Re: PPC Ubuntu Linux first impressions
From: Jon Cortelyou (jcortel_at_notsxpamno.hotmail.com)
Date: 10/26/04
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Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 04:59:53 GMT
Yes thanks for the reply.
"Even with YDL, I had to manually configure airport, even though it was
detected as with Ubuntu. As a side note, I do not run DHCP, so it was
just a matter of setting up a static address in my case, but it does work."
I do see the modules (airport, orinoco, hermes) loaded when I type: lsmod
So it appears to be a matter of configuring the card correctly.
When you go to your network settings config panel, does it call the airport
card by name?
In mine, I can only add "Wireless Lan Card". Since I don't have a wireless
hub/router I can't say for sure the card is being added correctly.
"cutterjohn" <some@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:2jted.111$GV5.27@news.itd.umich.edu...
> On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 06:48:21 +0000, Jon Cortelyou wrote:
>
>> I have an 600 MHz iBook 'dual USB' with 256 MB of memory and a DVD-ROM
>> drive.
>> http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=43091
>>
>>
>> Ok, Ubuntu installed off the CD created via the v4.10 RC .iso image. It
>> also updated itself via the Internet as part of the second phase of the
>> install without a problem.
>>
>> It booted first try to a very clean looking Gnome GUI again without a
>> problem. Mozilla Firefox v0.92 worked like a charm. Various other
>> standard Linux utils worked fine as well.
>>
>> Problems:
>> I did find was that video DVDs would not play at all with their DVD
>> player
>> Totem. Neither would audio CDs with any of the audio playing programs
>> that
>> were installed. However the CD player did detect the CD and the displayed
>> the correct album title song list for the CD.
>>
>
> IF you get DVDs running let us know how sound is... I never managed to
> get sound out properly on an ibook G3/500 & YDL 3.0.1(or 2.3) even
> rebuilding xine myself, and trying others suggestions with mplayer, ogle,
> or vlc.
>
>> I also noticed that it detected my Airport card in the iBook during the
>> install process but once it fully booted up the Airport did not appear in
>> the network devices list. However, I didn't try fiddling with the airport
>> card since I do not have wireless Internet access at home to test it
>> with.
>> All in all though I'm impress with such a good effort for a PPC build of
>> Linux! A hearty pat on the back to the devs out there making Ubuntu a
>> reality!
>
> Even with YDL, I had to manually configure airport, even though it was
> detected as with ubuntu. As a side note, I do not run DHCP, so it was
> just a matter of setting up a static address in my case, but it does work.
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