(X)(L)ubuntu (MATE) 16.04 LTS

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Re: (X)(L)ubuntu (MATE) 16.04 LTS

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kilaueabart wrote: -- but I am delighted to say it worked! I am doing this from Mate 16.04.

All kinds of weird stuff getting here, including an alert that said there was a system problem and offered to report it. That came up at least twice, but finally a real graphics screen! Thanks!
Hi Kilaueabart,

Many thanks for your effort! That’s great news! Good job!

@All

PLEASE test it too. You could also copy zappa2009's radeon xorg.conf file with scp (SSH) via network if you like.

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Christian
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Re: (X)(L)ubuntu (MATE) 16.04 LTS

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Julian released a new ubuntu MATE 16.04 installation initial RAM disk today.

New:
Spectre660 wrote: This one should auto select and install the proper Ubuntu-Mate Desktop down to themes and Ubuntu-Welcome as well as installing the Xorg.conf and 4.1.18 modules.
So no software selection screen is shown during the installation.
The install script functions tested ok on my Sam460ex with the Sam460ex version .

Regards Julian
Download: initrd-4.1.18_ubuntu-mate_16.04-ppc64-1.gz (I suggest to download it with a right click on the link and then with the menu point "Save target as" or something like this.)

@Spectre660: Thanks a lot for the new ubuntu MATE 16.04 installation initial RAM disk. Well done! :-)

PLEASE test it.
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Re: (X)(L)ubuntu (MATE) 16.04 LTS

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Hi All,

I updated ubuntu MATE 16.04 today.

New:
  • GCC-6
  • libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37
  • Firefox 44.0.2
  • LibreOffice 5.1.0.3
  • Mutiny (new panel layout - topmenu - mate-dock-applet)
After the update I had to copy the r600_dri.so to /usr/lib/powerpc-linux-gnu/dri.

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sudo cp /usr/local/mesa-10.0.4/lib/dri/r600_dri.so /usr/lib/powerpc-linux-gnu/dri
Then I logged on again and the 3D acceleration works again.

Screenshots of ubuntu MATE 16.04 with the new panel layout Mutiny:

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Christian
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Re: (X)(L)ubuntu (MATE) 16.04 LTS

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xeno74 wrote:
kilaueabart wrote: -- but I am delighted to say it worked! I am doing this from Mate 16.04.

All kinds of weird stuff getting here, including an alert that said there was a system problem and offered to report it. That came up at least twice, but finally a real graphics screen! Thanks!
Hi Kilaueabart,

Many thanks for your effort! That’s great news! Good job!
A number of things strike me as odd. Maybe those make for a test report.
First, I still get screen after screen of "Starting/Started/etc." messages, beginning with one with two penguins sitting up top.
Today it didn't open with the "Internal error" alerts I got yesterday. But I did get one when I was experimenting with Mate Tweak > Windows. It provided the info that it couldn't do whatever with the clock applet ("Delete? / Don't delete?), and added the info that I had to update this stuff:
coreutils, gcc-6-base, glib-networking, glib-networking-common, glib-networking-services, gstreamer1.0-plugins-base, gstreamer1.0-x, libcups2, libgcc1, libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0, libgstreamer1.0-0, libjpeg-turbo8, libncurses5, libncursesw5, libpam-systemd, librsvg2-2, librsvg2-common, libsystemd0, libtinfo5, libudev1, systemd, udev
This raises a question I had wondered about yesterday: Is it safe to use the software upgrade with System > Administration > Software Updater? Is there a danger of getting programs that will mess up the X1000?

Well, now that I know how easy ;) it is to install 16.04 I'm going to take the chance as soon as I post this.
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Re: (X)(L)ubuntu (MATE) 16.04 LTS

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Hi Kilaueabart,

Many thanks for testing! I am very happy that you have ubuntu MATE 16.04 installed on your AmigaONE X1000. Fantastic!
kilaueabart wrote:Today it didn't open with the "Internal error" alerts I got yesterday. But I did get one when I was experimenting with Mate Tweak > Windows. It provided the info that it couldn't do whatever with the clock applet ("Delete? / Don't delete?)
I have this small bug too but fortunately there is a solution. :-) Please don't delete the clock applet and log in again after you configured ubuntu MATE with MATE Tweak. After the new login the error message is gone. ;-)
kilaueabart wrote: , and added the info that I had to update this stuff:
coreutils, gcc-6-base, glib-networking, glib-networking-common, glib-networking-services, gstreamer1.0-plugins-base, gstreamer1.0-x, libcups2, libgcc1, libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0, libgstreamer1.0-0, libjpeg-turbo8, libncurses5, libncursesw5, libpam-systemd, librsvg2-2, librsvg2-common, libsystemd0, libtinfo5, libudev1, systemd, udev
This raises a question I had wondered about yesterday: Is it safe to use the software upgrade with System > Administration > Software Updater? Is there a danger of getting programs that will mess up the X1000?
It is always a risk to update a development version of Ubuntu. I updated it yesterday and it works without any problems. If you use hardware 3D acceleration then you have to copy the r600_dri.so to /usr/lib/powerpc-linux-gnu/dri again after the update.

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sudo cp /usr/local/mesa-10.0.4/lib/dri/r600_dri.so /usr/lib/powerpc-linux-gnu/dri 
Then you have to log in again and the 3D acceleration works again.

Have a nice day! :-)

Cheers,

Christian
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Re: (X)(L)ubuntu (MATE) 16.04 LTS

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Hi All,

Spectre660 has released a lot of ISOs and initrds for installing ubuntu MATE 16.04 PowerPC on NG Amigas.

New:

- Auto selecting and installing the official ubuntu MATE desktop
- Installing the xorg.conf automatically
- Copying the kernel modules automatically

Downloads:

A-EON AmigaONE X1000: initrd-4.1.18_ubuntu-mate_16.04-ppc64-1.gz (You need additionally the stable longterm kernel 4.1.18)

A-EON AmigaONE X5000: uRamdisk_Ubuntu-Mate_16.04_cyrus_net-1 (You need additionally the kernel 4.4.1. Downloads for beta testers only)

A-EON AmigaONE A1222: uRamdisk_Ubuntu-Mate_16.04_tabor_net-1 (You need additionally the kernel 4.1.18. Downloads for beta testers only)

ACube Sam440ep( Flex): Sam440ep_Ubuntu-Mate_16.04_Netinstall-1.iso

ACube AmigaONE 500/Sam460ex( Lite): Sam460ex_Ubuntu-Mate_16.04_Netinstall-1.iso

Many many thanks to Spectre660 for his hard work! :-)

Cheers,

Christian
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Re: (X)(L)ubuntu (MATE) 16.04 LTS

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Hi All,

Martin Wimpress released the Beta 1 of ubuntu MATE 16.04 yesterday.

Link: http://ubuntu-mate.org/blog/

ISOs and initrds for installing ubuntu MATE 16.04 PowerPC on NG Amigas:
I successfully updated my ubuntu MATE 16.04 PowerPC to the Beta 1 on my AmigaONE X1000 today.

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@Kilaueabart: It seems, that the problem with the "clock applet" has been solved. :-)

PLEASE test it.

Many thanks in advance,

Christian
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Re: (X)(L)ubuntu (MATE) 16.04 LTS

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Julian has recently successfully updated ubuntu MATE 16.04 PowerPC to the Beta 1 on the Sam460ex and on the AmigaONE A1222.

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I can boot a virtual Power Mac G3 beige with QEMU/KVM on my AmigaONE X1000. I successfully tested the official ubuntu MATE 16.04 Beta 1 ISO in this virtual machine.

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Re: (X)(L)ubuntu (MATE) 16.04 LTS

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The Beta 1 of ubuntu MATE 16.04 PowerPC on the AmigaONE X5000:

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PLEASE test the Beta 1 of ubuntu MATE 16.04 PowerPC.
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Re: (X)(L)ubuntu (MATE) 16.04 LTS

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Spectre660 updated the ubuntu MATE 16.04 PowerPC ramdisk for the 4.4.3 kernel as well as the 4.1.18 Kernel.

Download: initrd-4.1.18_ubuntu-mate_16.04-ppc64-2.gz (I propose to download it with a right click on the link and then with the menu point "Save target as" or something like this.)
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