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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: PaSha on September 13, 2004, 06:53:40 PM

Title: Linux/APUS, CVPPC and glint
Post by: PaSha on September 13, 2004, 06:53:40 PM

Hi.
I've made quite a bit of progress with DebianPPC on my A4000T/PPC, reasonable screenmode freq's are in place,   and a norwegian keymap.
But the following remains a mystery to me:
How do I get my CV-PPC to work with the glint driver? I've messed around with the XF86Config file, and inserted this (after having a look at various config files on the net):

Section    "Device"
Identifier "B/CVision"
driver     "glint"
BusID      "PCI:0:1:0"
VideoRam   8192
Option     "UseFBDev"
Option     "NoInt10"

But the glint driver just reports a bunch of errors (blabla is unresolved and so on). If I run 'lspci' it complains about not finding any addressing method, and /proc/bus/pci isn't there. I'm using the CS-PPC flashrom dated 300399.

Does anyone have a hint? fbdev is slooow...

regards,
Paul

Title: Re: Linux/APUS, CVPPC and glint
Post by: Dandy on September 17, 2004, 07:22:04 AM

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Does anyone have a hint?
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regards,
Paul

Hi Paul,
 
 I'm awfully sorry that I can't help you at the moment.

I just received my second-hand bought Linux APUS CDs; but before I can start to mess around with Linux I'm afraid I have to buy and install a bigger HD for my towered A4k PPC (4 of 4.3gB is definitely not enough).

As I also have the Cybervision (8mB), I think I will run into the same or similar Problems as you.

But then it will be good to know that there's someone around who possibly already solved those issues I'm just in!

BTW:
Does your installation work with the UW-SCSI on the CyberstormPPC?

Title: Re: Linux/APUS, CVPPC and glint
Post by: PaSha on September 17, 2004, 08:30:04 AM

Yup, my installation works perfectly with the CS-PPC UW-SCSI. All kernels since 2.4.17 do, IIRC. Anyways, the latest on apus-linux.sourceforge.net is 2.4.20-1, that's the one I use. I also found 2.4.21 and 2.4.25 somewhere, but I couldn't get them working.

-Paul

Title: Re: Linux/APUS, CVPPC and glint
Post by: Dandy on September 24, 2004, 02:25:33 PM

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PaSha wrote:
Yup, my installation works perfectly with the CS-PPC UW-SCSI. All kernels since 2.4.17 do, IIRC. Anyways, the latest on apus-linux.sourceforge.net is 2.4.20-1, that's the one I use. I also found 2.4.21 and 2.4.25 somewhere, but I couldn't get them working.

-Paul

Thanks for the hints on where to start downloading, Paul!
I'm sure I'll come back to you with loads of questions once I have my new HD and start trying out LinuxPPC...