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Re: [Wlug] Speaking Of Mac G4's...

by Josh Huber

Sands Fish <fishsands(a)yahoo.com> writes: > Would Debian or Gentoo be suitable for an enterprise environment? > No worries about having it be an open server on the Internet for > mail and possibly other MIS-like silliness? Please advise, thanx in > advance. :) I can't speak for Gentoo, but Debian has served me well in Enterprise environments in the past. Security advisories are prompt, and the stable release of Debian strives to change as little as possible, making it an ideal (IMHO ;) choice for servers. -- Josh Huber

Dec. 16, 2002

Re: [Wlug] Speaking Of Mac G4's...

by Sands Fish

Would Debian or Gentoo be suitable for an enterprise environment? No worries about having it be an open server on the Internet for mail and possibly other MIS-like silliness? Please advise, thanx in advance. :) <x>< --- Mike Frysinger <vapier(a)gentoo.org> wrote: > i'd suggest Gentoo cause it works great on ppc ;) > -mike > > On Friday 13 December 2002 14:59, Sands Fish wrote: > > I've got a G4 dual-proc here at work. Boss wants > me > > to throw Linux on it. I've been trying to find > the > > best solution for a distro. SuSE seems to be the > best > > choice to me so far, but I want to tap the deep > dark > > depths of the WLUG knowledge before I go making a > > decision. > > > > Little Help? > > > > -Sands > > > > --------- > > "An electric toothbrush is an excellent choice if > you > > are such a lazy f##k that you can't even move a > > toothbrush up and down." > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up > now. > > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wlug mailing list > > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

Dec. 16, 2002

Re: [Wlug] Speaking Of Mac G4's...

by Mike Frysinger

i'd suggest Gentoo cause it works great on ppc ;) -mike On Friday 13 December 2002 14:59, Sands Fish wrote: > I've got a G4 dual-proc here at work. Boss wants me > to throw Linux on it. I've been trying to find the > best solution for a distro. SuSE seems to be the best > choice to me so far, but I want to tap the deep dark > depths of the WLUG knowledge before I go making a > decision. > > Little Help? > > -Sands > > --------- > "An electric toothbrush is an excellent choice if you > are such a lazy f##k that you can't even move a > toothbrush up and down." > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

Dec. 14, 2002

Re: [Wlug] Speaking Of Mac G4's...

by Josh Huber

Scott Venier <scott(a)scooter.cx> writes: > I've never tried it on PPC, but I'm quite happy with Debian on my > Alpha. Debian works quite well on powerpc. I recommend it as well... -- Josh Huber

Dec. 13, 2002

Re: [Wlug] Speaking Of Mac G4's...

by Brian J. Conway

Yellow Dog seems to be the premier Linux PPC distro. I've also heard good things about Mandrake on the Mac (the latest is 8.2, they're alternating releases versus x86, 9.1 will be next). -b On Fri, 13 Dec 2002, Scott Venier wrote: > I've never tried it on PPC, but I'm quite happy with Debian on my Alpha. > > Scott > > On Fri, 13 Dec 2002, Sands Fish wrote: > > > I've got a G4 dual-proc here at work. Boss wants me > > to throw Linux on it. I've been trying to find the > > best solution for a distro. SuSE seems to be the best > > choice to me so far, but I want to tap the deep dark > > depths of the WLUG knowledge before I go making a > > decision. > > > > Little Help? > > > > -Sands > > > > --------- > > "An electric toothbrush is an excellent choice if you > > are such a lazy f##k that you can't even move a > > toothbrush up and down." > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wlug mailing list > > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > -- Brian J. Conway bconway(a)alum.wpi.edu "LINUX is obsolete" - Andrew S. Tanenbaum, creator of Minix - Jan 29, 1992

Dec. 13, 2002

Re: [Wlug] Speaking Of Mac G4's...

by Scott Venier

I've never tried it on PPC, but I'm quite happy with Debian on my Alpha. Scott On Fri, 13 Dec 2002, Sands Fish wrote: > I've got a G4 dual-proc here at work. Boss wants me > to throw Linux on it. I've been trying to find the > best solution for a distro. SuSE seems to be the best > choice to me so far, but I want to tap the deep dark > depths of the WLUG knowledge before I go making a > decision. > > Little Help? > > -Sands > > --------- > "An electric toothbrush is an excellent choice if you > are such a lazy f##k that you can't even move a > toothbrush up and down." > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

Dec. 13, 2002

Re: [Wlug] Linux on a dual headed mac

by Marc Hughes

You betcha... XF86Config-4-ati - A copy of the config when I'm trying to get it to work for just the secondary (ATI) card. XFree86.2.log - Log file from when the ati config fails. XF86Confg-4.NVIDIA-WORKS - A copy of the config that works with the primary card. (Geforce) Also, on the secondary monitor at boot time it displays: ... ok copying 0F device tree... done Initing fake screen Calling quiesce ... in black text on a light grey screen. This text stays there until I turn the machine off. Thanks, -Marc On Friday 13 December 2002 01:32, Scott Venier wrote: > Could you post your XF86Config-4 and the probing portions of the Xserver's > output? > > Scott > > On Fri, 13 Dec 2002, Marc Hughes wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I got a dual headed G4 sitting here that's just itching to be a linux > > box. I can get X up on the primary video card, but am having problems > > getting it to work on the secondary one. (I figure I should get that > > working, before I try to get them both working). Unfortunatly, I can't > > figure out how to get the second video card to work. I try specifying a > > busid in the XFree86Config-4 file. It seems to always be trying to use > > my primary card. Is there a way to get fb support on bootup on the > > second display? > > > > Primary card: Geforce2 MX with a 17" apple studio display using the > > Apple Display Connector (not the vga one) - PCI bus 0:16:0 > > > > Secondary card: ATI Radeon Q with a 19" generic monitor - PCI bus 0:20:0 > > > > Any ideas? > > > > Thanks, > > -Marc > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wlug mailing list > > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

Dec. 13, 2002

Speaking Of Mac G4's...

by Sands Fish

I've got a G4 dual-proc here at work. Boss wants me to throw Linux on it. I've been trying to find the best solution for a distro. SuSE seems to be the best choice to me so far, but I want to tap the deep dark depths of the WLUG knowledge before I go making a decision. Little Help? -Sands --------- "An electric toothbrush is an excellent choice if you are such a lazy f##k that you can't even move a toothbrush up and down." __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

Dec. 13, 2002

Re: [Wlug] Linux on a dual headed mac

by Scott Venier

Could you post your XF86Config-4 and the probing portions of the Xserver's output? Scott On Fri, 13 Dec 2002, Marc Hughes wrote: > Hi all, > > I got a dual headed G4 sitting here that's just itching to be a linux > box. I can get X up on the primary video card, but am having problems > getting it to work on the secondary one. (I figure I should get that > working, before I try to get them both working). Unfortunatly, I can't > figure out how to get the second video card to work. I try specifying a > busid in the XFree86Config-4 file. It seems to always be trying to use > my primary card. Is there a way to get fb support on bootup on the > second display? > > Primary card: Geforce2 MX with a 17" apple studio display using the > Apple Display Connector (not the vga one) - PCI bus 0:16:0 > > Secondary card: ATI Radeon Q with a 19" generic monitor - PCI bus 0:20:0 > > Any ideas? > > Thanks, > -Marc > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

Dec. 13, 2002

Linux on a dual headed mac

by Marc Hughes

Hi all, I got a dual headed G4 sitting here that's just itching to be a linux box. I can get X up on the primary video card, but am having problems getting it to work on the secondary one. (I figure I should get that working, before I try to get them both working). Unfortunatly, I can't figure out how to get the second video card to work. I try specifying a busid in the XFree86Config-4 file. It seems to always be trying to use my primary card. Is there a way to get fb support on bootup on the second display? Primary card: Geforce2 MX with a 17" apple studio display using the Apple Display Connector (not the vga one) - PCI bus 0:16:0 Secondary card: ATI Radeon Q with a 19" generic monitor - PCI bus 0:20:0 Any ideas? Thanks, -Marc

Dec. 13, 2002