Re: Mediator/Voodoo 3 and or PICASSO4 supporting Kernels

[Sven L. <sve...@wa...>]

On Sun, Jan 15, 2006 at 11:58:42PM +0100, Peter Kesten wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I would really like to install PPC-Linux on my A4000, but unfortunately I don't manage to get
> a display on my screen. I tested several vmlinux-kernels with bootstrap, but they all refuse
> to work with the graphic-cards installed in my system. those are a picasso 4 and a voodoo 3,
> the last one with the mediator pci-bridge in an modified a4000 desktop (mirage tower).
> 
> so my question is, if there is any ppc-kernel outside, which works with the mediator pci + voodoo 3
> and/or the picasso 4 (installed on an elbox busboard). whenever I tried to use the clgen-option in
> the start-skript, I only get a flickering and unreadable (AGA-)output through the Monitor connected
> to the amigas rgb-port. only the pal-script seems to work, but this is not a solution for daily work.
> 
> the only wish I have, is that it should be a ppc-solution. unimportant, wether redhat, eagle, mandrake,
> yellowdog, debian or something else (excluded netbsd, I prefer Linux).
> 
> the last vmlinux i tried, was version 2.2.10 (28.02.2000) from
> www.olliweb.de, tested several configurations (generic, picasso 4, with and
> without scsi) from there.
> 
> any hints (and kernels ... ;-) are welcome.
> 
> by the way: is there up to now any kernel available, which allows the usage of the FastATA IDE (both ports)?
> For now, I still have a harddisk and a CDR at the a4000's internal IDE, but FastATA would be more comfortable
> and ... fast.
> 
> thanks a lot,

The debian linux-image-2.6.15-1-apus kernel should work on your system, as
should the debian/sarge included installer. Not sure about the special
hardware, but i helped install sarge on a A1200 recently, and i believe the
2.6.14/2.6.15 apus kernels do work, and will be integrating the apus kernels
into the etch debian installer nextly.

This is i believe your best guess for installation, altough i have not tried
to do so myself, my BlizzardPPC card gotting lost at DCE last year.

Friendly,

Sven Luther