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[Branko Radulovic]

unsubscribe> Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 23:33:26 -0400> From: dcenteno at ydl.net> To: yellowdog-general at lists.terrasoftsolutions.com> Subject: Re: [ydl-gen] [SOLVED] PowerBook G4 wireless problems on YDL 6.0> > On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:14:46 +0200> furio ercolessi <furio at spin.it> wrote:> > > On Wed, Apr 09, 2008 at 08:20:18AM -0400, Derick Centeno wrote:> > > > > > [considerations on OSX evolution]> > > [...]> > > For me this made Tiger a "downgrade" and most likely from what you shared,> > > Leopard may be a more profoundly pretty "downgrade" as well.> > > > I essentially agree, the OSX GUI is also getting slower due to> > new stupid bells and whistles. But I have no choice, I have to follow> > the world. I teach two simulation courses and my laptop has to be > > reasonably aligned with the students' machines. I also rely heavily> > on MacPorts stuff for the OSX side, for Panther MacPorts/DarwinPorts is> > now in a completely abandoned state, and the maintainers' activity is > > definitely focused on Leopard.> > > > > Thank God for TSS and their focus on function in producing YDL6! > > > > Yes, it's very nice to have a company committed to Linux on PowerPC.> > > > > > [...] IN both cases, by "does not work" I mean that the> > > > interface refuses to start with> > > > > > > > > #ifconfig eth1 up> > > > > > > > Can you tell me what you have in /etc/modprobe.conf ?> > > > > > I'm not using the interface at all. My method, a variant of what Chris> > > Murtagh used and demonstrated by-passes the interface entirely. The> > > challenge in this particular situation is that you are still thinking like> > > an Apple user where the interface is the function or application. > > > > No no no, I was thinking UNlike an Apple user and with "interface"> > I was referring to a "network interface" , the "if" in ifconfig!> > You can by-pass those and still be connected only if you go back to> > Kermit on serial ports :-)> > > > > However, just so I'm not a "stick in the mud" or non-cooperative, here's my> > > modprobe.conf:> > > > > > alias eth0 sungem> > > alias eth1 ssb <==============> > > > This was useful.> > > > I solved the problem. ...> > Nice! I'll share our exchange with Chris; you've definitely provided a> different twist in this weird existence.> > Interestingly, I did try the newer fwcutter, but it failed probably because I> could discover what you did, that link to the broadcom firmware! I instead> used the same version of fwcutter which Chris used in his original instructions.> In fact, that version of fwcutter works fine within YDL6 and I've been using it> throughout our communications. Just so we're clear here; there appear to be> options to go and do what you did or to proceed as I did.> > As long as you are up wirelessly, that's the best way to be. Don't forget to> setup and use the network and Wlan gadgets in e17. I find them, and others> most useful.> > Just a thought... why don't you do your simulations within YDL? Of course, if> it's video based I understand the challenge, however if it's based on coding or> other work perhaps you can get that done best within YDL6 on the PS3. If I> were teaching students, I'd certainly consider that path. A course involving 8> or more core parallel processing involving a PS3 or maybe a cluster of them...> sounds nice to me!> > Perhaps I'm brutal, but it's the best way to provide a taste of a real> challenge - something a wee bit beyond the expected and all too common student's> generally accepted capacity.> > I've enjoyed our exchange; I'm glad you are up wirelessly. Do your student's a> favor which will stick with them. Give them a real challenge to their> intellectual and perceptual skills and concentration -- they'll be better for> it. > > All the best...> =====> "If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often> think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of> music. ... I get most joy in life out of music." > > "What Life Means to Einstein: An Interview by George Sylvester> Viereck," for the October 26, 1929 issue of The Saturday Evening Post.
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