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yoswink 07/07/13 18:39:46 |
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Modified: gentoo-alpha-faq.xml |
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Added a troubleshooting section with the AS800 xorg lock and removed/fixed sections mentioning old compaq java. Thanks to Brian Evans |
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Revision Changes Path |
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1.4 xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-alpha-faq.xml |
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file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-alpha-faq.xml?rev=1.4&view=markup |
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plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-alpha-faq.xml?rev=1.4&content-type=text/plain |
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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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Index: gentoo-alpha-faq.xml |
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=================================================================== |
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-alpha-faq.xml,v |
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retrieving revision 1.3 |
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retrieving revision 1.4 |
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diff -u -r1.3 -r1.4 |
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--- gentoo-alpha-faq.xml 22 Jun 2006 20:01:26 -0000 1.3 |
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+++ gentoo-alpha-faq.xml 13 Jul 2007 18:39:46 -0000 1.4 |
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> |
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-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-alpha-faq.xml,v 1.3 2006/06/22 20:01:26 nightmorph Exp $ --> |
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+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-alpha-faq.xml,v 1.4 2007/07/13 18:39:46 yoswink Exp $ --> |
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<!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> |
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<guide link="/doc/en/gentoo-alpha-faq.xml"> |
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<author title="Author"> |
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<mail link="tcort@g.o">Thomas Cort</mail> |
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</author> |
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+<author title="Author"> |
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+ <mail link="grknight2k@××××××××××.com">Brian Evans</mail> |
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+</author> |
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<abstract> |
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This FAQ is intended to answer some of the most frequently asked questions |
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<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> |
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<license/> |
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-<version>1.2</version> |
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-<date>2006-06-21</date> |
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+<version>1.3</version> |
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+<date>2007-07-13</date> |
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<chapter> |
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<title>About this Document</title> |
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<uri link="#abootfs"> |
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Can aboot boot kernels from xfs, reiserfs, or jfs partitions? |
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</uri> |
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- </li> |
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+ </li> |
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</ul> |
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<p> |
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<ul> |
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<li><uri link="#javasupport">How is Java support in Gentoo/Alpha?</uri></li> |
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- <li><uri link="#compaqjava">What's wrong with compaq-jdk?</uri></li> |
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<li> |
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<uri link="#currentjava">Will there ever be working Java support?</uri> |
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</li> |
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</ul> |
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<p> |
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+<b>Troubleshooting</b> |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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+<ul> |
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+ <li><uri link="#tshoot-xorg">Why is my Xorg locking up my Alpha?</uri></li> |
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+</ul> |
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+ |
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+<p> |
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<b>Other Resources</b> |
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</p> |
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<chapter> |
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<title>Hardware</title> |
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<section id="ascase"> |
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-<title>I opened up the case on an AlphaServer and now it won't power |
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+<title>I opened up the case on an AlphaServer and now it won't power |
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on, what do I do?</title> |
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<body> |
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the <c>-march=</c> flag on x86. |
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</p> |
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+<note> |
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+AlphaServer 800 users should set <c>ev5</c>. There are known issues setting |
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+<c>ev56</c> particularly with Xorg causing a full system lock up. |
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+</note> |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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<section id="MTUNE"> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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-Currently, there is only one option for Java VM and Java SDK on Gentoo/Alpha. |
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+There was only one option for Java VM and Java SDK on Gentoo/Alpha. |
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The packages are called <c>compaq-jre</c> and <c>compaq-jdk</c>. |
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+Sadly, Compaq/HP stopped all support and was removed from Gentoo on |
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+October 11, 2006. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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-<section id="compaqjava"> |
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-<title>What's wrong with compaq-jdk?</title> |
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-<body> |
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-<p> |
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-<c>compaq-jre</c> and <c>compaq-jdk</c> are not very desirable because they are |
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-unsupported upstream and obsolete. They only provide Java 1.3.1 and are binary |
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-only. The binaries are compiled against an older glibc which causes some |
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-unexpected results when you are using a recent glibc. See <uri |
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-link="https://bugs.gentoo.org/84306">bug #84306</uri> for our attempts at |
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-workarounds. |
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-</p> |
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-</body> |
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-</section> |
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<section id="currentjava"> |
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<title>Will there ever be working Java support?</title> |
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<body> |
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forum</uri> and IRC channel. |
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</li> |
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<li>Sending patches</li> |
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- <li>Becoming an <uri |
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+ <li>Becoming an <uri |
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link="http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/base/alpha/AT/index.xml">AT</uri> |
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</li> |
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</ul> |
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</chapter> |
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<chapter> |
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+<title>Troubleshooting</title> |
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+<section id="tshoot-xorg"> |
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+<title>Why is my Xorg locking up my Alpha?</title> |
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+<body> |
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+<p> |
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+This is usually caused by a bad -mcpu setting. For example, the AlphaServer |
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+800 needs to be compiled with the <c>ev5</c> flag for xorg <b>and</b> glibc. |
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+Failing to do so will cause undesired results. |
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+</p> |
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+</body> |
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+</section> |
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+</chapter> |
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+<chapter> |
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<title>Other Resources</title> |
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<section id="noforum"> |
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<title>Why is there no Gentoo on Alpha forum?</title> |
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