>>>> 2006-06-14_archppc.iso.bz2 > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> It still has a few flaws which need to be fixed: > >>>>>>> * does not create device nodes for harddrives use instead: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> cd /dev > >>>>>>> mknod hda b 3 0 > >>>>>>> mknod hda1 b 3 1 > >>>>>>> mknod hda2 b 3 2 > >>>>>>> mknod hda3 b 3 3 > >>>>>>> mknod hdb b 4 1 > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> a.s.o > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Cheers, > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Alex > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> Alex, Thanks for your help. I did manage to get ArchLinux > >>>>>> installed > >>>>>> just fine last night. I followed the above procedure. I also > >>>>>> had to > >>>>>> mknod nvram c 10 144, so yaboot would install correctly and I > >>>>>> had to > >>>>>> run modprobe loop so the kernel would install correctly. I can > >>>>>> proudly > >>>>>> say I am writing this from ArchLinux on my 12in PowerBook. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Glad to hear you were successful! :D > >>>>> > >>>>> Just now I uploaded yet another snapshot: > >>>>> > >>>>> ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/iso/snapshots/ > >>>>> 2006-06-16_archppc.iso.bz2 > >>>>> > >>>>> The hardware detection should work fine plus /dev is now properly > >>>>> filled. What's left is to modify the "graphical" setup script, > >>>>> which I > >>>>> am in the middle of doing right now. So whenever you feel like it > >>>>> try > >>>>> the newer ones too. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Cheers! > >>>>> > >>>>> Alex > >>>>> > >>>> I tried the new iso with out much luck. It detected all my > >>>> hardware > >>>> correctly and populated /dev just fine. My problem was trying > >>>> to run > >>>> quickinst. Since wget isn't installed I tried the version located > >>>> in /arch. For whatever reason it was unable to resolve > >>>> ftp.archlinuxppc.org. I double checked my /etc/resolv.conf and it > >>>> had the correct nameservers listed. I used dhcpd to configure my > >>>> network device if that means anything. I tried manually setting it > >>>> but route is also not installed. Anyone have any ideas? > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> The latest iso should come with the default quickinst script as in > >>> i686, > >>> so it uses snarf instead of wget now. I will check what may have > >>> produced the problem. Though I'll doubt the iso doesn't have the > >>> required symbols in its libc, like it used to on some of the other > >>> isos. > >>> > >>> Alex > >>> > >> After trying out the iso again, I am able to ping ip's outside my > >> network just fine, but still nothing is resolving. Let me know if > >> there's anything I can run on my machine to better help you find the > >> problem. > > > > You're still running quickinst right? I'll put strace on the next disk > > to debug it a little more. Can only be something in pacman or snarf. > > Unfortunatley I won't have much time tonight as I have to prep an art > > show. :) > > > > Alex > > > In hopes to better help you out with the debug, here is the procedure > I am following with the new iso. > > dhcpd eth0 > mac-fdisk /dev/hda > mkfs.ext3 /dev/hda4 > mkswap /dev/hda5 > mount -t ext3 /dev/hda4 /mnt > /arch/quickinst ftp /mnt ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/current/os/ppc > > Then these errors are outputted: > > mount: can't find / in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab > Downloading pacman... > ftp.archlinuxppc.org: Unknown server error > error: Download failed > > And here is my /etc/resolv.conf > nameserver 68.87.77.130 > > Take your time, like I said I was able to get archlinux installed > with the previous iso and old walkthrough. If you need any help with > anything let me know. > > > _______________________________________________ > arch-ports mailing list > arch-ports at archlinux.org > http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch-ports Hey guys, I am also experiencing similar issues to James with my G4 iBook. I'm using the latest ISO (2006-06-16) and following the steps from the previous E-Mail. I'm unable to resolve any domain names, however, I can still ping IP addresses. I had entered various different nameservers in /etc/resolv.conf and it doesn't seem to have any effect. At any rate, I tried to issue the following command (IP for the FTP server) /arch/quickinst ftp /mnt ftp://83.246.120.33/current/os/ppc Initially this was successful, except that pacman is unable to sync it's database. In addition, I also get complaints. Mount: can't find / in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'd love to see Arch PPC on my iBook. Cheers, Tate From kth5 at archlinuxppc.org Mon Jun 19 04:03:40 2006 From: kth5 at archlinuxppc.org (Alexander Baldeck) Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 10:03:40 +0200 Subject: [arch-ports] [ArchPPC] Help regarding the install procedure In-Reply-To: <1150704318.5928.12.camel@localhost.localdomain> References: <20060616084420.31b8a52ce0b74ca11fee37ed02b22fea.498fa34cbc.wbe@email.secureserver.net> <4492D44A.1000705@archlinuxppc.org> <5DD8B131-0CDB-4228-A511-8664C9D863BB@nullstudios.com> <20060616182757.GA17652@maia.serverpool.info> <59E29394-AD0A-4877-A202-5EDC2BBD8A37@nullstudios.com> <20060616190733.GA25862@maia.serverpool.info> <5B81258A-7654-447A-98D2-C2D66398F2A6@nullstudios.com> <1150704318.5928.12.camel@localhost.localdomain> Message-ID: <44965A5C.8060406@archlinuxppc.org> Tate Johnson wrote: > On Fri, 2006-06-16 at 16:15 -0400, James Turner wrote: >>> On Fri, Jun 16, 2006 at 02:53:12PM -0400, James Turner wrote: >>>>>>> james at nullstudios.com wrote: >>>>>>>>> James Turner wrote: >>>>>>>>>> Hi, I'm a new archlinux user and new to this mailing list, so >>>>>>>>>> please >>>>>>>>>> take it easy on me. I am having a hell of a time getting >>>>>>>>>> archlinux >>>>>>>>>> installed on my 12in PowerBook 1.33 GHz. I have followed the >>>>>>>>>> steps >>>>>>>>>> under "*Installation on newworld machines" numerous times with >>>>>>>>>> various >>>>>>>>>> success. Most recently quickinst seems to stale for no reason >>>>>>>>>> while >>>>>>>>>> downloading packages. The one time I managed to get archlinux >>>>>>>>>> completely installed the kernel would not boot. If anyone has >>>>>>>>>> more up >>>>>>>>>> to date instructions or any ideas why the quickinst script >>>>>>>>>> might be >>>>>>>>>> stalling please help. Once I get the base system installed I >>>>>>>>>> can always >>>>>>>>>> compile my own kernel. I appreciate any help anyone might be >>>>>>>>>> able to >>>>>>>>>> offer.* >>>>>>>>> Except for the devfs vs udev issues, the guide still fully >>>>>>>>> applies. It >>>>>>>>> may be that you run into problems if you use the sample >>>>>>>>> yaboot.conf. >>>>>>>>> Did you use ofpath to determine your "device" and "partition" >>>>>>>>> lines? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> You may try the latest snapshot which is here: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/iso/snapshots/ >>>>>>>>> 2006-06-14_archppc.iso.bz2 >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> It still has a few flaws which need to be fixed: >>>>>>>>> * does not create device nodes for harddrives use instead: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> cd /dev >>>>>>>>> mknod hda b 3 0 >>>>>>>>> mknod hda1 b 3 1 >>>>>>>>> mknod hda2 b 3 2 >>>>>>>>> mknod hda3 b 3 3 >>>>>>>>> mknod hdb b 4 1 >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> a.s.o >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Alex >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Alex, Thanks for your help. I did manage to get ArchLinux >>>>>>>> installed >>>>>>>> just fine last night. I followed the above procedure. I also >>>>>>>> had to >>>>>>>> mknod nvram c 10 144, so yaboot would install correctly and I >>>>>>>> had to >>>>>>>> run modprobe loop so the kernel would install correctly. I can >>>>>>>> proudly >>>>>>>> say I am writing this from ArchLinux on my 12in PowerBook. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> Glad to hear you were successful! :D >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Just now I uploaded yet another snapshot: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/iso/snapshots/ >>>>>>> 2006-06-16_archppc.iso.bz2 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The hardware detection should work fine plus /dev is now properly >>>>>>> filled. What's left is to modify the "graphical" setup script, >>>>>>> which I >>>>>>> am in the middle of doing right now. So whenever you feel like it >>>>>>> try >>>>>>> the newer ones too. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheers! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Alex >>>>>>> >>>>>> I tried the new iso with out much luck. It detected all my >>>>>> hardware >>>>>> correctly and populated /dev just fine. My problem was trying >>>>>> to run >>>>>> quickinst. Since wget isn't installed I tried the version located >>>>>> in /arch. For whatever reason it was unable to resolve >>>>>> ftp.archlinuxppc.org. I double checked my /etc/resolv.conf and it >>>>>> had the correct nameservers listed. I used dhcpd to configure my >>>>>> network device if that means anything. I tried manually setting it >>>>>> but route is also not installed. Anyone have any ideas? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> The latest iso should come with the default quickinst script as in >>>>> i686, >>>>> so it uses snarf instead of wget now. I will check what may have >>>>> produced the problem. Though I'll doubt the iso doesn't have the >>>>> required symbols in its libc, like it used to on some of the other >>>>> isos. >>>>> >>>>> Alex >>>>> >>>> After trying out the iso again, I am able to ping ip's outside my >>>> network just fine, but still nothing is resolving. Let me know if >>>> there's anything I can run on my machine to better help you find the >>>> problem. >>> You're still running quickinst right? I'll put strace on the next disk >>> to debug it a little more. Can only be something in pacman or snarf. >>> Unfortunatley I won't have much time tonight as I have to prep an art >>> show. :) >>> >>> Alex >>> >> In hopes to better help you out with the debug, here is the procedure >> I am following with the new iso. >> >> dhcpd eth0 >> mac-fdisk /dev/hda >> mkfs.ext3 /dev/hda4 >> mkswap /dev/hda5 >> mount -t ext3 /dev/hda4 /mnt >> /arch/quickinst ftp /mnt ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/current/os/ppc >> >> Then these errors are outputted: >> >> mount: can't find / in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab >> Downloading pacman... >> ftp.archlinuxppc.org: Unknown server error >> error: Download failed >> >> And here is my /etc/resolv.conf >> nameserver 68.87.77.130 >> >> Take your time, like I said I was able to get archlinux installed >> with the previous iso and old walkthrough. If you need any help with >> anything let me know. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> arch-ports mailing list >> arch-ports at archlinux.org >> http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch-ports > > Hey guys, > > I am also experiencing similar issues to James with my G4 iBook. I'm > using the latest ISO (2006-06-16) and following the steps from the > previous E-Mail. I'm unable to resolve any domain names, however, I can > still ping IP addresses. I had entered various different nameservers > in /etc/resolv.conf and it doesn't seem to have any effect. > > At any rate, I tried to issue the following command (IP for the FTP > server) > > /arch/quickinst ftp /mnt ftp://83.246.120.33/current/os/ppc > > Initially this was successful, except that pacman is unable to sync it's > database. In addition, I also get complaints. > > Mount: can't find / in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'd love to see Arch PPC on my > iBook. > > Cheers, > Tate > > Tate, thank for trying out the ISO. I was working on it a bit over the weekend and resolved some issues that will fix the problem. Since I'm not home right now the upload has to wait a bit until tonight. Please bear with me. :) Cheers, Alex From a.radke at arcor.de Mon Jun 19 16:56:42 2006 From: a.radke at arcor.de (Andreas Radke) Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 22:56:42 +0200 Subject: [arch-ports] [arch64] glibc/gcc update in testing In-Reply-To: <20060607200339.7aec4f07@workstation64.home> References: <20060607200339.7aec4f07@workstation64.home> Message-ID: <20060619225642.1fba553f@workstation64.home> we will soon start to build all the updates. post broken packages after the glibc update that are not in arch32 testing(!) here so we know what to rebuild. AndyRTR From a.radke at arcor.de Tue Jun 20 13:18:14 2006 From: a.radke at arcor.de (Andreas Radke) Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 19:18:14 +0200 Subject: [arch-ports] extra at archlinux.org Message-ID: <20060620191814.2662b5e0@workstation64.home> we the devs have done the update to the packages from http://arch64.org/packages/testing/ so we now use glibc2.4 and gcc4.1.1. we will now start to build updates. until you not update to the testing packages it's not recommended to use the extra repo at archlinux.org. we hope to bring all the testing stuff soon to current/extra for regular usage. everybody is waiting for the ivtv driver for the new kernel... andyrtr From a.radke at arcor.de Tue Jun 20 17:42:50 2006 From: a.radke at arcor.de (Andreas Radke) Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 23:42:50 +0200 Subject: [arch-ports] [x86_64] all packages are going to the repos Message-ID: <20060620234250.0f07faaf@workstation64.home> everybody may soon switch over to archlinux.org for all repos. first our new core packages are going to current. read here if you are unsure what is happening. all tests have been successfull until now. don't break the update progress at any point! http://www.archlinux.org/pipermail/arch-ports/2006-June/000254.html give me and the devs some time to update all the packages. as you may know the kernel and nvidia/ati and other kernel module packages have to be compiled with the same gcc version. so wait until we will have new kernel packages or fallback to opensource drivers if you are affected. So good luck and happy pacman -Syu'ing. AndyRTR From kth5 at archlinuxppc.org Thu Jun 22 14:32:15 2006 From: kth5 at archlinuxppc.org (Alexander Baldeck) Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 20:32:15 +0200 Subject: [arch-ports] [ArchPPC] Help regarding the install procedure In-Reply-To: <44965A5C.8060406@archlinuxppc.org> References: <20060616084420.31b8a52ce0b74ca11fee37ed02b22fea.498fa34cbc.wbe@email.secureserver.net> <4492D44A.1000705@archlinuxppc.org> <5DD8B131-0CDB-4228-A511-8664C9D863BB@nullstudios.com> <20060616182757.GA17652@maia.serverpool.info> <59E29394-AD0A-4877-A202-5EDC2BBD8A37@nullstudios.com> <20060616190733.GA25862@maia.serverpool.info> <5B81258A-7654-447A-98D2-C2D66398F2A6@nullstudios.com> <1150704318.5928.12.camel@localhost.localdomain> <44965A5C.8060406@archlinuxppc.org> Message-ID: <449AE22F.1090409@archlinuxppc.org> Alexander Baldeck wrote: > Tate Johnson wrote: >> On Fri, 2006-06-16 at 16:15 -0400, James Turner wrote: >>>> On Fri, Jun 16, 2006 at 02:53:12PM -0400, James Turner wrote: >>>>>>>> james at nullstudios.com wrote: >>>>>>>>>> James Turner wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> Hi, I'm a new archlinux user and new to this mailing list, so >>>>>>>>>>> please >>>>>>>>>>> take it easy on me. I am having a hell of a time getting >>>>>>>>>>> archlinux >>>>>>>>>>> installed on my 12in PowerBook 1.33 GHz. I have followed the >>>>>>>>>>> steps >>>>>>>>>>> under "*Installation on newworld machines" numerous times with >>>>>>>>>>> various >>>>>>>>>>> success. Most recently quickinst seems to stale for no reason >>>>>>>>>>> while >>>>>>>>>>> downloading packages. The one time I managed to get archlinux >>>>>>>>>>> completely installed the kernel would not boot. If anyone has >>>>>>>>>>> more up >>>>>>>>>>> to date instructions or any ideas why the quickinst script >>>>>>>>>>> might be >>>>>>>>>>> stalling please help. Once I get the base system installed I >>>>>>>>>>> can always >>>>>>>>>>> compile my own kernel. I appreciate any help anyone might be >>>>>>>>>>> able to >>>>>>>>>>> offer.* >>>>>>>>>> Except for the devfs vs udev issues, the guide still fully >>>>>>>>>> applies. It >>>>>>>>>> may be that you run into problems if you use the sample >>>>>>>>>> yaboot.conf. >>>>>>>>>> Did you use ofpath to determine your "device" and "partition" >>>>>>>>>> lines? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> You may try the latest snapshot which is here: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/iso/snapshots/ >>>>>>>>>> 2006-06-14_archppc.iso.bz2 >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> It still has a few flaws which need to be fixed: >>>>>>>>>> * does not create device nodes for harddrives use instead: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> cd /dev >>>>>>>>>> mknod hda b 3 0 >>>>>>>>>> mknod hda1 b 3 1 >>>>>>>>>> mknod hda2 b 3 2 >>>>>>>>>> mknod hda3 b 3 3 >>>>>>>>>> mknod hdb b 4 1 >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> a.s.o >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Alex >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Alex, Thanks for your help. I did manage to get ArchLinux >>>>>>>>> installed >>>>>>>>> just fine last night. I followed the above procedure. I also >>>>>>>>> had to >>>>>>>>> mknod nvram c 10 144, so yaboot would install correctly and I >>>>>>>>> had to >>>>>>>>> run modprobe loop so the kernel would install correctly. I can >>>>>>>>> proudly >>>>>>>>> say I am writing this from ArchLinux on my 12in PowerBook. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Glad to hear you were successful! :D >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Just now I uploaded yet another snapshot: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/iso/snapshots/ >>>>>>>> 2006-06-16_archppc.iso.bz2 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The hardware detection should work fine plus /dev is now properly >>>>>>>> filled. What's left is to modify the "graphical" setup script, >>>>>>>> which I >>>>>>>> am in the middle of doing right now. So whenever you feel like it >>>>>>>> try >>>>>>>> the newer ones too. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Cheers! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Alex >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> I tried the new iso with out much luck. It detected all my >>>>>>> hardware >>>>>>> correctly and populated /dev just fine. My problem was trying >>>>>>> to run >>>>>>> quickinst. Since wget isn't installed I tried the version located >>>>>>> in /arch. For whatever reason it was unable to resolve >>>>>>> ftp.archlinuxppc.org. I double checked my /etc/resolv.conf and it >>>>>>> had the correct nameservers listed. I used dhcpd to configure my >>>>>>> network device if that means anything. I tried manually setting it >>>>>>> but route is also not installed. Anyone have any ideas? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> The latest iso should come with the default quickinst script as in >>>>>> i686, >>>>>> so it uses snarf instead of wget now. I will check what may have >>>>>> produced the problem. Though I'll doubt the iso doesn't have the >>>>>> required symbols in its libc, like it used to on some of the other >>>>>> isos. >>>>>> >>>>>> Alex >>>>>> >>>>> After trying out the iso again, I am able to ping ip's outside my >>>>> network just fine, but still nothing is resolving. Let me know if >>>>> there's anything I can run on my machine to better help you find the >>>>> problem. >>>> You're still running quickinst right? I'll put strace on the next disk >>>> to debug it a little more. Can only be something in pacman or snarf. >>>> Unfortunatley I won't have much time tonight as I have to prep an art >>>> show. :) >>>> >>>> Alex >>>> >>> In hopes to better help you out with the debug, here is the >>> procedure I am following with the new iso. >>> >>> dhcpd eth0 >>> mac-fdisk /dev/hda >>> mkfs.ext3 /dev/hda4 >>> mkswap /dev/hda5 >>> mount -t ext3 /dev/hda4 /mnt >>> /arch/quickinst ftp /mnt ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/current/os/ppc >>> >>> Then these errors are outputted: >>> >>> mount: can't find / in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab >>> Downloading pacman... >>> ftp.archlinuxppc.org: Unknown server error >>> error: Download failed >>> >>> And here is my /etc/resolv.conf >>> nameserver 68.87.77.130 >>> >>> Take your time, like I said I was able to get archlinux installed >>> with the previous iso and old walkthrough. If you need any help >>> with anything let me know. >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> arch-ports mailing list >>> arch-ports at archlinux.org >>> http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch-ports >> >> Hey guys, >> >> I am also experiencing similar issues to James with my G4 iBook. I'm >> using the latest ISO (2006-06-16) and following the steps from the >> previous E-Mail. I'm unable to resolve any domain names, however, I can >> still ping IP addresses. I had entered various different nameservers >> in /etc/resolv.conf and it doesn't seem to have any effect. >> At any rate, I tried to issue the following command (IP for the FTP >> server) >> >> /arch/quickinst ftp /mnt ftp://83.246.120.33/current/os/ppc >> >> Initially this was successful, except that pacman is unable to sync it's >> database. In addition, I also get complaints. >> >> Mount: can't find / in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab >> >> Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'd love to see Arch PPC on my >> iBook. >> >> Cheers, >> Tate >> >> > > Tate, > > thank for trying out the ISO. I was working on it a bit over the > weekend and resolved some issues that will fix the problem. Since I'm > not home right now the upload has to wait a bit until tonight. Please > bear with me. :) > > Cheers, > > Alex > Hello again, finally, I made it back home safely from the Fete de la Musique. My last two nights were really busy so that's why I delayed releasing the newest snapshot a bit. :) Anyways, get it while it's hot: ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/iso/snapshots/2006-06-22_archppc.iso.bz2 What's new? * DNS resolution problem fixed (missin libnss_dns-2.4.so on iso) quickinst method should work now * few fixes to the setup script, don't expect it to fully work yet though With that said, I'd like to go for a walk now. :) Cheers! Alex From jrepan at gmail.com Sun Jun 25 13:05:04 2006 From: jrepan at gmail.com (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Jaagup_Rep=E4n?=) Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 20:05:04 +0300 Subject: [arch-ports] MC need slang Message-ID: <449EC240.4030807@gmail.com> Hello, I found missing depend: mc needs slang Jaagup Rep?n From james at calminferno.net Tue Jun 27 17:43:32 2006 From: james at calminferno.net (James Turner) Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 17:43:32 -0400 Subject: [arch-ports] [archppc] Kernel 2.6.17 Progress Message-ID: <55FA14DA-654E-4673-9541-60727200DE7A@calminferno.net> I was just wondering how the 2.6.17 kernel progress was going. I'm very excited to finally have Airport Extreme support right in the kernel. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Alex From archlinux at laber-land.de Wed Jun 28 13:31:13 2006 From: archlinux at laber-land.de (Pierre Schmitz) Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 19:31:13 +0200 Subject: [arch-ports] Wrong include-path for perl Message-ID: <200606281931.13114.archlinux@laber-land.de> Hi, when I try to run the pw2userdb-script from courier I got the following error: Can't locate Getopt/Long.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8/i686-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/i686-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl .) at /usr/sbin/pw2userdb line 10. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/sbin/pw2userdb line 10. But the paths in @INC do not exist but the need files are in /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/ and /usr/lib/perl5/current/ This is a fresh arch-install. Where can I change those paths? Is it a bug or my fault? Pierre From archlinux at laber-land.de Wed Jun 28 13:36:28 2006 From: archlinux at laber-land.de (Pierre Schmitz) Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 19:36:28 +0200 Subject: [arch-ports] Wrong include-path for perl In-Reply-To: <200606281931.13114.archlinux@laber-land.de> References: <200606281931.13114.archlinux@laber-land.de> Message-ID: <200606281936.28075.archlinux@laber-land.de> Sorry, wrong mailinglist ;-) From kth5 at archlinuxppc.org Wed Jun 28 13:51:33 2006 From: kth5 at archlinuxppc.org (Alexander Baldeck) Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 19:51:33 +0200 Subject: [arch-ports] Wrong include-path for perl In-Reply-To: <200606281931.13114.archlinux@laber-land.de> References: <200606281931.13114.archlinux@laber-land.de> Message-ID: <44A2C1A5.6040809@archlinuxppc.org> Pierre Schmitz wrote: > Hi, > > when I try to run the pw2userdb-script from courier I got the following error: > > Can't locate Getopt/Long.pm in @INC (@INC > contains: /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8/i686-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/i686-linux-thread-multi /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl .) > at /usr/sbin/pw2userdb line 10. > BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/sbin/pw2userdb line 10. > > But the paths in @INC do not exist but the need files are > in /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/ and /usr/lib/perl5/current/ > > This is a fresh arch-install. Where can I change those paths? Is it a bug or > my fault? > > Pierre > > This can be easily fixed by using the latest i686 PKGBUILD. Would be nice if everybody could say which port they're talking about btw. ;) Cheers, Alex From james at calminferno.net Thu Jun 29 13:49:06 2006 From: james at calminferno.net (James Turner) Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 13:49:06 -0400 Subject: [arch-ports] [archppc] quickinst troubles Message-ID: <7DBAE743-ECAD-4193-ABF3-9383F85AEBA6@calminferno.net> Hey, I'm trying to do a fresh install of archlinux on my powerbook, but can't get past quickinst. It starts out running just fine, then it just stalls while downloading the files. It happens at different times in the install, but I can't seem to get all the packages down before it does. I'm using ftp.archlinuxppc.org. Is there another mirror that might be more reliable? 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URL: From kth5 at archlinuxppc.org Fri Jun 30 14:16:34 2006 From: kth5 at archlinuxppc.org (Alexander Baldeck) Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 20:16:34 +0200 Subject: [arch-ports] [ArchPPC] Help regarding the install procedure In-Reply-To: <1150704318.5928.12.camel@localhost.localdomain> References: <20060616084420.31b8a52ce0b74ca11fee37ed02b22fea.498fa34cbc.wbe@email.secureserver.net> <4492D44A.1000705@archlinuxppc.org> <5DD8B131-0CDB-4228-A511-8664C9D863BB@nullstudios.com> <20060616182757.GA17652@maia.serverpool.info> <59E29394-AD0A-4877-A202-5EDC2BBD8A37@nullstudios.com> <20060616190733.GA25862@maia.serverpool.info> <5B81258A-7654-447A-98D2-C2D66398F2A6@nullstudios.com> <1150704318.5928.12.camel@localhost.localdomain> Message-ID: <44A56A82.1000609@archlinuxppc.org> Tate Johnson wrote: > On Fri, 2006-06-16 at 16:15 -0400, James Turner wrote: > >>> On Fri, Jun 16, 2006 at 02:53:12PM -0400, James Turner wrote: >>> >>>>>>> james at nullstudios.com wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> James Turner wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Hi, I'm a new archlinux user and new to this mailing list, so >>>>>>>>>> please >>>>>>>>>> take it easy on me. I am having a hell of a time getting >>>>>>>>>> archlinux >>>>>>>>>> installed on my 12in PowerBook 1.33 GHz. I have followed the >>>>>>>>>> steps >>>>>>>>>> under "*Installation on newworld machines" numerous times with >>>>>>>>>> various >>>>>>>>>> success. Most recently quickinst seems to stale for no reason >>>>>>>>>> while >>>>>>>>>> downloading packages. The one time I managed to get archlinux >>>>>>>>>> completely installed the kernel would not boot. If anyone has >>>>>>>>>> more up >>>>>>>>>> to date instructions or any ideas why the quickinst script >>>>>>>>>> might be >>>>>>>>>> stalling please help. Once I get the base system installed I >>>>>>>>>> can always >>>>>>>>>> compile my own kernel. I appreciate any help anyone might be >>>>>>>>>> able to >>>>>>>>>> offer.* >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Except for the devfs vs udev issues, the guide still fully >>>>>>>>> applies. It >>>>>>>>> may be that you run into problems if you use the sample >>>>>>>>> yaboot.conf. >>>>>>>>> Did you use ofpath to determine your "device" and "partition" >>>>>>>>> lines? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> You may try the latest snapshot which is here: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/iso/snapshots/ >>>>>>>>> 2006-06-14_archppc.iso.bz2 >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> It still has a few flaws which need to be fixed: >>>>>>>>> * does not create device nodes for harddrives use instead: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> cd /dev >>>>>>>>> mknod hda b 3 0 >>>>>>>>> mknod hda1 b 3 1 >>>>>>>>> mknod hda2 b 3 2 >>>>>>>>> mknod hda3 b 3 3 >>>>>>>>> mknod hdb b 4 1 >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> a.s.o >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Alex >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Alex, Thanks for your help. I did manage to get ArchLinux >>>>>>>> installed >>>>>>>> just fine last night. I followed the above procedure. I also >>>>>>>> had to >>>>>>>> mknod nvram c 10 144, so yaboot would install correctly and I >>>>>>>> had to >>>>>>>> run modprobe loop so the kernel would install correctly. I can >>>>>>>> proudly >>>>>>>> say I am writing this from ArchLinux on my 12in PowerBook. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> Glad to hear you were successful! :D >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Just now I uploaded yet another snapshot: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/iso/snapshots/ >>>>>>> 2006-06-16_archppc.iso.bz2 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The hardware detection should work fine plus /dev is now properly >>>>>>> filled. What's left is to modify the "graphical" setup script, >>>>>>> which I >>>>>>> am in the middle of doing right now. So whenever you feel like it >>>>>>> try >>>>>>> the newer ones too. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheers! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Alex >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> I tried the new iso with out much luck. It detected all my >>>>>> hardware >>>>>> correctly and populated /dev just fine. My problem was trying >>>>>> to run >>>>>> quickinst. Since wget isn't installed I tried the version located >>>>>> in /arch. For whatever reason it was unable to resolve >>>>>> ftp.archlinuxppc.org. I double checked my /etc/resolv.conf and it >>>>>> had the correct nameservers listed. I used dhcpd to configure my >>>>>> network device if that means anything. I tried manually setting it >>>>>> but route is also not installed. Anyone have any ideas? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> The latest iso should come with the default quickinst script as in >>>>> i686, >>>>> so it uses snarf instead of wget now. I will check what may have >>>>> produced the problem. Though I'll doubt the iso doesn't have the >>>>> required symbols in its libc, like it used to on some of the other >>>>> isos. >>>>> >>>>> Alex >>>>> >>>>> >>>> After trying out the iso again, I am able to ping ip's outside my >>>> network just fine, but still nothing is resolving. Let me know if >>>> there's anything I can run on my machine to better help you find the >>>> problem. >>>> >>> You're still running quickinst right? I'll put strace on the next disk >>> to debug it a little more. Can only be something in pacman or snarf. >>> Unfortunatley I won't have much time tonight as I have to prep an art >>> show. :) >>> >>> Alex >>> >>> >> In hopes to better help you out with the debug, here is the procedure >> I am following with the new iso. >> >> dhcpd eth0 >> mac-fdisk /dev/hda >> mkfs.ext3 /dev/hda4 >> mkswap /dev/hda5 >> mount -t ext3 /dev/hda4 /mnt >> /arch/quickinst ftp /mnt ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/current/os/ppc >> >> Then these errors are outputted: >> >> mount: can't find / in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab >> Downloading pacman... >> ftp.archlinuxppc.org: Unknown server error >> error: Download failed >> >> And here is my /etc/resolv.conf >> nameserver 68.87.77.130 >> >> Take your time, like I said I was able to get archlinux installed >> with the previous iso and old walkthrough. If you need any help with >> anything let me know. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> arch-ports mailing list >> arch-ports at archlinux.org >> http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch-ports >> > > Hey guys, > > I am also experiencing similar issues to James with my G4 iBook. I'm > using the latest ISO (2006-06-16) and following the steps from the > previous E-Mail. I'm unable to resolve any domain names, however, I can > still ping IP addresses. I had entered various different nameservers > in /etc/resolv.conf and it doesn't seem to have any effect. > > At any rate, I tried to issue the following command (IP for the FTP > server) > > /arch/quickinst ftp /mnt ftp://83.246.120.33/current/os/ppc > > Initially this was successful, except that pacman is unable to sync it's > database. In addition, I also get complaints. > > Mount: can't find / in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'd love to see Arch PPC on my > iBook. > > Cheers, > Tate > Sorry for the late reply but here goes: Just a while ago I experienced exactly the same problem as you did. It was as simple as using snarf instead of wget in quickinst on the CD. I have yet to work on it so that I can upload a fixed ISO. The problem is a result of a - as it seems - PowerPC specific issue with GCC. Pacman includes 2 binaries, one that is dynamicly linked against the system and the other - called pacman.static - that is linked staticly. Now, this works great on i686 and x86_64 but the function gethostbyname() which is part of glibc cannot be staticly linked into binary nor can klibc provide a replacement. What you do is simple. Boot the CD, partition your harddrive and mount the rootfs to say /mnt. Then use this quickinst instead: http://kth5.archlinuxppc.org/quickinst You can get it with snarf which hopefully is on the CD. ;) Good luck! Alex