X1000 success with CruxPPC and MintPPC Linux Distros

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Re: X1000 success with CruxPPC and MintPPC Linux Distros

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Pat,

I can confirm that your quick fix works! I now have onboard audio under Ubuntu 12.04. You are the man!! :-)

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trevordick wrote:Pat,

I can confirm that your quick fix works! I now have onboard audio under Ubuntu 12.04. You are the man!! :-)

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need a suggestion on which LinuxDistro to install...

I need:
- sound and video playback
- a "snappy" Desktop (Well, I am coming from SAM440@677 and GNOME is really slow on this machine ... -> maybe all GUI/Desktop/Windowmanagers are fast on X1000 anyway, donnot know ?)
- OpenOffice, Printer and maybe SANE Scanner support (probably included everywhere anyway ?)
- Easy configureability/usage as I am more into AmigaOS and Windows and not into Linux at all (guess for this one Ubuntu is the way to go ?)
- WinXP Emulation ?

I donnot need:
- games, 3D games
- CAD or raytracing / 3D modelling

Thanx for advice
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gerograph wrote:need a suggestion on which LinuxDistro to install...

I need:
- sound and video playback
- a "snappy" Desktop (Well, I am coming from SAM440@677 and GNOME is really slow on this machine ... -> maybe all GUI/Desktop/Windowmanagers are fast on X1000 anyway, donnot know ?)
- OpenOffice, Printer and maybe SANE Scanner support (probably included everywhere anyway ?)
- Easy configureability/usage as I am more into AmigaOS and Windows and not into Linux at all (guess for this one Ubuntu is the way to go ?)
- WinXP Emulation ?

I donnot need:
- games, 3D games
- CAD or raytracing / 3D modelling

Thanx for advice
I am running here Mint11 .It is my taste.
I can play DVD Movies ,all sorts of videos,have sound,2D and 3D acceleration,LibreOffice and much more
WinXP emulation is not possible .Wine doesn`t work on PPC hardware
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Re: X1000 success with CruxPPC and MintPPC Linux Distros

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@tommysammy
danke... hast du Ubuntu auch schon getestet ?

@all
Well, somebody suggestions regarding Ubuntu ?
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gerograph wrote:@tommysammy
danke... hast du Ubuntu auch schon getestet ?

@all
Well, somebody suggestions regarding Ubuntu ?
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I think we need a place to discuss X1000 (and others) Linux stuff.

While digging around in the 2.6.39.4 source code it looks like the /platforms/pasemi/iommu.c is using 0x8000_0000 not only as the amount of RAM installed in a 2G system, but also as the Top-Of-RAM. Should not the Top-Of-RAM be 0x7FFF_FFFF ?

7FFF_FFFF + the zero bit = 8000_0000 total.

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mechanic wrote:I think we need a place to discuss X1000 (and others) Linux stuff.

While digging around in the 2.6.39.4 source code it looks like the /platforms/pasemi/iommu.c is using 0x8000_0000 not only as the amount of RAM installed in a 2G system, but also as the Top-Of-RAM. Should not the Top-Of-RAM be 0x7FFF_FFFF ?

7FFF_FFFF + the zero bit = 8000_0000 total.

:?
What is wrong with discussing Linux on the X1000 here in these support forums? I guess if you want to discuss Linux on other hardware, another location would be more appropriate, but I am sure that there are probably hundreds of other Linux forum sites already set up, so setting up another one does not make much sense to me.

To the rest of you, I am amazed at how quickly all of you have gotten so many different Linux flavors running on the X1000, so congrats on all of your hard work. I hope Trevor is not having too much trouble in keeping the X1000 Linux installation manual, or guide up to date with all of these changes. Seems like that is almost a full time job, since the changes are happening so fast. Unfortunately, I have installed a second hard drive into my X1000, but have not yet found the time to install any version of Linux on to it.

Do the rest of you find that having a second SATA hard drive slows down the OS4.1.5 boot time by several minutes, even though there is nothing on that hard drive? If yes, is there a documented way to reduce this delay when using two hard drives, or will it automatically get better, once I complete the dual boot installation of one or more versions of Linux on my 2nd hard drive?

I am open to suggestions on which version of Linux is the best to install on my X1000's 2nd hard drive, and the reasons why you prefer it over all other Linux versions (speed, ease of use, number of included software programs, etc.).

I can't wait for my back to get fixed, so I can spend more time in front of my X1000. Only 10 more days until I can discuss the possibility of a 2nd back surgery which will hopefully fix me up good as new (or at least good enough).

I look forward to seeing several of you at this year's 2012 AmiWest Show in Oct. (back surgery scheduling permitting).

Edit: I forgot to ask, have any of you experienced any problems booting OS4.1.5 while you have more than 2gb of RAM installed within your X1000? When I installed my 2nd SATA hard drive, I also installed my additional 4gb of RAM giving me a total of 6gb RAM, but my X1000 refused to boot with that configuration. Is there a setting I am missing which is documented in the manual or guide somewhere, but I missed in my quick reading of them?
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Bump!

Can anyone answer the questions I asked in my previous message in this thread?

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AmigaDave wrote:Can anyone answer the questions I asked in my previous message in this thread?
It might have been better to ask them in their own thread.

But I'll try.
What is wrong with discussing Linux on the X1000 here in these support forums?
Nothing, AFAIAC.
Do the rest of you find that having a second SATA hard drive slows down the OS4.1.5 boot time by several minutes, even though there is nothing on that hard drive?
I didn't notice such a delay when I had that setup (long ago; I've since created several partitions on the secondary drive).
I am open to suggestions on which version of Linux is the best to install on my X1000's 2nd hard drive
I can't contribute much there; I simply installed Debian on my machine and don't need anything else. I don't use Linux that much anyway.

I didn't install it purely on the second drive, though; both my drives have RDBs, and the Linux partitions (root, /home and swap) are spread across both drives, as are my AmigaOS partitions.
Edit: I forgot to ask, have any of you experienced any problems booting OS4.1.5 while you have more than 2gb of RAM installed within your X1000?
Not me. I have 4 GB (2 × 2). There is something about making sure you populate both of the inner slots, i.e. the ones closest to the CPU, for optimal operation, but even if you don't, it shouldn't have such grave consequences. Try swapping the sticks around, removing one at a time, to see if one of them might be faulty.

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