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Title: Help with Debian
Post by: HotRod on August 30, 2003, 09:28:47 PM

Hi!

I've recently baught an AmigaOne and I must say that i like this machine alot! I can't wait for AOS 4 to be installed on it but for now it's kind of fun to play with Linux.

I have two problems though. First of all I can't get MOL to work. I can't find a compiled version that works and I haven't succeeded compiling it following the instructions on the maconlinux homepage. It gets stuck at "cleaning debug something....." .. So what I'm wondering is if someone can send me a compiled working version? It shall be for the 2.4.21-kernel wich I've upgraded to. Both the main and the modules-archive. OR tell me how to make it compile.

The second question is if anyone knows where to get IBM's JVM? I've read that it shall be the fastest JVM available for Linux PPC so I'd like to run it instead of the blackdown (I think it's called) version that I'm using now.

Thanks

Title: Re: Help with Debian
Post by: mikeymike on August 30, 2003, 10:20:22 PM

Title: Re: Help with Debian
Post by: Clooned on August 30, 2003, 10:31:17 PM

visit http://members.optusnet.com.au/amigaone/

there you can find MOL compiled for your kernel version.

Title: Re: Help with Debian
Post by: csirac_ on August 31, 2003, 01:23:25 AM

apt-get install ibm-jdk1.1-installer

sources.list: Don't think it's in main (though it does not contain IBM's actual program, it downloads the installer for you (i think) and takes care of running the install script/setting up symlinks) so you probably need contrib or non-free sources.

Try doing apt-get update, then apt-get dselect upgrade. Binutils is a bit funny at the moment, methinks, from what I've read on the AROS dev list. Hint: If during configure you get "dont have xx library", try "apt-cache search libxx-dev" or "apt-cache search "libxx.*dev" (dot-star is a regex wildcard match). I found that for programs that dont have a ./configure, like XFree, you have to do a bit of guessing/googling when make simply dies... go back a few lines, see what .h files were missing, etc. Count yourself lucky you have apt.. had to compile XFree on a mate's Redhat box.. oh the rpm horror.

Back to the JDK... otherwise you can just download off IBM's website yourself.

- Paul