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From: Joseph Jezak <josejx@×××××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-doc-cvs@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-doc-cvs] cvs commit: gentoo-ppc-faq.xml
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:46:28
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1 josejx 07/01/30 00:46:14
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3 Modified: gentoo-ppc-faq.xml
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5 Updated sound section of ppc FAQ.
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20 --- gentoo-ppc-faq.xml 2 Nov 2006 19:10:02 -0000 1.56
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22 @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
23 <?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?>
24 <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd">
25 -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-ppc-faq.xml,v 1.56 2006/11/02 19:10:02 nightmorph Exp $ -->
26 +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-ppc-faq.xml,v 1.57 2007/01/30 00:46:14 josejx Exp $ -->
27
28 <guide link="/doc/en/gentoo-ppc-faq.xml">
29 <title>Gentoo Linux/PowerPC Frequently Asked Questions</title>
30 @@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
31 <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
32 <license/>
33
34 -<version>1.30</version>
35 -<date>2006-11-02</date>
36 +<version>1.31</version>
37 +<date>2007-01-29</date>
38
39 <chapter>
40 <title>Questions</title>
41 @@ -843,16 +843,31 @@
42 &lt;*&gt; OSS Mixer API
43 &lt;*&gt; OSS PCM (digital audio) API
44 [*] OSS Sequencer API
45 - ALSA PowerMac devices ---&gt;
46 - &lt;*&gt; PowerMac (AWACS, DACA, Burgundy, Tumbler, Keywest)
47 </pre>
48
49 <p>
50 -(or configure as modules and ensure they're loaded on boot). If you have a
51 -late model Powerbook, you should look into snd-aoa instead. If you're using
52 -snd-aoa, be sure to disable the
53 -PowerMac (AWACS, DACA, Burgundy, Tumbler, Keywest) driver above, but leave the
54 -rest of the options the same. Once you've built your kernel, emerge snd-aoa.
55 +Depending on the age of the machine, the correct sound driver should also be
56 +enabled. On more modern machines such as Aluminum PowerBooks, new iBooks or
57 +G5's the <c>Apple On-board Audio</c> driver should be used. For older machines,
58 +try the ALSA PowerMac driver instead.
59 +</p>
60 +
61 +<pre caption="ALSA Drivers - Choose only one">
62 +<comment>Older Machines</comment>
63 + ALSA PowerMac devices ---&gt;
64 + &lt;*&gt; PowerMac (AWACS, DACA, Burgundy, Tumbler, Keywest)
65 +<comment>Newer Machines</comment>
66 + Apple Onboard Audio driver ---&gt;
67 + &lt;*&gt; Apple Onboard Audio driver
68 + &lt;*&gt; layout-id fabric
69 + &lt;*&gt; support Onyx chip
70 + &lt;*&gt; support TAS chip
71 + &lt;*&gt; support Toonie chip
72 +</pre>
73 +
74 +<p>
75 +You can also configure these as modules and ensure they're loaded on boot, but
76 +it's easier to simply compile it all in.
77 </p>
78
79 <note>
80 @@ -867,7 +882,10 @@
81
82 <note>
83 If you are using the alsa-driver package instead of building it into your
84 -kernel, the ALSA_CARDS variable should be set to <c>powermac</c>.
85 +kernel, the ALSA_CARDS variable should be set to <c>powermac</c> for older
86 +Macs or all of <c>aoa</c>, <c>aoa-fabric-layout</c>, <c>aoa-soundbus</c>,
87 +<c>aoa-soundbus-i2c</c>, <c>aoa-onyx</c>, <c>aoa-tas</c> and <c>aoa-toonie</c>
88 +for newer Macs.
89 </note>
90
91 </body>
92 @@ -1052,25 +1070,14 @@
93
94 <p>
95 Well, not really. Macromedia has not supplied a linux/ppc binary and open
96 -source implementations are incomplete and buggy at this time. Three projects
97 -that are working on this problem are:
98 +source implementations are incomplete and buggy at this time. The best of the
99 +available projects is
100 +<uri link="http://www.gnu.org/software/gnash/">gnash</uri>.
101 </p>
102
103 -<ul>
104 - <li>
105 - <uri link="http://www.gnu.org/software/gnash/">gnash</uri>
106 - </li>
107 - <li>
108 - <uri link="http://gplflash.sf.net">gplflash2</uri>
109 - </li>
110 - <li>
111 - <uri link="http://swfdec.sf.net">swfdec</uri>
112 - </li>
113 -</ul>
114 -
115 <p>
116 Another possible workaround for now is to use qemu (an x86 emulator) to run the
117 -Macromedia Flash Player 6 stand alone player. This process was described in the
118 +Macromedia Flash Player stand alone player. This process was described in the
119 forums: <uri>http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=117774</uri>
120 </p>
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