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FAQ по Gentoo/PPC — это сборник вопросов и ответов, составленный по материалам списков рассылки и каналов IRC (Internet Relay Chat) проекта Gentoo/PPC. Пользователям, которым нужна дополнительная помощь, следует использовать Форумы Gentoo или канал #gentoo-powerpc (webchat) на Libera.Chat IRC.

См. также
See also the main FAQ, or the Portage FAQ for frequently asked questions about the package manager. There is also a FAQ secion in the handbook. For frequently asked questions relating to the documentation wiki and editing the wiki, see the wiki FAQ. There are also other architecture-specific FAQs, such as: AMD64/FAQ, MIPS/FAQ, and Alpha/FAQ.

Установка

Какой компьютер PowerPC мне нужен, и где я могу найти более подробную информацию об этом?

Добро пожаловать в Gentoo PPC! Процессор PowerPC используется во многих популярных компьютерных устройствах, вот некоторые ссылки, которые помогут определить, что за тип аппаратного обеспечения представляет собой машина на вашем столе.

Как я могу проверить в OSX, что скачанный мной файл ISO не поврежден?

Прежде всего, проверьте, что вы не смонтировали сервер ftp с помощью Finder, и не скопировали файл с помощью перетаскивания. После этого ISO-файл будет повреждён. Вместо этого используйте curl:

user $curl -O http://path/to/iso

Вы можете проверить контрольную сумму MD5 с помощью утилиты md5sum, поставляемой с OSX. В версиях OSX без md5sum вы можете использовать возможности openssl для получения контрольной суммы MD5.

user $openssl md5 /path/to/iso

Теперь сравните полученный вывод с соответствующим файлом на сервере, с которого вы скачали ISO-образ (файл заканчивается на .md5). Если значения совпадают, ISO-образ был загружен правильно. Убедитесь, что вы ещё не смонтировали его (например, с помощью Disk Copy).

Могу ли я одновременно установить Gentoo Linux и Mac OS X?

Да, вы можете! Фактически, yabootconfig автоматически обнаружит и добавит в /etc/yaboot.conf Linux, Mac OS X и даже классическую Mac OS (см. подробнее о yabootconfig в PPC Gentoo Handbook). Хитрость заключается в том, как вы разделите свой жёсткий диск. Перед установкой Gentoo, загрузитесь с установочного CD Mac OS X. Используйте Disk Utility для разбиения диска на вашем компьютере на два или три раздела. В качестве альтернативы, используйте parted из недавнего установочного CD Gentoo, поскольку в него была добавлена поддержка разделов HFS и HFS+. Parted также может сжать раздел, и вам не придётся удалять существующую установку. Первый раздел должен быть достаточно большим, чтобы вмещать все разделы Linux (корневой+подкачка+/home и др.). Формат раздела не имеет значения. Второй раздел должен быть предназначен для OS X. Третий (и необязательный) раздел – для классической Mac OS. Он нужен только в случае, если вам нужна тройная загрузка, поскольку для её работы OS9 и OSX должны находится на отдельных разделах.

После разбиения, установите Mac OS X и Mac OS 9 на соответствующие разделы. После завершения установки следуйте Gentoo PPC Handbook. Когда вы доберётесь до статьи о разбиении, используйте mac-fdisk, чтобы удалить большой раздел, который вы создали для Gentoo. На его месте создайте разделы начальной загрузки и подкачки, корневой раздел, и любые другие, какие вы хотите использовать с Gentoo.

Если у вас OldWorld Macintosh (более ранний, чем iMac), следуйте аналогичным указаниям, но используйте установочный CD Mac OS 9 и утилиту Drive Setup. Компьютеры OldWorld не нуждаются в загрузочном разделе.

Заметка
Если yabootconfig не определяет разделы MacOS, вы можете вручную добавить их в yaboot.config. См. пример yaboot.conf в Руководстве.

У меня ранний NewWorld Mac, такой как Blue и White G3. Он должен быть совместим с установочным CD, но во время загрузки появляется ошибка «Unknown or corrupt filesystem».

В качестве обходного пути, запустите Open Firmware нажатием клавиш Apple+Option+O+F во время загрузки. Когда появится приглашение, введите:

bootcd:,\\yaboot

Теперь CD должен загрузиться как положено, благодаря обходному решению John Plesmid.

У меня OldWorld Macintosh, и мне нужен BootX. Однако, у меня проблемы с открытием установочного архива BootX. Что я могу сделать?

Вам понадобится новая версия StuffIt Expander, чтобы открыть архив. Вы можете бесплатно скачать его.

У меня компьютер Beige G3. Могу ли я установить Gentoo Linux/PPC на второй жёсткий диск IDE?

Ранние версии Beige G3 (они имеют метку «Rev 1» на материнской плате и микросхему ATI RageII+) не поддерживают диски IDE. Чтобы использовать второй жёсткий диск, необходимо присоединить его к внутреннему или внешнему порту SCSI или установить карту PCI IDE. Более поздние компьютеры G3 не имеют подобных ограничений. См. http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/G3-ZONE/IDE/index.html для более подробной информации.

И меня iMac ревизии A или B. Я заменил жёсткий диск на более вместительный и теперь вообще ничего не могу загрузить!

У подобных компьютеров есть лимит в 8 Гб для корневого раздела. Убедитесь, что корневой раздел меньше 8 Гб. Это также распространяется на OS X и поздние вресии OS 9.

В моём /etc/fstab есть запись /dev/BOOT. Нужно ли мне менять эту строку для раздела Apple bootstrap?

Maybe. If you are not using a separate boot partition ( /boot ) then you do not need this line and can safely just delete it from /etc/fstab The Apple bootstrap partition is not /boot and is not related in any way.

If you are using a partition type that's not natively supported by the bootloader (such as ext4 and yaboot), you will need to use a separate boot partition. In this case, you will want to specify /dev/BOOT in /etc/fstab.

После перезагрузки yaboot не сработал! Я застрял. Как я могу это починить?

Скорее всего, вы просто неправильно настроили yaboot.conf. Самый простой способ это починить — это загрузиться с установочного компакт-диска снова, смонтировать раздел с gentoo и проверить yaboot.conf на ошибки. После этого надо будет запустить ybin -v -C /mnt/gentoo/etc/yaboot.conf, чтобы обновить начальный загрузчик. Всё это можно сделать, не выполняя повторный chroot в вашу установку.

Заметка
If you really just need to get back to OSX, try holding down the Option key on startup. This should give you a graphical selection of bootable disks. Choose OSX and remember to fix your boot problems later.

When I try to boot, yaboot only says "read error"! Why can't I boot?

You're probably using XFS for the root partition. While this is an option, yaboot has some issues accessing files with holes. To ensure that your kernel will boot, instead of copying the vmlinux file to /boot, simply cat the kernel as shown below.

root #cat /usr/src/linux/vmlinux > /boot/vmlinux

I installed an OSX update and now my computer only boots into OSX! How can I fix it?

Hold down the option key on boot. This will bring you to a graphical boot device selector. Wait until a hard drive with a penguin shows up and click on the icon. This will boot Linux install as usual. Once you've booted, rerun ybin -vto fix the bootloader.

I want to set the hardware clock from Open Firmware, is that possible?

To set the clock boot into Open Firmware (using the key combination of Apple+O+F). Once you are at the Open Firmware prompt, you can set the clock using the command below:

КОД Setting the clock at the open firmware prompt
# decimal dev rtc sec min hour day month year set-time
# The example below sets the clock to 1:23:45 June, 7th, 2000
 ok
0 > decimal dev rtc 45 23 1 6 7 2000 set-time
 ok
1 >

Open Firmware will return with an ok after the clock is set. Type mac-boot to continue booting after the clock is set.

У меня Power Macintosh или Powerbook с NuBus (до-PCI). Могу ли я запустить Gentoo на нём?

Official Linux support for NuBus PPC Macintoshs has been dropped starting with Kernel 2.6, so an Installation of Gentoo Linux is actually not possible. You might try the kernel sources provided by the PPC/Linux for NuBus Power Macs Project and combine them with the official Gentoo PPC32 stage archive. Share your experiences with the Gentoo community.

У меня очень старый Powerbook или Macintosh Quadra/Macintosh II/Performa/LC с процессором Motorola (m68k). Что насчёт этого?

Information for Linux in general and Gentoo in particular on these machines can be found on m68k.

Поддержка оборудования

I'm using a PC keyboard on my Mac. Which keys do I press to get the Apple equivalents?

Клавишая Mac Клавиша PC
Option Alt
Control Ctrl
Command Windows
Delete Backspace
Return Enter

[1]

How do I open/eject the CD-ROM tray on my Mac in the OpenFirmware environment?

The CD-ROM can be opened by pressing and holding the left mouse button during the POST process.

I'm running Gentoo on a PowerPC laptop. What packages should I install to enable laptop-specific functionality?

There are three main packages you will need to install:

app-laptop/pbbuttonsd
A tool that enables the brightness and volume keys on most PPC laptops as well as other Apple specific functionality. The current versions also work as a power manager and replaces pmud.
sys-power/powernowd
allows CPU speed scaling for longer battery life. Other packages also provide the same functionality, such as cpudyn, cpufreqd, and speedfreq. It does not really matter which you chose, just ensure that you have the userspace CPU frequency scaling governor enabled in the kernel. This is the only governor that will work on PPC.

These packages can be installed by running the appropriate commands from the list below:

root #emerge --ask app-laptop/pbbuttonsd app-laptop/powerprefs sys-power/powernowd
Заметка
The /etc/pbbuttonsd.conf should edited better suit the preferences of the user. The behavior of the Fx-keys can be controlled here as well as many sleep options. To switch the Fx-keys to the OSX behavior, set KBDMode to fkeyslast. The touchpad can be deactived by tapping by setting TPMode to notap. Many other options are available, see man pbbuttonsd.conf for details.

It is useful to add pbbuttonsd and powernowd to the boot runlevel so that they are started when the computer boots. To do this on OpenRC issue:

root #rc-update add pbbuttonsd boot
root #rc-update add powernowd boot

I only have one mouse-button. How can I make use of the second and third one, since the Ctrl key does not work?

There is no way to use the Ctrl key like on Mac OS X, but just about any key or combination of keys can be mapped to emulate the second and third mouse-button. The values can be obtained with the command line utility showkey from the console. Note that this program does not work as expected from X and should only be run from the console. To use this feature, enable the following options in the kernel:

ЯДРО Драйверы устройств Macintosh
[*] Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) support
[*]    Use input layer for ADB devices
[*]      Support for mouse button 2+3 emulation

The keyboard to mouse button mapping values will need to be set in /etc/sysctl.conf Here is an example using the F11 and F12 keys:

ФАЙЛ /etc/sysctl.confMouse button emulation with the F11 and F12 keys
# Enable mouse button emulation
dev.mac_hid.mouse_button_emulation = 1
# Set 2nd button to 87 - F11
dev.mac_hid.mouse_button2_keycode = 87
# Set 3rd button to 88 - F12
dev.mac_hid.mouse_button3_keycode = 88
Заметка
Other commonly used keycodes are 125 (The Apple key) and 96 (The Keypad Enter).

To activate these settings:

root #sysctl -p /etc/sysctl.conf

Apple Powerbooks and iBooks that use the Appletouch driver, can alternatively configure multi-finger tapping to allow 2nd and 3rd button control. See the documentation for this driver for configuration options.

How can I configure my Airport card?

The Airport card is an 802.11b device based on the Lucent Orinoco chipset. To use this card in Linux enable these kernel options:

ЯДРО Беспроводная сеть
[*] Wirless LAN Drivers & Wireless Extensions
<*> Hermes chipset 802.11b support (Orinoco/Prism2/Symbol)
<*>   Apple Airport support (build-in)

Once the kernel is configured, userland tools will be needed to configure the wireless settings. Emerge the net-wireless/wireless-tools for iwconfig and other wireless tools.

As an example of using iwconfig, to set the ESSID to home_essid:

root #iwconfig eth1 essid home_essid

For a generic guide to setting up wireless with Gentoo, please see the Wireless guide in the PPC Handbook.

How can I configure my Airport Extreme card?

The Airport Extreme is an 802.11b/g card that is included with modern Apple portable computers. It is based on the Broadcom 43xx chipset which is supported by the native b43 driver project. It has been included in the 2.6.24 kernel. Note that the driver should select the proper driver between b43 and b43-legacy. The firmware used for these two drivers is different, with the legacy version supporting older 4306 cards. Systems with a 4306 card need to build both. Otherwise it should be safe to only build b43. To enable either driver, mac80211 must be selected first.

ЯДРО Добавление поддержки b43
Networking --> Wireless -->
     <M>   Generic IEEE 802.11 Networking Stack (mac80211)
Device Drivers --> Network device support -->
     [*] Wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11)
     <M>   Broadcom 43xx wireless support (mac80211 stack)
     [*]     Broadcom 43xx debugging
     <M>   Broadcom 43xx-legacy wireless support (mac80211 stack)
     [*]     Broadcom 43xx-legacy debugging

After compiling the kernel, be sure to emerge the net-wireless/b43-fwcutter package to install the firmware and get a copy of the firmware. The instructions for this are found at: linuxwireless.org, and follow the directions for extracting the firmware.

For a generic guide to setting up wireless with Gentoo, please see the Wireless guide in the PPC Handbook.

Will the internal modem work?

Предупреждение
As of March 26th, 2015 information in this section of the PPC FAQ appears to be out of date. Follow the rest of "Will the internal modem work?" section with caution!

On older Macs, the internal modem is a regular serial device. In addition to PPP support and I2C support, enable this kernel option to use it:

ЯДРО Драйверы последовательного порта
<*> PowerMac z85c30 ESCC support (CONFIG_SERIAL_PMACZILOG)

Newer Macs use a USB device which only has a driver from Linuxant. Unless you have purchased a key from Linuxant, this driver will only work at 14.4 and will not support FAX. To install the driver, emerge net-dialin/hcfusbmodem (this package is no longer in the Gentoo ebuild repository) which will provide /dev/ttySHCF0. Then set up PPP like usual. Further information about the installation can be found at http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hcf/install.html

Does sleep work on my iBook/PowerBook?

Предупреждение
As of March 26th, 2015 information in this section of the PPC FAQ appears to be out of date. It is likely sleep is now supported by the kernel for older Apple iBook/PowerBook systems.

Sleep used to work well with the User Mode Setting kernel drivers, but modern X servers using KMS do not sleep properly at this time.

How do I get sound playback working?

There are two approaches to sound on modern kernels: OSS or ALSA. OSS is the older of the two options and has been deprecated, but still functions well for many older Macs. ALSA is the newer method and will continue to be supported in the future. We recommend that you use ALSA unless you have problems with it.

Заметка
If you include the OSS driver in your kernel, the ALSA driver will not load.

In addition to configuring the kernel, users who should have access to the audio devices need to be added to the appropriate group with the gpasswd command:

root #gpasswd -a username audio

If the kernel is set up correctly, but you can't hear any sound, ensure that the main mixer volume is turned up and that the device is not muted!

Заметка
The sound card on Macs is connected through the i2c Keywest/PowerMac bus, not the PCI bus. You will not see the card listed when viewing the PCI bus or when using alsaconf. This is less of a problem then you might imagine, because all Macs use the same driver for sound, but you will need to insure that you have i2c Keywest/PowerMac support in your kernel.
Важно
If you compile in ALSA support, you need to also compile in i2c Keywest/PowerMac support. Failure to do this will result in kernel panics on boot!

Sound setup with ALSA

For ALSA, we'll set up both the regular ALSA drivers and the OSS emulation layer so that we can still use legacy OSS only programs. Use make menuconfig to select the following:

ЯДРО Параметры ядра для ALSA
Device Drivers - I2c support --->
  I2C Hardware Bus Support --->
    <*> Powermac I2C interface (Keywest on 2.6.15 and older)
Device Drivers - Sound --->
<*> Sound card support
    Advanced Linux Sound Architecture --->
    < >   PowerMac DMA sound support
      <*> Advanced Linux Sound Architecture
      <*> Sequencer support
      <*> Sequencer dummy client
      <*> OSS Mixer API
      <*> OSS PCM (digital audio) API
      [*] OSS Sequencer API

Depending on the age of the machine, the correct sound driver should also be enabled. On more modern machines such as Aluminum PowerBooks, new iBooks or G5's the Apple On-board Audio driver should be used. For older machines, try the ALSA PowerMac driver instead.

ЯДРО Драйверы ALSA — выбирите только один
Older Machines
    ALSA PowerMac devices --->
        <*> PowerMac (AWACS, DACA, Burgundy, Tumbler, Keywest)
Newer Machines
    Apple Onboard Audio driver --->
        <*> Apple Onboard Audio driver
        <*>   layout-id fabric
        <*>   support Onyx chip
        <*>   support TAS chip
        <*>   support Toonie chip

You can also configure these as modules and ensure they're loaded on boot, but it's easier to simply compile it all in.

Заметка
Please make sure that PowerMac DMA sound support is turned off, otherwise the ALSA module will not be able to load.

For more information on configuring ALSA, please see ALSA.

Sound setup with OSS

Заметка
Again, this section is only for those who refuse to use ALSA - a modern sound driver.

With make menuconfig, select the following:

ЯДРО Kernel options for OSS
Device Drivers - I2c support --->
  I2C Hardware Bus Support --->
    <*> Powermac I2C interface (Keywest on 2.6.15 and older)
Device Drivers - Sound --->
<*> Sound card support
  <*>   PowerMac DMA sound support

Or configure as modules and ensure they're loaded on boot.

If the dmasound_pmac module does not load, try enabling i2c-core in the kernel or as a module.

Заметка
If anyone dares to still use OSS sound, please test the ALSA drivers instead and report any regressions to the ALSA Bugzilla. Thanks!

How do I make my Mac power up after a power failure?

The Power Management Unit (PMU) in most Macs has the ability to turn the Mac on again after a power loss. This feature is controlled by the PMU options found in /proc . To enable this feature, set server_mode to 1, to disable it, set server_mode to 0.

root #echo "server_mode=1" > /proc/pmu/options

Unfortunately, this setting is turned off again after the machine restarts. To ensure that your system always starts with power on after power failure enabled, add the line above to /etc/conf.d/local.start

I see lots of "IN from bad port" errors in my kernel dmesg, how do I fix that?

This is caused by drivers written for devices that you don't have on your system. These messages are usually harmless, but it's a good idea to disable the unused drivers anyway. See below to match up port numbers with kernel configuration options. Note that even if the numbers don't match, try disabling these kernel options anyway, most PPC machines don't use these drivers.

ЯДРО ВВОД из плохого порта 61 - убираем поддержку PC Speaker
Device Drivers - Input device support --->
[*] Miscellanous devices --->
      < > PC Speaker Support
ЯДРО ВВОД из плохого порта 64 - убираем поддержку клавиатуры i8042
Device Drivers - Input device support --->
Hardware I/O Ports --->
      < > Serial I/O support
        < > i8042 PC Keyboard controller
ЯДРО ВВОД из плохих портов 2E9,2F9,3E9,3F9 - Убираем поддержку 8250/16550
Device Drivers - Character devices --->
Serial drivers --->
      < > 8250/16550 and compatible serial support

If you have another IN from bad port message that you're not sure about, please let us know!

Applications

I can't emerge a package, and get an error about it being masked. What should I do?

There are two common reasons why a package will not emerge: either it hasn't been tested on PPC or it has been tested, but hasn't yet been marked stable.

КОД Пакет не был протестирован на PPC
'"`UNIQ--pre-00000020-QINU`"'

If your package has not yet been tested on PPC, you will need to first mark the ebuild with the ppc keyword. This is done using the ekeyword tool which is part of the app-portage/gentoolkit-dev package. Mark the ebuild ppc and regenerate the manifest file so that it reflects the changes:

root #ekeyword ppc /var/db/repos/gentoo/app-foo/bar/bar-1.0.ebuild
root #ebuild /var/db/repos/gentoo/app-foo/bar/bar-1.0.ebuild manifest

Once the ebuild has been keyworded, you can now emerge it as usual. Test the application and if it works, please report it as a bug so one of the developers can add the keyword.

Заметка
This change will only last until the next sync. If you need a more permanent fix, you can maintain a Portage overlay. See the portage documentation for more information on maintaining an overlay.
КОД Пакет не был обозначен как стабильный на PPC
'"`UNIQ--pre-00000024-QINU`"'

If your package already has the ~ppc keyword, you have two options. Either follow the above instructions and replace the ~ppc keyword with ppc, or you can use /etc/portage/package.unmask to unmask the specific package. The second option is preferred simply because it will not be undone by an emerge --sync.

root #echo "=app-foo/bar-1.0" > /etc/portage/package.accept_keywords
Заметка
If the /etc/portage directory does not exist, make sure to create it first.

Now emerge the package as normal. Once you're sure the application is stable, please report this as a bug so the developers can add the keyword.

Does Gentoo/PPC have a Java plugin?

Yes, a Java plugin is available with IBM's Java 1.6. Note that not all Java applications work with this Java version yet.

As of June 2015 a binary version of Icedtea (compliant to Java 6 and 7) built for Gentoo/PPC is now available.

Alternatively, you can build Icedtea from source.

What is required for DRM?

When emerging x11-base/xorg-server, make sure the dri USE flag is enabled. The VIDEO_CARDS variable should be set in /etc/portage/make.conf with a value aligning on the video card: VIDEO_CARDS="radeon" for Radeon support, VIDEO_CARDS="nouveau" for Nvidia support and so on. For a backup option, add fbdev to the list of VIDEO_CARDS, this driver should always work.

Make sure in the kernel configuration the following options are set:

ЯДРО Конфигурация ядра для Rage128 DRM
Device Drivers - Graphics Support --->
  <*> /dev/agpgart (AGP Support)
    [*] Apple UniNorth support
  [*] Direct Rendering Manager (DRI support)
    <*>   ATI Rage 128
  -*- Support for frame buffer devices
    <*>   ATI Rage 128 display support
ЯДРО Конфигурация ядра для Radeon DRM
Device Drivers - Graphics Support --->
  <*> /dev/agpgart (AGP Support)
    [*] Apple UniNorth support
  [*] Direct Rendering Manager (DRI support)
    <*>   ATI Radeon
    [*]   Enable modesetting on radeon by default - NEW DRIVER
ЯДРО Конфигурация ядра для nVidia
Device Drivers - Graphics Support --->
  <*> /dev/agpgart (AGP Support)
    [*] Apple UniNorth support
  [*] Direct Rendering Manager (DRI support)
    <*> Nouveau (nVidia) cards
    [*]   Support for backlight control
Заметка
For nVidia and Radeon devices using kernel mode setting (KMS), be sure to disable the built in frame buffer devices, these prevent the KMS drivers from starting.
Важно
The /etc/X11/xorg.conf file may require editing depending on the card setup. Ensure that the device driver selected is the specific driver for the device, (such as radeon or nouveau). Also check that the DRI extension is loaded and not commented out.

I've installed X.org and configured it correctly, but the radeon or nouveau driver is missing. What's wrong?

Add the appropriate VIDEO_CARDS value to /etc/portage/make.conf and recompile x11-base/xorg-server and media-libs/mesa to build the drivers.

I have a VBIOS or "Invalid I/O allocation" error in my xorg.log. Is this a problem?

No, this is simply X.org probing your video card. It attempts to open the x86 only video BIOS and fails, leaving one of these messages. It's harmless, don't worry about it!

When using OpenGL DRI or playing movies, the system sometimes freezes hard unexpectedly. What can I do?

Your system may not cope properly with AGP support. The easiest solution is to add the following line to the "Device" section of /etc/X11/xorg.conf

ФАЙЛ /etc/X11/xorg.confЗадаем режим PCI для карт AGP
Option       "ForcePCIMode"

If you are still having trouble, please try disabling dri in the xorg.conf to see if the problems go away.

I recently emerged Xorg, but when using it, my international keyboard layout does not work correctly. The main keys work fine but I am unable to compose special characters like the "at" sign. The startx output says something like "could not load keymap, falling back to default keymap". What is wrong?

Check that the permissions on /var/tmp are set to drwxrwxrwx. If not, change them by running chmod a+rwx /var/tmp. This will allow Xorg to load keymaps properly again.

How do I play audio CDs?

NewWorld machines have no audio connection between their CD-ROM drive and their sound hardware. Therefore, audio information must be read as data and then piped to the sound hardware. This is possible using Audacious, which reads the audio off the CD over the ATA cable, decodes it in software and sends it to the sound card over the PCI bus as digital data.

root #emerge --ask media-sound/audacious

To play a CD, just fire up audacious. If you're having playback trouble, you may need to open up the Preferences Plugins CD Audio Plugin menu and select the CD drive. Make sure Digital audio extraction is checked.

Can I access my ext2/ext3 partitions from OSX?

OSX can support the reading and writing of ext2/ext3 partitions by using the kernel extension provided by the ext2fsx project.

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When using MOL, you cannot access a partition that is currently being used by Linux.

Which Portage USE flags do not work on PowerPC machines?

If you're using an old flat profile, (deprecated, pre 2005.0) look at /etc/portage/make.profile/use.mask for a list.

If you're using a cascaded profile, (2005.0 and onwards) look at /var/db/repos/gentoo/profiles/default-linux/ppc/use.mask for a list.

How can I set up distcc with my x86 box?

If you've got another faster computer, you can set up distcc to compile binaries for your slower PPC processor. It is better to do as much building as possible on the faster machine; if possible, do not build on the slower computer. Read the DistCC Cross-compiling article to learn how. You may also want to read the Gentoo Embedded Handbook to learn more about cross-compiling.

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Can I buy a CD of Gentoo Linux/PPC?

Unfortunately not. Currently, the stores listed on Stores offering Gentoo products only offer media with Gentoo for the x86 and x86-64 (Intel 32-bit and 64-bit) platforms.

This FAQ hasn't answered my question. What do I do now?

A good first step is to browse through the relevant PPC documentation here on the Wiki. The PPC-specific mailing list. Gentoo on PPC (Forums topic) is an open bulletin-board for discussion of all PowerPC issues. Also, there is usually a lively discussion on IRC. Join us on #gentoo-powerpc (webchat) on Libera.Chat IRC (irc.libera.chat).

General information about Linux on PowerPC can be found at penguinppc.org.


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