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gunne - Oct 06, 2005 - 12:51
Post subject: Fedora Core 4 on the Pegasos

Hi,

Im posting this here also. Just tried out the Fedora Core 4 installation on the Pegasos, and it worked very fine.

More and more Linux distribution comes to supporting PowerPC and the Pegasos platform.

Means also that GGS-Data from now also offers Pegasos also with Fedora Core 4 installed. There is a couple of choices by now, so you can choose which one you prefer most.

If you would like to install Fedora 4 on your Pegasos, you find the isos to download here: Link to Fedora 4 iso-images

When it comes to Ubuntu - the Linux for Humans Being, Ubuntu Breezy will be the choice forward.

Trizt - Oct 06, 2005 - 13:53
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Sadly Fedora isn't as good as RedHat 7.3 was...

lisardman - Oct 06, 2005 - 14:54
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nope RH7.2 and 7.3 was really good..

kozz - Oct 06, 2005 - 14:58
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Yep, Linux is strong Smile

gunne - Oct 06, 2005 - 15:32
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Trizt & lisardman,

He he like it as it was in the old days ? Smile

lisardman - Oct 06, 2005 - 18:39
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yeah.. back in the old days..

Trizt - Oct 07, 2005 - 14:11
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back in the good old days Smile

yashin71 - Jan 17, 2006 - 09:58
Post subject: Sound problem

I have installed Fedora Core 4 on my PegII. I have a problem with the sound, when I start Totem, it from to me this error "ALSA device default had an error". When the start KDE or GNOME to appears this message "SOUND SERVER
Error while initializing the sound
DEVICE: default can't be open for playback (invalid argument)"

Does someone know how to help me?
Thanks

lisardman - Jan 17, 2006 - 11:13
Post subject: RE: Sound problem

I havent run FC4 for PPC but make a lsmod and print the output here..

yashin71 - Jan 17, 2006 - 12:05
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lisardman wrote:

I havent run FC4 for PPC but make a lsmod and print the output here..

thanks

Module Size Used by
radeon 95716 0
drm 93304 1 radeon
lp 16144 0
parport 53168 1 lp
sg 44864 0
scsi_mod 195556 1 sg
autofs4 35556 2
rfcomm 54460 0
l2cap 37796 5 rfcomm
bluetooth 75400 4 rfcomm,l2cap
sunrpc 211656 1
pcmcia 37664 0
yenta_socket 25768 0
rsrc_nonstatic 14432 1 yenta_socket
pcmcia_core 66324 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic
md5 5024 1
ipv6 343936 8
ohci1394 50344 0
ieee1394 447176 1 ohci1394
uhci_hcd 50384 0
snd_via82xx_modem 22724 0
via_ircc 27764 0
irda 177620 1 via_ircc
crc_ccitt 2144 1 irda
i2c_viapro 11952 0
snd_via82xx 39524 0
gameport 22216 1 snd_via82xx
snd_ac97_codec 104316 2 snd_via82xx_modem,snd_via82xx
snd_seq_dummy 4132 0
snd_seq_oss 51284 0
snd_seq_midi_event 11552 1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq 85112 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_pcm_oss 69776 0
snd_mixer_oss 23424 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 126532 4 snd_via82xx_modem,snd_via82xx,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_timer 39492 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc 11556 3 snd_via82xx_modem,snd_via82xx,snd_pcm
snd_mpu401_uart 12832 1 snd_via82xx
snd_rawmidi 38688 1 snd_mpu401_uart
snd_seq_device 11148 4 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_rawmidi
snd 70100 12 snd_via82xx_modem,snd_via82xx,snd_ac97_codec,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device
soundcore 13252 1 snd
via_rhine 33928 0
mii 6944 1 via_rhine
floppy 87512 0
dm_snapshot 22132 0
dm_zero 2240 0
dm_mirror 31312 0
ext3 172552 2
jbd 107544 1 ext3
dm_mod 74012 6 dm_snapshot,dm_zero,dm_mirror

lisardman - Jan 17, 2006 - 13:09
Post subject: RE: Sound problem

your sound should work.. have you anything else playing?

yashin71 - Jan 17, 2006 - 14:04
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No, all sound dont works also files wav

lisardman - Jan 17, 2006 - 14:09
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have you tried to run this as root? could be a permission problem.. Hard to tell..

yashin71 - Jan 17, 2006 - 14:40
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yes I entry as root

Trizt - Jan 17, 2006 - 16:36
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yashin71, keep in mind to not use the root account to much, as the risk is a lot bigger that things goes wrong if something bad would happen.

Said that, what does dmesg say?
Do you have the following files:

Code:

/dev/adsp
/dev/audio
/dev/dsp
/dev/mixer
/dev/sequencer
/dev/sound/adsp
/dev/sound/audio
/dev/sound/dsp
/dev/sound/mixer
/dev/sound/sequencer

Have you installed OSS support for your alsa?
How does your /etc/modules.d/alsa look like?

yashin71 - Jan 17, 2006 - 17:19
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Thanks for your answers. I have noticed that I miss the dir /dev/sound. The problem is this. I download the disc 2 another time, and i reinstall all and i check it

Trizt - Jan 17, 2006 - 21:43
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The /dev/adsp, /dev/audio, /dev/dsp, /dev/mixer and /dev/sequencer are usualy symlinks to the "files" in /dev/sound with the same name.
The problem could be related to udev, as I haven't used RedHat since 7.3, I don't know how well the transfear from devfs to udev went in Fedora, you could see if there are any updates and do those and see if the problem solves by itseöf.

kozz - Jan 17, 2006 - 22:03
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Might not be the case that you are using dmix?

yashin71 - Jan 18, 2006 - 14:37
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i reinstall all after that I have download another time all 5 disc, but i have the same problem. Can someone help me?

kozz - Jan 18, 2006 - 18:24
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Can you try to create the following file and see if that solves the problem?

Code:

kozz@peggy:~$ cat .asoundrc
pcm.!default {
type plug
slave.pcm hw
}

dholm - Jan 19, 2006 - 07:08
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I believe the correct syntax would be:

Code:

cat > ~/.asoundrc << EOF
pcm.!default {
type plug
slave.pcm hw
}
EOF

yashin71 - Jan 19, 2006 - 11:05
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Thanks to everybody. I have tried what you have written but the same doesn't work. How can I attach a photo to a message? Which version of Linux done use on the PegII that works really?

dholm - Jan 19, 2006 - 12:06
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You have to make the photo available via http and post it with the IMG button.
Linux kernel 2.6.14 and newer has full Pegasos II support.

gunne - Jan 19, 2006 - 12:29
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yashin71,

All Linux distributions that supports the Pegasos works to use with the Pegasos.

I have myself not any Pegasos with Fedora running at this particular moment, why I cant answer your question right up and down about this problem you got with sound in Fedora.

Here is the link with info about Fedora 4 on the Pegasos:

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SupportedPowerPC

There is also a wiki there where you can search for Helpcontents on different issues, and they also have a supportforum. It should be most likely that you will get a straight answer from Fedora if you ask the question in their forum.

Here we do use Debian Linux and Ubuntu Linux on Pegasos machines, which both works good and without any problem.

And there is also users here as I think you see that mainly runs Gentoo on their Pegasos.

Here is link to the Debian Stable Net-installer CD: Link

Here is link to the Ubuntu 5.10 Installer CD: Link

#message photo

You mean to put a picture in you post in the forum ?

Its done by clicking the img-button when you are writing a message. This button is not present when you use 'Quick reply'. If you do for instance click 'Quote' for the message you want to answer on, you will get another page with more available buttons to use.

Edit,

See that dholm already answered about pictures, so well, as more answer thats better.

dholm - Jan 19, 2006 - 14:33
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Quote:

See that dholm already answered about pictures, so well, as more answer thats better.

That depends on the answers Razz

ironfist - Jan 19, 2006 - 21:00
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Haha!

RR!

gunne - Jan 19, 2006 - 23:51
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dholm,

Sure, I always give the best answers Wink

dholm - Jan 20, 2006 - 07:09
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gunne wrote:

Sure, I always give the best answers Wink

Yes, I found the following one particulary helpful. Before I didn't know how to install Linux on my Pegasos but after reading this all the pieces came together. Bbonk

gunne wrote:

All Linux distributions that supports the Pegasos works to use with the Pegasos.

gunne - Jan 20, 2006 - 08:38
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dholm,

Good ! Smile

yashin71 - Jan 20, 2006 - 09:34
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dholm wrote:

gunne wrote:

Sure, I always give the best answers Wink

Yes, I found the following one particulary helpful. Before I didn't know how to install Linux on my Pegasos but after reading this all the pieces came together. Bbonk

gunne wrote:

All Linux distributions that supports the Pegasos works to use with the Pegasos.

Can I write you on ICQ?

dholm - Jan 20, 2006 - 09:53
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yashin71 wrote:

Can I write you on ICQ?

Of course, but I don't monitor it every day because my Internet connection at home is really bad.

gunne - Jan 20, 2006 - 11:47
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yashin71,

My email; gunne@ggsdata.se

Sorry, no ICQ.

dholm - Jan 20, 2006 - 12:07
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@gunne:
His post was directed at me Shocked

ironfist - Jan 20, 2006 - 12:31
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