Compiling a new kernel on oldworld with a Debian Woody (2.2.x)

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newsman

2005-04-20 15:08:46 UTC

Hello,

After compiling and installing a new kernel (2.4.x) on my PowerMac 6500,
I can boot it with BootX but my keyboard doesn't match anything !
For example : key->gives U->d I->g 5(not on the numpad)->i O->s etc ...

So it's very difficult to log on and quite impossible to use it.

I don't use any Ram image disk because it's not needed to run original
kernel and binary kernel 2.4.18 that I've just installed.

Something's missing in my .config file ????

Any ideas ?

Thomas Jahns

2005-04-20 15:31:40 UTC

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Post by newsman
After compiling and installing a new kernel (2.4.x) on my PowerMac 6500,
I can boot it with BootX but my keyboard doesn't match anything !
For example : key->gives U->d I->g 5(not on the numpad)->i O->s etc ...
So it's very difficult to log on and quite impossible to use it.
I don't use any Ram image disk because it's not needed to run original
kernel and binary kernel 2.4.18 that I've just installed.
Something's missing in my .config file ????

Do you use the ADB keyboard? If so you have two options:

- the ADB keyboard (and mouse) will be available from the input subsystem
and emulate a PS/2 PC keyboard of 105 key layout. (this is preferred)

- the ADB keyboard can also be configured to emit raw ADB keycodes and
the console keyboard configuration will need to be setup appropriately
(old style, don't use any longer if possible)

I do unfortunately currently only have PMacs with kernel 2.6.x near me
and it seems the latter option has finally been removed from the kernel
source. Therefore the corresponding part of the .config file looks like
this:

====8<============================================================
#
# Macintosh device drivers
#
CONFIG_ADB=y
CONFIG_ADB_CUDA=y
CONFIG_ADB_PMU=y
# CONFIG_PMAC_PBOOK is not set
# CONFIG_PMAC_BACKLIGHT is not set
# CONFIG_MAC_SERIAL is not set
CONFIG_ADB_MACIO=y
CONFIG_INPUT_ADBHID=y
CONFIG_MAC_EMUMOUSEBTN=y
# CONFIG_THERM_WINDTUNNEL is not set
# CONFIG_THERM_ADT746X is not set
# CONFIG_ANSLCD is not set
====8<============================================================

CONFIG_INPUT_ADBHID requires to also have CONFIG_INPUT=y and
CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV=y.

If you need this does depend on what distribution you use and what the
setting in the original kernel is. If you told us which distribution you
installed someone with the same dist could perhaps tell you how to
configure the console keyboard layout.

Thomas Jahns

--
"Computers are good at following instructions,
but not at reading your mind."
D. E. Knuth, The TeXbook, Addison-Wesley 1984, 1986, 1996, p. 9

dominik heer

2005-04-20 16:10:01 UTC

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have a look at this:

http://www.debian.org/ports/powerpc/keycodes

Dominik

Post by newsman
Hello,
After compiling and installing a new kernel (2.4.x) on my PowerMac 6500,
I can boot it with BootX but my keyboard doesn't match anything !
For example : key->gives U->d I->g 5(not on the numpad)->i O->s etc ...
So it's very difficult to log on and quite impossible to use it.
I don't use any Ram image disk because it's not needed to run original
kernel and binary kernel 2.4.18 that I've just installed.
Something's missing in my .config file ????
Any ideas ?

newsman aka TEK1

2005-04-23 00:55:26 UTC

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Post by Thomas Jahns
- the ADB keyboard (and mouse) will be available from the input subsystem
and emulate a PS/2 PC keyboard of 105 key layout. (this is preferred)
- the ADB keyboard can also be configured to emit raw ADB keycodes and
the console keyboard configuration will need to be setup appropriately
(old style, don't use any longer if possible)
I do unfortunately currently only have PMacs with kernel 2.6.x near me
and it seems the latter option has finally been removed from the kernel
source. Therefore the corresponding part of the .config file looks like
====8<============================================================
#
# Macintosh device drivers
#
CONFIG_ADB=y
CONFIG_ADB_CUDA=y
CONFIG_ADB_PMU=y
# CONFIG_PMAC_PBOOK is not set
# CONFIG_PMAC_BACKLIGHT is not set
# CONFIG_MAC_SERIAL is not set
CONFIG_ADB_MACIO=y
CONFIG_INPUT_ADBHID=y
CONFIG_MAC_EMUMOUSEBTN=y
# CONFIG_THERM_WINDTUNNEL is not set
# CONFIG_THERM_ADT746X is not set
# CONFIG_ANSLCD is not set
====8<============================================================
CONFIG_INPUT_ADBHID requires to also have CONFIG_INPUT=y and
CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV=y.
If you need this does depend on what distribution you use and what the
setting in the original kernel is. If you told us which distribution you
installed someone with the same dist could perhaps tell you how to
configure the console keyboard layout.
Thomas Jahns
http://www.debian.org/ports/powerpc/keycodes
Dominik

It was the good way so I managed to do it work again !
Thx to Thomas & Dominik ;)

However I have to compile with ADB support but not ADB Keymap.
Unless, there are no keyboard entries detected !!!!
I'll try to compile a 2.6 kernel to see
Here's an sample from my .config file :

CONFIG_ADB=y
CONFIG_ADB_CUDA=y
CONFIG_ADB_PMU=y
# CONFIG_PMAC_PBOOK is not set
# CONFIG_PMAC_BACKLIGHT is not set
CONFIG_MAC_SERIAL=y
# CONFIG_ADB_MACIO= is not set
CONFIG_INPUT_ADBHID=y
CONFIG_MAC_EMUMOUSEBTN=y
# CONFIG_ANSLCD is not set
CONFIG_INPUT_ADBHID

jim bob and joe bob

2005-04-20 18:08:27 UTC

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I ran into a similar problem when attempting to install YDL 3.0.1. The
installer got to a certain point (I can't remember exactly where) and
the keyboard was remapped. There was a default to go back a step where
the installation could be aborted but there was no apparant way to
continue on.
kk