Subject: RE: 2.2.(>=16) keyboard problems with mol-0.9.53 through mol-0.9.55
From: Michael Clark (michael@metaparadigm.com)
Date: Thu Feb 15 2001 - 01:36:47 MST
Appears to be a Debian/woody / possibly glibc2.2 problem. I've changed from
Debian/woody to Suse 7.0 (which is glibc2.1) and this has solved my keyboard
problem.
Anybody succesfully running MOL on Debian/woody ?
~mc
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Clark [mailto:michael@metaparadigm.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, 14 February 2001 2:04 p.m.
> To: mol-general@lists.maconlinux.org
> Subject: 2.2.(>=16) keyboard problems with mol-0.9.53 through mol-0.9.55
>
>
> Hi All,
>
> I had posted previously regarding keyboard problems with MOL - MOL
> crashes on me
> after a few keystrokes - it even happens with mol-0.9.53 although takes a few
> more keystrokes - i can trigger it by holding down a key and after about 10
> keyboard repeats, MOL dies. If I just mouse around without using the keyboard,
> MOL is happy.
>
> I'm now sure its not the new input layer (as I have tested a kernel without it
> enabled) but am wondering if its the open firmware version - the
> hardware is an
> iMac DV400. Below is my mol startup log - in particular, the following line is
> interesting:
>
> **** of_call_method: cmd 'get-key-map' ih: 00000001 (2/2) Args:
>
> The iMac has OpenFirmware 3.0f3. Does 'of_call_method' proxy the call
> through to
> the real machines open firmware? Could it be a change in Apple's
> latest firmware
> (the machine is only 3 weeks new)?
>
> I have tried to start MOL in debug mode but Meta-G does not work on
> my keyboard
> (Apple Pro keyboard). I have also tried with and without loading a default
> keymap after boot.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> ~mc
>
>
> Mac-on-Linux 0.9.53, (C) 1997-2000 Samuel Rydh <samuel@ibrium.se>
>
> Version 0.9.53
> MOL kernel module 1.1.53
> Resource file: /etc/molrc
> Library directory: /usr/lib/mol
> OF device tree: oftrees/oftree.nw
> 256MB RAM mapped at 0x20000000
> Running in PowerPC 750 mode (G3)
> DEC frequency: 24 MHz, 249:10 mticks/usec
> Using nvram-image 'nvram/nvram.nw'
> Running on VT 8.
> Using usb mouse on /dev/input/mice
> Cache enabled for console-video
> Video module 'console_video' installed.
>
> MODE: 1024* 768, depth 8,15,32 { 75.0 } Hz
>
> Starting in video mode 1024*768, depth 15, 75.0 Hz [offs:0, rb:2048]
> Autoswitching to console
> Ethernet Interface (port 1) 'sheep-<eth0>' @ FE:FD:DE:AD:BE:EF
>
> HFS disk: 600 MB, /dev/hda9 [read-write]
> HFS disk: 0 MB, images/moldisk.im [read-only]
>
>
> ----> Failed to open /dev/dsp - Sound Disabled
> Mapping GC at 80800000
> Starting emulation...
>
> ************ WARNING, phandle == 0 ***********
> extra vclaim, virt: 009B1000, size 2F000
> **** of_call_method: cmd 'get-key-map' ih: 00000001 (2/2) Args:
> ----> 'getprop': Invalid phandle FFFFFFFF
> Replacing old translation (EA 80816000, old-phys 0081E000)
> ********* of_quiesce *********
> <*> kOpenCommand
> <*> Unkown gestalt selector 'nmrg'
> <*> Unkown gestalt selector 'dvrf'
> <*> Unkown gestalt selector 'ofpt'
> <*> Unkown gestalt selector 'dvrf'
> <*> Unkown gestalt selector 'nmrg'
> <*> Unkown gestalt selector 'dvrf'
> <*> Unkown gestalt selector 'ofpt'
> <*> Unkown gestalt selector 'dvrf'
> <*> control - Unrecognized cscode 20
> **** SIGNAL Illegal instruction in thread main-thread
> Illegal instruction
> cleaning up...
> Terminating threads...
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Michael Clark [mailto:michael@metaparadigm.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, 8 February 2001 8:28 p.m.
> > To: mol-general@lists.maconlinux.org
> > Subject: 2.2.(>=18) keyboard problems with mol-0.9.54 and mol-0.9.55
> >
> >
> > Hiya,
> >
> > Have been having a lot of trouble with running mol-0.9.54 and
> > mol-0.9.55 on recent 2.2.x kernels - mol is dumping with an illegal
> > instruction in main thread message. MacOS boots fine but whenever I
> > hit a key (maybe the 3rd keypress) it dumps on me.
> >
> > I've tried all combinations of MacOS 9.0 / MacOS 9.0.4 / MacOS 9.1
> > with kernels 2.2.18 (linus), 2.2.18pre21 (ppc.samba.org) and
> 2.2.19pre7 (FSM)
> >
> > I've tried all combinations with and without 'use_linux_keycodes' and
> > the appopriate 'proc/sys/dev/mac_hid/keyboard_sends_linux_keycodes' setting.
> >
> > My guess is it is a problem with the new input layer - any ideas?
> >
> > BTW - mol-0.9.53 works fine.
> >
> > ~mc
> >
> > Michael Clark, . . . . . . . . . . . . michael@metaparadigm.com
> > Metaparadigm Pte. Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . phone: +65 9645 9612
> > 25F Paterson Road, Singapore 238515 . . . . . fax: +65 733 8825
>
>
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