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source is on http://cvs.gentoo.org/~lu_zero |
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the source used to build the ppc livecd: |
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http://cvs.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/gentoo-src/pvdabeel/ |
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ppclivecd/files/cloop/ |
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On Tuesday, April 15, 2003, at 04:49 PM, Andrew Gaffney wrote: |
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> Where can I get the source for the gcloop.o module? I got a working |
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> kernel but it can't load the pre-built module from the livecd |
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> Pieter Van den Abeele wrote: |
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>> On Mon, 14 Apr 2003, Andrew Gaffney wrote: |
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>>> I just joined this list, so I don't know if this subject has been |
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>>> covered before. I have a PowerMac 6100/60. Unfortunately, its |
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>>> pre-PCI, |
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>>> so its *cringe* NuBus. Well, I'm currently running YellowDog Linux |
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>>> 2.1 |
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>>> on it using a custom kernel patched with support for NuBus that i |
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>>> cross |
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>>> compiled from one of my x86 boxes. Can this same thing be done with |
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>>> Gentoo? |
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>>> I was skimming the PPC Install doc and it said something about |
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>>> auto-probing PCI hardware, which if I'm not mistaken, would cause the |
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>>> box to lock up. So, even if I compiled a custom kernel, would I get |
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>>> caught here trying to install? |
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>> With the old 1.2 cd probably not. The newest ppc livecd is probably |
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>> what |
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>> you're looking for. Just replace the kernel, boot using bootX and the |
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>> thing should work.(if you can get the gcloop.o module to compile and |
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>> run |
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>> for your config) I can build a custom nubus livecd if you send me the |
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>> kernel source and the config you're using. I might be able to build a |
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>> really small one especially for nubus if you want. |
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>> gcloop hasn't been tested on oldworld yet I think, but it should work. |
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>> without gcloop the livecd wouldn't be that small (more like 200-300 |
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>> meg |
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>> instead of 60M |
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>>> If I can get past this, are there any other pitfalls that anyone |
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>>> else |
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>>> who has done this before would care to tell me about? Also, does |
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>>> anyone |
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>>> have a URL to a doc on how to set up a cross-compiler in Gentoo? |
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>> join #gentoo-embedded ask zwelch |
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>>> I've installed Gentoo many times on x86 boxes and love it. It has |
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>>> quickly become my favorite distribution. I want all of my computers |
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>>> to |
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>>> be running Gentoo :) |
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>> :-) |
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>>> Andrew Gaffney |
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