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openSUSE 11.1-1 for X1000 "experimental"
Posted on 28-Sep-2013 22:34:09
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Hi there,

I've released openSUSE 11.1-1 for the AmigaOne X1000.

Download: openSUSE-11.1-1-x1000-ppc64.tar.gz "experimental"

Known problems:

- SB600 Soundchip doesn't work
- 3D acceleration doesn't work

Be aware, that openSUSE is experimental and isn't supported.

Here are the installation instructions for openSUSE (based on the Fedora installation instructions by Pat Wall. Thanks to Pat )

You must have another Linux distribution already installed such as Debian, MintPPC, Ubuntu etc in
order to install openSUSE 11.1-1. Login to your current Linux distribution, e.g. Debian or
Ubuntu and create an ext3 partition of at least 20GB using GParted or similar tool of your choice.
You should also create a Linux swap partition.

Login to your current Linux distribution, e.g. Debian or Ubuntu, and open a terminal to complete
the following steps.
Become the root user by entering Quote:
su

return

Enter your root password return
Download the kernel tarball from the following URL: kernel-3.10.3-6.17-2-powerpc-x1000-ubuntu.tar.bz2
Unpack the kernel tarball and copy it to your CF Card or USB Stick so it will be available to select
when booting from CFE:
Quote:
tar jxvf kernel-3.10.3-6.17-2-powerpc-x1000-ubuntu.tar.bz2

return

Quote:
cp /path/to/vmlinux-3.10.3-2-ubuntu /path/to/cfcard

return

Create a mount point on which to mount the openSUSE tarball:
Quote:
mkdir /mnt/opensuse

return

Mount the partition where you want to install openSUSE.
Quote:
mount -t ext3 /dev/sdXX /mnt/opensuse

return

Download the openSUSE tarball from the following URL: openSUSE-11.1-1-x1000-ppc64.tar.gz
(The compressed image is 1.1GB in size and will expand to 3.1GB )
Copy the tar.gz file to the partition where you want to install openSUSE.
Quote:
cp openSUSE-11.1-1-x1000-ppc64.tar.gz /mnt/opensuse

return

Change to /mnt/opensuse.
Quote:
cd /mnt/opensuse

return

Unpack the tarball.
Quote:
tar zxvf openSUSE-11.1-1-x1000-ppc64.tar.gz

return

Configure fstab to reflect your system e.g. replacing the strings with your own root partition
and swap partition respectively. In this example /dev/sdb2 is the root partition and /dev/sdb3 is the
swap partition.
Quote:
nano -w /mnt/opensuse/etc/fstab


Quote:

/dev/sdb2 / ext3 acl,user_xattr 1 1
/dev/sdb3 swap swap defaults 0 0


You can now reboot into your openSUSE installation:

Quote:
reboot

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Booting openSUSE
To boot openSUSE at the CFE prompt you will need to do the following:
Remember to substitute the root partition (/dev/sdb2 in this example) that you installed openSUSE on.
(Note this is typed as a single line at the CFE prompt)
Quote:
CFE> setenv bootargs "root=/dev/sdb2"


Boot the provided vmlinux-3.10.3-2-ubuntu kernel from a usb stick or compact flash card.
Quote:
CFE> boot -elf -noints -fatfs cf0:vmlinux-3.10.3-2-ubuntu

(compact flash card)

Quote:
CFE> boot -elf -noints -fatfs usbdisk0:vmlinux-3.10.3-2-ubuntu

(USB disk)

openSUSE will now boot to the “Shell Login” Screen.

Login into openSUSE with the administrator account root.

The default root password is: amigaone (all lower-case)

Change the root password to the password of your choice.
Quote:
passwd

return

Enter your new password and confirm.
While still logged in as root you will need to setup X11.
Quote:
sax2

return



Configure your display, the resolution and the colors.

Save you configuration.

Start the KDE Display Manager with

Quote:
kdm


You can login with the user "amigaone".

The default password is: amigaone (all lower-case)

Screenshots:



Have a lot of fun with openSUSE. Be aware, that openSUSE is experimental and isn't supported.

Last edited by xeno74 on 28-Sep-2013 at 11:14 PM.
Last edited by xeno74 on 28-Sep-2013 at 10:36 PM.

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Re: openSUSE 11.1-1 for X1000 "experimental"
Posted on 6-Oct-2013 10:34:29
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Hi All,

I've released openSUSE 12.3-1 for the AmigaOne X1000.
I've provided a installation instruction and a pre-configured tar file.

http://forum.hyperion-entertainment.biz/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=1996

Have a nice day.

Rgds,
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Re: openSUSE 11.1-1 for X1000 "experimental"
Posted on 14-Oct-2013 10:49:38
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Hi All,

I've ported the openSUSE kernel 3.9.8.1 for openSUSE 12.3. I've done the following steps:

1) I have downloaded the openSUSE kernel sourcen
2) I have patched it with the 3.9.8 nemo patch
3) I have merged the openSUSE config with Pat's config

Download: kernel-3.9.8.1-x1000-opensuse-ppc64.tar.bz2

Rgds,
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Re: openSUSE 11.1-1 for X1000 "experimental"
Posted on 14-Oct-2013 19:55:49
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@xeno74

Thanks for all the great work. Is OpenSUSE somewhat
"lighter" (GUI, resources hog) then Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

How does it compare to Linux Mint 11 PPC?

Is it fully supported by inserting X1000 3.10.xx kernel?

Is there a simple procedure how to compile new
kernel under already installed Ubuntu 12.04?

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Re: openSUSE 11.1-1 for X1000 "experimental"
Posted on 15-Oct-2013 9:21:20
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From: Unknown

@vox

Hi Vox,

Quote:

vox wrote:
@xeno74

Thanks for all the great work. Is OpenSUSE somewhat
"lighter" (GUI, resources hog) then Ubuntu 12.04 LTS?

How does it compare to Linux Mint 11 PPC?


Ubuntu 12.04.3 is the best choice for the AmigaOne X1000. It's very stable and with the new Ubuntu Kernel 3.10.15 the best Linux system for the X1000. It includes the latest Firefox and Thunderbird etc.
openSUSE is a experimental and unstable system for experienced users. It included the powerful YaST configuration program. It's only suitable for learning and experimenting. It's for professional users. Linux Mint 11 is a good choice too.

Quote:

vox wrote:
Is it fully supported by inserting X1000 3.10.xx kernel?


openSUSE 12.3 and 11.1 are compatible with the Kernel 3.10.xx. But for openSUSE 12.3 is the best option, to use the new openSUSE kernel 3.9.8.1.

Quote:

vox wrote:
Is there a simple procedure how to compile new
kernel under already installed Ubuntu 12.04?


There are compile instructions in the Linux manual by A-EON.

All the best,
Christian

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Re: openSUSE 11.1-1 for X1000 "experimental"
Posted on 15-Oct-2013 9:30:44
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By the way openSUSE 12.3 isn't "lighter" than Lubuntu 12.04.3 LTS.

openSUSE 11.1 provides KDE 3 and is a bit lighter than openSUSE 12.3 with KDE 4.

Rgds,
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Re: openSUSE 11.1-1 for X1000 "experimental"
Posted on 15-Oct-2013 17:40:27
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@xeno74

Thank you Xeno for direct answers, I know its inserted during
install, but my LTS 12.04 kernel looks older and I wonder
can I manually update just the kernel with 3.10.xx

I do know LTS has most recent software installed, but
I really dislike Unity (being MATE user on LinuxMint x64)
and I suppose kernel and software can be inserted to
Mint PPC 11 too.

I have just been informed that I have been enabled
to writte in X1000 forums. See you there!

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Re: openSUSE 11.1-1 for X1000 "experimental"
Posted on 15-Oct-2013 19:50:52
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@vox

You can install Lubuntu 12.04.3 with the new kernel 3.10.15-1-ubuntu if you like.

Lubuntu Screenshot:



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Re: openSUSE 11.1-1 for X1000 "experimental"
Posted on 1-Nov-2013 14:15:03
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Hi,

A new tarball of openSUSE 12.3 is here!

New:

- sound support (SigmaTel STAC92HD700)
- added modules directory for the X1000 Linux kernel 3.9.8.1SuSE

Download: openSUSE-12.3-2-x1000-ppc.tar.gz

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Re: openSUSE 11.1-1 for X1000 "experimental"
Posted on 1-Nov-2013 22:43:03
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Would you like sound on openSUSE 11.1?

If yes then you have to install the openSUSE kernel: kernel-3.9.8.1-x1000-opensuse-ppc64.tar.bz2. Copy the kernel vmlinux-3.9.8.1-opensuse to the CF card and the modules directory 3.9.8SuSE to /lib/modules. Please reboot the AmigaOne X1000 and choose openSUSE 11.1 from the CFE boot menu. Login as root and type:

Quote:
depmod -a


Start YaST2 and configure the soundchip with PulseAudio.

Have a lot of fun with openSUSE 11.1.

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Posted on 2-Nov-2013 20:31:04
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openSUSE 11.1:

Sorry I have forgotten to tell you that you have to create/edit a cfe entry for the openSUSE kernel.

openSUSE 12.3:

Please install only 32-bit packages with YaST2 or zypper because 64-bit packages won't work. The PA6T is not compatible (enough) to POWER4 which is the minimum requirement for 64-bit openSUSE 12.3 to work.

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Re: openSUSE 11.1-1 for X1000 "experimental"
Posted on 3-Nov-2013 12:54:08
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Hi All,

I've released a new tar file of the older version 11.1 of openSUSE.

New:

- sound support configured (SigmaTel STAC92HD700)
- added modules directory for the X1000 Linux kernel 3.9.8.1SuSE
- updated Firefox to 10.0.7 ESR
- added a lot of packages especially the very well documentation of openSUSE

Screenshot:



Download: openSUSE-11.1-2-x1000-ppc64.tar.gz

It requires the openSUSE kernel for the AmigaOne X1000: kernel-3.9.8.1-x1000-opensuse-ppc64.tar.bz2

Have fun with openSUSE 11.1-2.

All the best,
Christian

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