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From: Jose Luis Rivero <yoswink@××××××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-doc-cvs@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-doc-cvs] cvs commit: gentoo-alpha-faq.xml
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 18:40:09
Message-Id: E1I9Q3O-0004gv-Ad@stork.gentoo.org
1 yoswink 07/07/13 18:39:46
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3 Modified: gentoo-alpha-faq.xml
4 Log:
5 Added a troubleshooting section with the AS800 xorg lock and removed/fixed sections mentioning old compaq java. Thanks to Brian Evans
6
7 Revision Changes Path
8 1.4 xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-alpha-faq.xml
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10 file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-alpha-faq.xml?rev=1.4&view=markup
11 plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-alpha-faq.xml?rev=1.4&content-type=text/plain
12 diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-alpha-faq.xml?r1=1.3&r2=1.4
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14 Index: gentoo-alpha-faq.xml
15 ===================================================================
16 RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-alpha-faq.xml,v
17 retrieving revision 1.3
18 retrieving revision 1.4
19 diff -u -r1.3 -r1.4
20 --- gentoo-alpha-faq.xml 22 Jun 2006 20:01:26 -0000 1.3
21 +++ gentoo-alpha-faq.xml 13 Jul 2007 18:39:46 -0000 1.4
22 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
23 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
24 -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-alpha-faq.xml,v 1.3 2006/06/22 20:01:26 nightmorph Exp $ -->
25 +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-alpha-faq.xml,v 1.4 2007/07/13 18:39:46 yoswink Exp $ -->
26
27 <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd">
28 <guide link="/doc/en/gentoo-alpha-faq.xml">
29 @@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
30 <author title="Author">
31 <mail link="tcort@g.o">Thomas Cort</mail>
32 </author>
33 +<author title="Author">
34 + <mail link="grknight2k@××××××××××.com">Brian Evans</mail>
35 +</author>
36
37 <abstract>
38 This FAQ is intended to answer some of the most frequently asked questions
39 @@ -18,8 +21,8 @@
40 <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
41 <license/>
42
43 -<version>1.2</version>
44 -<date>2006-06-21</date>
45 +<version>1.3</version>
46 +<date>2007-07-13</date>
47
48 <chapter>
49 <title>About this Document</title>
50 @@ -143,7 +146,7 @@
51 <uri link="#abootfs">
52 Can aboot boot kernels from xfs, reiserfs, or jfs partitions?
53 </uri>
54 - </li>
55 + </li>
56 </ul>
57
58 <p>
59 @@ -152,7 +155,6 @@
60
61 <ul>
62 <li><uri link="#javasupport">How is Java support in Gentoo/Alpha?</uri></li>
63 - <li><uri link="#compaqjava">What's wrong with compaq-jdk?</uri></li>
64 <li>
65 <uri link="#currentjava">Will there ever be working Java support?</uri>
66 </li>
67 @@ -183,6 +185,14 @@
68 </ul>
69
70 <p>
71 +<b>Troubleshooting</b>
72 +</p>
73 +
74 +<ul>
75 + <li><uri link="#tshoot-xorg">Why is my Xorg locking up my Alpha?</uri></li>
76 +</ul>
77 +
78 +<p>
79 <b>Other Resources</b>
80 </p>
81
82 @@ -332,7 +342,7 @@
83 <chapter>
84 <title>Hardware</title>
85 <section id="ascase">
86 -<title>I opened up the case on an AlphaServer and now it won't power
87 +<title>I opened up the case on an AlphaServer and now it won't power
88 on, what do I do?</title>
89 <body>
90
91 @@ -378,6 +388,11 @@
92 the <c>-march=</c> flag on x86.
93 </p>
94
95 +<note>
96 +AlphaServer 800 users should set <c>ev5</c>. There are known issues setting
97 +<c>ev56</c> particularly with Xorg causing a full system lock up.
98 +</note>
99 +
100 </body>
101 </section>
102 <section id="MTUNE">
103 @@ -583,27 +598,15 @@
104 <body>
105
106 <p>
107 -Currently, there is only one option for Java VM and Java SDK on Gentoo/Alpha.
108 +There was only one option for Java VM and Java SDK on Gentoo/Alpha.
109 The packages are called <c>compaq-jre</c> and <c>compaq-jdk</c>.
110 +Sadly, Compaq/HP stopped all support and was removed from Gentoo on
111 +October 11, 2006.
112 </p>
113
114 </body>
115 </section>
116 -<section id="compaqjava">
117 -<title>What's wrong with compaq-jdk?</title>
118 -<body>
119 -
120 -<p>
121 -<c>compaq-jre</c> and <c>compaq-jdk</c> are not very desirable because they are
122 -unsupported upstream and obsolete. They only provide Java 1.3.1 and are binary
123 -only. The binaries are compiled against an older glibc which causes some
124 -unexpected results when you are using a recent glibc. See <uri
125 -link="https://bugs.gentoo.org/84306">bug #84306</uri> for our attempts at
126 -workarounds.
127 -</p>
128
129 -</body>
130 -</section>
131 <section id="currentjava">
132 <title>Will there ever be working Java support?</title>
133 <body>
134 @@ -718,7 +721,7 @@
135 forum</uri> and IRC channel.
136 </li>
137 <li>Sending patches</li>
138 - <li>Becoming an <uri
139 + <li>Becoming an <uri
140 link="http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/base/alpha/AT/index.xml">AT</uri>
141 </li>
142 </ul>
143 @@ -739,6 +742,22 @@
144 </chapter>
145
146 <chapter>
147 +<title>Troubleshooting</title>
148 +<section id="tshoot-xorg">
149 +<title>Why is my Xorg locking up my Alpha?</title>
150 +<body>
151 +
152 +<p>
153 +This is usually caused by a bad -mcpu setting. For example, the AlphaServer
154 +800 needs to be compiled with the <c>ev5</c> flag for xorg <b>and</b> glibc.
155 +Failing to do so will cause undesired results.
156 +</p>
157 +
158 +</body>
159 +</section>
160 +</chapter>
161 +
162 +<chapter>
163 <title>Other Resources</title>
164 <section id="noforum">
165 <title>Why is there no Gentoo on Alpha forum?</title>
166
167
168
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