Re: Fwd: Re: Debian on mac68k
Am 30.05.2016 um 12:50 schrieb John Paul Adrian Glaubitz:
> On 05/30/2016 12:36 PM, Stefan Niestegge wrote:
>> No, i wasn't. Thats beyond my abilities. I just wanted to install Debian
>> to my friend's old Mac.
>
> Well, you are installing on 20+-year-old hardware. I don't think it's fair
> to assume that everything works out-of-the-box and is straight-forward
> to set up. We are all know this port needs work.
Yes, you are right.
>
>> But how much sense makes a system that you can only use remotely?
>> I guess for you people that run buildds it has all you need. I'd prefer
>> a system i can use locally, on its own.
>
> Well, yes, ADB support is currently broken as you have heard. So, either
> you look into fixing it yourself or you install a much older version
> of Debian. I don't think you can anyone else to jump in right now and
> fix the driver for you.
>
I can't fix such stuff myself, nor do i expect that someone interrupts
his work to fix the ADB now.
>> Perhaps there is an older kernel that can use your chroot, but still has
>> (unstable?) ADB keyboard support?
>
> I don't know when ADB support broke. I have an m68k Mac myself, but I
> normally run Linux on Amigas or virtual Ataris. On my Centris 650, ADB
> support is working fine with the 3.16 stock kernel in any case.
>
Now this is probably the thing to try out. Do you boot it with Penguin,
too? What is your kernel commandline? I tried the generic m68k kernel
from your debian space but it didn't boot, it hangs after un-gzipping
but before screen turns black. System 7 Desktop freezes.
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