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Re: about installing debian on powerbook alu 1.25 ghz



On Thu, Sep 23, 2004 at 04:56:54PM +0200, Jaonary Rabarisoa wrote:
> Hi all,
> I'm thinking to install debian on my powerbook alu 15'' with an ati
> radeon M10 graphic card and I would like to know wath are the things that
> I have to install absolutly in order to get most of the stuff working:

I can't answer for the 15" powerbook, but I have a 12" powwerbook (with
1.33GHz G4 PPC), also with french keyboard and Radeon chip. lspci -v gives me

maurice ~ 18:32 # lspci -v
0000:00:0b.0 Host bridge: Apple Computer Inc. UniNorth 2 AGP
        Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 16
        Capabilities: [80] AGP version 1.0

0000:00:10.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV34M [GeForce FX Go5200] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
        Subsystem: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 0010
        Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 248, IRQ 48
        Memory at 91000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
        Memory at a0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
        Expansion ROM at 90000000 [disabled] [size=128K]
        Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2
        Capabilities: [44] AGP version 3.0

0001:01:0b.0 Host bridge: Apple Computer Inc. UniNorth 2 PCI
        Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 16

0001:01:12.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 03)
        Subsystem: Apple Computer Inc.: Unknown device 004e
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 16, IRQ 52
        Memory at 80084000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=8K]
        Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2

0001:01:17.0 ff00: Apple Computer Inc. KeyLargo/Intrepid Mac I/O
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 16
        Memory at 80000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]

0001:01:18.0 USB Controller: Apple Computer Inc. KeyLargo/Intrepid USB (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
        Flags: medium devsel
        Memory at f3000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]

0001:01:19.0 USB Controller: Apple Computer Inc. KeyLargo/Intrepid USB (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
        Flags: medium devsel
        Memory at f3001000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]

0001:01:1a.0 USB Controller: Apple Computer Inc. KeyLargo/Intrepid USB (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 16, IRQ 29
        Memory at 80083000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]

0001:01:1b.0 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 43) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
        Subsystem: NEC Corporation USB
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 16, IRQ 63
        Memory at 80082000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2

0001:01:1b.1 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 43) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
        Subsystem: NEC Corporation USB
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 16, IRQ 63
        Memory at 80081000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2

0001:01:1b.2 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB 2.0 (rev 04) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
        Subsystem: NEC Corporation USB 2.0
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 16, IRQ 63
        Memory at 80080000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
        Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2

0002:02:0b.0 Host bridge: Apple Computer Inc. UniNorth 2 Internal PCI
        Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 16

0002:02:0d.0 ff00: Apple Computer Inc. UniNorth/Intrepid ATA/100
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 39
        Memory at f5004000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]

0002:02:0e.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Apple Computer Inc. UniNorth 2 FireWire (rev 81) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
        Subsystem: Apple Computer Inc.: Unknown device 5811
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 40
        Memory at f5000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2

0002:02:0f.0 Ethernet controller: Apple Computer Inc. UniNorth 2 GMAC (Sun GEM) (rev 80)
        Flags: bus master, 66MHz, slow devsel, latency 16, IRQ 41
        Memory at f5200000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2M]
        Expansion ROM at f5100000 [disabled] [size=1M]



> - xserver?

I had to compile Xfree86.4.4.99 (ie a late CVS snapshot from Xfree86.org) or
(now) Xorg R11.6.8. For me, the Debian/Sid xserver didn't work. My
/etc/X11/xorg.conf is

################################################################
Section "Files"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load	"GLcore"
	Load	"bitmap"
	Load	"dbe"
	Load	"ddc"
	Load	"dri"
	Load	"extmod"
	Load	"freetype"
	Load	"glx"
	Load	"int10"
	Load	"record"
	Load	"speedo"
	Load	"type1"
	Load	"vbe"
EndSection


Section "Extensions"    
   Option "Composite" "Enable" 
EndSection 

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Generic Keyboard"
	Driver		"keyboard"
	Option		"CoreKeyboard"
	Option		"XkbRules"	"xfree86"
	Option		"XkbModel"	"macintosh"
#	Option		"XkbModel"	"powerbook"
#	Option		"XkbLayout"	"fr"
	Option		"XkbLayout"	"fr_basile"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
	Driver		"mouse"
	Option		"CorePointer"
	Option		"Device"		"/dev/input/mice"
	Option		"Protocol"		"ImPS/2"
	#Option          "Protocol"              "Intellimouse"
	Option		"Emulate3Buttons"	"true"
	Option		"ZAxisMapping"		"4 5"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"nVidia NV17 GeForce"
	Driver		"nv"
	#Driver		"offb"
	BusID		"PCI:0:16:0"
	VideoRam	64000
        Option "RenderAccel" "true" 
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Generic Monitor"
	HorizSync	28-49
	VertRefresh	43-72
	Option		"DPMS"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Device		"nVidia NV17 GeForce"
	Monitor		"Generic Monitor"
	DefaultDepth	24
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		24
		Modes		"1024x768"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier	"Default Layout"
	Screen		"Default Screen"
	InputDevice	"Generic Keyboard"
	InputDevice	"Configured Mouse"
EndSection

Section "DRI"
	Mode	0666
EndSection
################################################################


> - french keyboard?
mac-usb-fr keyboard map


> - power managment?
I'm using pmup, but without real syccess.

> - backlight keyboard?
Not applicable on Powerbook 12"

> - kernel?
2.6.8 compiled by me.

> - airport ? (I have a doubt on it)
won't work, because broadcom chip (unsupported)


> - sound

here are my modules

maurice ~ 18:51 # lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
ipv6                  328260  12 
eth1394                25608  0 
ohci1394               42980  0 
ieee1394              450504  2 eth1394,ohci1394
ehci_hcd               38404  0 
hci_usb                14080  0 
bluetooth              65184  1 hci_usb
ohci_hcd               27268  0 
uninorth_agp            8608  1 
agpgart                42380  1 uninorth_agp
i2c_keywest            13380  0 
snd_powermac           48400  0 
snd_pcm_oss            79272  0 
snd_mixer_oss          25568  1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm               137656  2 snd_powermac,snd_pcm_oss
snd_page_alloc         14408  1 snd_pcm
snd_timer              32996  1 snd_pcm
snd                    76312  5 snd_powermac,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore              12164  1 snd

I hope this will help. (but I have a 12" PowerBok, not a 15" one)
 Regards.
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