Ubuntu Mate 15.10

[AlicePPC]

Hello Epsilon.
You need download from here https://www.debian.org
You can download CD or DVD image PowerPC and how say xeno74 also netinstall available
burn the dvd.
CFE ramdisk -z -addr=0x24000000 -fs=iso atapi0.1:install/powerpc64/initrd.gz
CFE setenv bootargs "root=/dev/ramdisk"
CFE boot -elf -noints -fatfs usbdisk0:vmlinux-4.3
and follow the instructions for install ist very similar to ubuntu installation

[xeno74]

Unable to locate package firmware-linux-nonfree

You can also install it manually.

Download: linux-firmware-nonfree_1.16_all.deb

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sudo dpkg -i linux-firmware-nonfree_1.16_all.deb

Oh sorry you need the package linux-firmware. Could you install it, please?

[xeno74]

Humm...I have a problem loading kernel modules
How can fix this?

This is a Systemd error message. Currently, I am testing ubuntu MATE 15.10 amd64 in a virtual VMware Player 12 machine too and I also see the Systemd kernel modules error message on start-up there. In my point of view it is a Ubuntu userland problem. (see the following screenshot)

[corto]

@xeno74

Thank you very much for the nice document with the procedure to install Ubuntu Mate 15.10. I followed it and here are my comments and questions:
- You don't mention the screen about the choice of the Ethernet card. I chose the PCI card because my wire is plugged there for AmigaOS
- About the download mirrors, the only one that is listed is "uk"
- About the modules directory: would it be possible to have a shorter name for the path? That's not very convenient, and more knowing the backspace is not responsive (with high latency)
- Then there is a choice of the kernel: I chose linux-powerpc64-smp but I'm not sure it is the good choice
- I partitioned my hard drive with 2 partitions "/" and "swap" (and checked the option "bootable" for the first one, that should have its importance)
- Nice: there are instructions about how to parameter CFE and ... localized!
- At this stage, there is a difference between the screen and your document: the installer mentions a bootcommand with initrd and vmlinuz in "sata0;0:/boot/". But from what I've read in forums, it is not possible. Could you confirm and remind me why? What kind of memory card do you recommend?
- Note that there a command "setenv -p boot_debian" ... strange when installing Ubuntu.

After a reboot using the kernel on usb key, Linux starts and stops, mentioning something like "ERROR: systemd Failed to start Load Modules ...". Yesterday, I had the log on screen but retrying now, the screen is black. I don't know how to check if there is something in the modules directory.
Is there something to copy during the installation after having created the directory?

I hope that will help to improve the process ... and at the end, I would like to be able to run Ubuntu Mate 15.10 and ... Debian 8, in addition to AmigaOS.

[xeno74]

Thank you very much for the nice document with the procedure to install Ubuntu Mate 15.10.

My pleasure!

I followed it and here are my comments and questions:
- You don't mention the screen about the choice of the Ethernet card. I chose the PCI card because my wire is plugged there for AmigaOS

Oh sorry, on which part of the installation shall I mention it?

- About the download mirrors, the only one that is listed is "uk"

Shall I remove the screenshot with the mirrors?

- About the modules directory: would it be possible to have a shorter name for the path? That's not very convenient, and more knowing the backspace is not responsive (with high latency)

I will try it but I think it's not possible.

- Then there is a choice of the kernel: I chose linux-powerpc64-smp but I'm not sure it is the good choice

It's OK. You don't use this kernel. It's only for creating the directory /lib/modules.
You use a special X1000 kernel on your CF card or USB drive.

- At this stage, there is a difference between the screen and your document: the installer mentions a bootcommand with initrd and vmlinuz in "sata0;0:/boot/". But from what I've read in forums, it is not possible. Could you confirm and remind me why? What kind of memory card do you recommend?

I can confirm it. Please use the CFE commands from the manual.

I use a 256MB SanDisk CompactFlash card.

After a reboot using the kernel on usb key, Linux starts and stops, mentioning something like "ERROR: systemd Failed to start Load Modules ...".

It's normal. I have the same error message on x86. The kernel modules work. I think it's a Linux userland problem.

Yesterday, I had the log on screen but retrying now, the screen is black.

Have you seen the login screen? Which graphics card is installed in your X1000?

[corto]

I followed it and here are my comments and questions:
- You don't mention the screen about the choice of the Ethernet card. I chose the PCI card because my wire is plugged there for AmigaOS

Oh sorry, on which part of the installation shall I mention it?

I'm sorry, I didn't write the step

- About the download mirrors, the only one that is listed is "uk"

Shall I remove the screenshot with the mirrors?

Or just mention that the list may differ.

- About the modules directory: would it be possible to have a shorter name for the path? That's not very convenient, and more knowing the backspace is not responsive (with high latency)

I will try it but I think it's not possible.

Ok, no problem. It was a bit painful but it has just to be done once.

- Then there is a choice of the kernel: I chose linux-powerpc64-smp but I'm not sure it is the good choice

It's OK. You don't use this kernel. It's only for creating the directory /lib/modules.
You use a special X1000 kernel on your CF card or USB drive.

Ok. But I was a bit stuck in front of the choice. Please add a word in the document.

- At this stage, there is a difference between the screen and your document: the installer mentions a bootcommand with initrd and vmlinuz in "sata0;0:/boot/". But from what I've read in forums, it is not possible. Could you confirm and remind me why? What kind of memory card do you recommend?

I can confirm it. Please use the CFE commands from the manual.

Ok. But that's too bad we can boot from harddrive.

I use a 256MB SanDisk CompactFlash card.

Ok, are there some cards to avoid, due to a size too big, or a speed incompatibility?

After a reboot using the kernel on usb key, Linux starts and stops, mentioning something like "ERROR: systemd Failed to start Load Modules ...".

It's normal. I have the same error message on x86. The kernel modules work. I think it's a Linux userland problem.

I don't know more, I can't open a console ...

Yesterday, I had the log on screen but retrying now, the screen is black.

Have you seen the login screen? Which graphics card is installed in your X1000?

No, I haven't seen the login screen.

I use a RadeonHD 6570.

[xeno74]

No, I haven't seen the login screen.

I use a RadeonHD 6570.

Could you configure Xorg manually, please?

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sudo X -configure

After that copy the xorg.conf to /etc/X11.

@All

Ubuntu MATE 15.10 Beta 2 is out! Come and see what's new.

https://ubuntu-mate.org/blog/ubuntu-mate-wily-beta2/

[xeno74]

ubuntu MATE 15.10 PowerPC in a chroot on Lubuntu 12.04.5 PowerPC

If you want to test ubuntu MATE 15.10 with a lot of new programs such as Firefox 41 or LibreOffice 5 and you don't have a free partition or you couldn't install it on your AmigaONE X1000, then you can install it in a chroot on your existing 12.04 system.

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sudo su

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mkdir /chroot-wily

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debootstrap --arch powerpc wily /chroot-wily http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports

I: Retrieving Release
I: Retrieving Release.gpg
I: Checking Release signature
I: Valid Release signature (key id 790BC7277767219C86F933B4FE6ACC0B21F32)
I: Retrieving Packages
I: Validating Packages
I: Resolving dependencies of required packages...
I: Resolving dependencies of base packages...
I Found additional base dependencies: bc libdpkg-perl libgdm3 perl perl-modules
I: Checking component main on http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports....
I: Retrieving adduser
I: Validating adduser
I: Retrieving apt
I: Validating apt
...
I: Base system installed successfully.

Change to the directory /chroot-wily:

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cd /chroot-wily

Mount proc:

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mount -t proc none ./proc

Mount dev:

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mount -o bind /dev ./dev

Mount sys:

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mount -t sysfs sys ./sys

Chroot to Ubuntu 15.10 with:

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chroot . /bin/bash

PLEASE check if you are on Ubuntu 15.10:

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cat /etc/issue 

Ubuntu Wily Werewolf (development branch) \n \l

Congratulations you have installed Ubuntu 15.10 PowerPC in a chroot!

If you want to use the Ubuntu flavour ubuntu MATE then you have to install the meta package ubuntu-mate-desktop:

Please add the repositories universe and multiverse to the sources.list:

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vi /etc/apt/sources.list

dep http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports wily main universe multiverse

Afterwards you have to update the package database:

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apt-get update

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apt-get install ubuntu-mate-desktop

(This takes a long time)

After that there are some errors about cups. You have to remove cups.

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apt-get remove cups
apt-get autoremove
apt-get remove avahi-daemon
apt-get autoremove

Ubuntu Mate 15.10 isn't installed completely. You can completely install it with:

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apt-get install ubuntu-mate-*

After installing ubuntu MATE 15.10 completely, You have to remove cups again.

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apt-get remove cups
apt-get autoremove
apt-get remove avahi-daemon
apt-get autoremove

Please leave the ubuntu MATE 15.10 chroot with:

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exit

You have to use the X11 unix socket from the Lubuntu 12.04.5 host system for ubuntu MATE 15.10 X11 programs.

Mount the X11 unix socket from Lubuntu in the chroot environment:

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mount --bind /tmp/.X11-unix ./tmp/.X11-unix

You have to allow the access from the ubuntu MATE 15.10 X11 programs:

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xhost + local:

Output:

non-network local connections being added to access control list

Chroot to ubuntu MATE 15.10 again with:

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chroot . /bin/bash

Set up the DISPLAY variable to ':0':

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export DISPLAY=:0

Yeah, you can start Firefox 41:

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firefox

Note: You can use the latest Firefox 41 on Lubuntu 12.04.5 PowerPC with a ubuntu MATE 15.10 PowerPC chroot. Firefox 41 isn't available for Lubuntu 12.04.5 PowerPC.

If Firefox and Thunderbird have another font in the menus and dialogue boxes than the desktop environment, then you have to create the file .fonts.conf in the home directory.

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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
<fontconfig>
<match target="font" >
  <edit mode="assign" name="rgba" >
   <const>rgb</const>
  </edit>
</match>
<match target="font" >
  <edit mode="assign" name="hinting" >
   <bool>true</bool>
  </edit>
</match>
<match target="font" >
  <edit mode="assign" name="hintstyle" >
   <const>hintfull</const>
  </edit>
</match>
<match target="font" >
  <edit mode="assign" name="antialias" >
   <bool>true</bool>
  </edit>
</match>
</fontconfig>

If this file exist, then the Firefox use the font configuration from the desktop environment.

[xeno74]

Screenshots of ubuntu MATE 15.10 in a chroot on Lubuntu 12.04.5:

[xeno74]

3D acceleration for the ubuntu MATE 15.10 PowerPC chroot

Download the unofficial Mesa with Firefox 41 from the chroot:



MesaLib-10.0.4-powerpc-unofficial.tar.bz2

The package will be downloaded to the directory /root/Downloads in your chroot.

Unpack it with:

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tar jxfv MesaLib-10.0.4-powerpc-unofficial.tar.bz2

Copy the patched r600_dri.so to /usr/lib/powerpc-linux-gnu/dri/:

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cp mesa-10.0.4/lib/dri/r600_dri.so /usr/lib/powerpc-linux-gnu/dri/

You can check it with:

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glxinfo | grep -i opengl

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vblank_mode=0 glxgears