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2009

powerpc-utils (1.1.3-24) unstable; urgency=low

   * Fix fixed postinstall handling of adjtime setup (copy /etc/adjtime if it
     exists, create new file with the correct data otherwise).
     Closes: #528443.

 -- Michael Schmitz <schmitz@biophys.uni-duesseldorf.de>  Wed, 13 May 2009 20:04:24 +1100

powerpc-utils (1.1.3-23) unstable; urgency=low

   * Fix broken -f option for fnset. Check for presence of ADB devices and bail
     out on USB based machines.
     Closes: #474814.
 
   * Fix postinstall handling of adjtime setup (copy /etc/adjtime if it
     exists, create new file otherwise).
     Closes: #528443.
 
   * Update bootsched manpage to clarify that it should only be used on
     Oldworld PowerMacs.
     Closes: #407295.

 -- Michael Schmitz <schmitz@biophys.uni-duesseldorf.de>  Wed, 13 May 2009 19:34:24 +1100

2007

powerpc-utils (1.1.3-22) unstable; urgency=low

   * Fix problem with nvram reads segfaulting on efika, reported by Robert
     Millan <rm@aybabtu.com> and patched by same.
     Closes: #431116.
 
   * Honor DEB_BUILD_OPTS=noopt, patch by Robert Millan <rm@aybabtu.com>.
     Closes: #431117.
 
   * Add Aurelien Gerome <ag@roxor.cx> as co-maintainer.

 -- Michael Schmitz <schmitz@biophys.uni-duesseldorf.de>  Wed, 4 Jul 2007 17:21:40 +0100

powerpc-utils (1.1.3-21) unstable; urgency=low

   * Fix problem with truncated nvram reads/writes, reported by Adam
     Lackorzynski <adam@os.inf.tu-dresden.de>.
     Closes: #413131.

 -- Michael Schmitz <schmitz@biophys.uni-duesseldorf.de>  Wed, 7 Mar 2007 15:57:34 +0100

2006

powerpc-utils (1.1.3-20) unstable; urgency=low

   * Change section to 'utils' to match override file.

 -- Michael Schmitz <schmitz@biophys.uni-duesseldorf.de>  Tue, 30 Jun 2006 15:39:34 +0100

powerpc-utils (1.1.3-19) unstable; urgency=low

   * The 'upload lost' release :-(
 
   * Incorporate newworld autoboot patch by Rich Johnson.
 
   * Fix description formatting (thanks to Nick Boullis <nboullis@debian.org>
     for the alert).
     Closes: #336972.
 
   * Add ppc64 arch (just in case biarch powerpc isn't enough).
     Closes: #360797.

 -- Michael Schmitz <schmitz@biophys.uni-duesseldorf.de>  Tue, 30 Jun 2006 15:39:34 +0100

2005

powerpc-utils (1.1.3-18) unstable; urgency=low

   * add -D_GNU_SOURCE to Makefile in order to help with 64 bit pointer
     size on ppc64.
     Closes: #326394.
 
   * Fix problem introduced in -12 (/etc/adjtime converted to symlink
     into /var fs): Convert symlink to plain copy now.
     Closes: #332926.
 
   * Fix char signedness bug in nvsetvol (patch by Eugen Dedu
     <Eugen.Dedu@pu-pm.univ-fcomte.fr>.
     Closes: #334547

 -- Michael Schmitz <schmitz@biophys.uni-duesseldorf.de>  Wed, 19 Oct 2005 18:07:34 +0200

powerpc-utils (1.1.3-17) unstable; urgency=low

   * Fix for iBook G4 failure to save nvram data (as manifest by failure to
     properly store the boot chime volume). Patch by Joerg Dorchain
     <joerg@dorchain.net>.
     Closes: #321655, #320566.

 -- Michael Schmitz <schmitz@biophys.uni-duesseldorf.de>  Mon, 08 Aug 2005 14:40:34 +0200

powerpc-utils (1.1.3-16) unstable; urgency=low

   * Brown Paper Bag release: Added bootsched util (for CUDA based Powermacs)
     the source for which I had buried for over three years now.
 
   * Finally, actually install the autoboot binary (reported missing by
     Herve Eychenne <rv@eychenne.org>).
     Closes: #317021.

 -- Michael Schmitz <schmitz@biophys.uni-duesseldorf.de>  Wed, 06 Jul 2005 09:42:44 +0200

powerpc-utils (1.1.3-15) unstable; urgency=low

   * Merge back patches from ubuntu (thanks to Adam Conrad <adconrad@0c3.net>
     for the hint): fix linuxdoc-tools b-d, drop adb_mouse.h header. Update
     description to include autoboot and lsprop tools.

 -- Michael Schmitz <schmitz@biophys.uni-duesseldorf.de>  Mon, 09 May 2005 12:31:24 +0100

powerpc-utils (1.1.3-14) unstable; urgency=low

   * Fixed nvsetvol failure (infinite loop reading NVRAM) on OldWorld
     machines (reported by Christophe Donatsch <cdonatsch@tele2.ch>).
     Closes: #304493.

 -- Michael Schmitz <schmitz@biophys.uni-duesseldorf.de>  Sun, 01 May 2005 11:58:37 +0100

powerpc-utils (1.1.3-13) unstable; urgency=low

   * Fixed nvsetenv's devfsd bug (reported by Roger Leigh <rleigh@debian.org>).
     Closes: #300946.
 
   * Added autoboot util (for CUDA based Powermacs)

 -- Michael Schmitz <schmitz@biophys.uni-duesseldorf.de>  Thu, 24 Mar 2005 15:58:49 +0100

2004

powerpc-utils (1.1.3-12) unstable; urgency=low

   * Fixed fblevel reporting bug introduced in -11 (patch by Guido Guenther
     <agx@debian.org>).
     Closes: #281908.
 
   * Fixed clock's adjtime path (using /var/lib/hwclock/adjtime now). Keep
     old path as backup, just in case.
     Closes: #280605.
 
   * Forgot to close 254308. Closes: #254308.

 -- Michael Schmitz <schmitz@biophys.uni-duesseldorf.de>  Thu, 18 Nov 2004 15:54:49 +0200

powerpc-utils (1.1.3-11) unstable; urgency=low

   * Fixed fblevel error reporting and leftover fd (patch by Guido Guenther
     <agx@debian.org>).
     Closes: #206077.
 
   * Added lsprop app (patch by Guido Guenther <agx@debian.org>).
     Closes: #270517.
 
   * Document nvramrc patch command (suggstion by Simon Raven <simon@nuit.ca>).
     Closes: #270517.

 -- Michael Schmitz <schmitz@biophys.uni-duesseldorf.de>  Tue, 26 Oct 2004 15:51:34 +0200

powerpc-utils (1.1.3-10) unstable; urgency=low

   * Changed fnset again, to use type 0x04 with fallback 0x05 on ibook.
     Closes: #244356.

 -- Michael Schmitz <schmitz@biophys.uni-duesseldorf.de>  Wed, 21 Apr 2004 07:59:29 +0200

powerpc-utils (1.1.3-9) unstable; urgency=low

   * Changed fnset to use type 0x05 on ibook.

 -- Michael Schmitz <schmitz@biophys.uni-duesseldorf.de>  Thu, 06 Apr 2004 15:32:43 +0200

powerpc-utils (1.1.3-8) unstable; urgency=low

   * New maintainer - kudos to Dan for putting up with my inertia for so
     long, and maintaining this package for a few years.
   * Added fblevel app (previously in pmud-utils). Closes: #204532.
   * Added fnset app (by Jimi Xenidis, long standing wishlist item).
   * Added obsolescence warning to backlight app in usage info (backlight
     considered harmful on non-powerbooks).
   * Various control file and docs fixes.

 -- Michael Schmitz <schmitz@biophys.uni-duesseldorf.de>  Thu, 12 Feb 2004 09:53:18 +0100

2003

powerpc-utils (1.1.3-7) unstable; urgency=low

   * Add "show" to trackpad's command line help.
   * Add trackpad(8) man page, from Jamie Wilkinson (Closes: #178155).
   * Add nvsetvol, from Matteo Frigo.
   * Use dh_installman.
   * Improved argument handling in backlight again and updated usage info.

 -- Daniel Jacobowitz <dan@debian.org>  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 23:52:14 -0500

2002

powerpc-utils (1.1.3-6) unstable; urgency=low

   * Better command-line argument parsing (Closes: #140660).
   * Correct usage output for ``-q''.

 -- Daniel Jacobowitz <dan@debian.org>  Thu, 9 May 2002 15:41:08 -0400

2001

powerpc-utils (1.1.3-5) unstable; urgency=low

   * Be more aggressive about removing the diversion.
   * Be more aggressive about actually documenting the problem.

 -- Daniel Jacobowitz <dan@debian.org>  Sun, 15 Jul 2001 22:15:13 -0700

powerpc-utils (1.1.3-4) unstable; urgency=low

   * Actually change maintainer name this time.
   * No longer divert hwclock.sh; Debian kernels have included CONFIG_PPC_RTC
     for a long enough time now.  Document the issue.  (Closes: #99875).
   * Builds on current unstable now.  (Closes: #99735).

 -- Daniel Jacobowitz <dan@debian.org>  Sun, 15 Jul 2001 22:01:36 -0700

2000

powerpc-utils (1.1.3-3) stable unstable; urgency=medium

   * Add (harmless) trackpad and backlight utilities.

 -- Daniel Jacobowitz <dan@debian.org>  Wed, 22 Nov 2000 12:43:08 -0500

powerpc-utils (1.1.3-2) stable unstable; urgency=medium

   * New maintainer, alas.
   * Add newworld support to nvsetenv, by Klaus Halfmann.
   * Migrate to debhelper.
   * Move mousemode's man page to section 8 - mousemode is not a user
     utility.

 -- Daniel Jacobowitz <dan@debian.org>  Mon, 4 Sep 2000 19:41:53 -0400

1999

powerpc-utils (1.1.3-1) unstable; urgency=low

   * New upstream release.
   * Add hwclock.sh and divert util-linux's version.
   * Get rid of fdeject, it's obsolete.
   * Get rid of vmode and nvvideo, fbset is far better.
   * Add mousemode patch from LinuxPPC/YDL.
   * Conflicts/Replaces pmac-utils (closes:Bug#43712).

 -- Joel Klecker <espy@debian.org>  Tue, 5 Oct 1999 10:09:07 -0700

powerpc-utils (1.1.1-2) unstable; urgency=low

   * NMU;
   * fixed the bad diff file
   * renaming to powerpc-utils

 -- Hartmut Koptein <koptein@et-inf.fho-emden.de>  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 11:53:44 +0100

1998

pmac-utils (1.1.3-1) unstable; urgency=low

   * New upstream release.
   * Split package into powerpc-utils and pmac-utils.

 -- Joel Klecker <espy@debian.org>  Sun, 15 Nov 1998 13:41:06 -0800

pmac-utils (1.1.2-1) unstable; urgency=low

   * New upstream release.

 -- Joel Klecker <jk@espy.org>  Tue, 11 Aug 1998 04:26:35 -0700

pmac-utils (1.1.1-1) unstable; urgency=low

   * New Upstream Release.

 -- Joel Klecker <jk@espy.org>  Thu, 19 Mar 1998 01:39:09 -0800

pmac-utils (1.1-1) unstable; urgency=low

   * Initial Release.

 -- Joel Klecker <jk@espy.org>  Sun, 1 Mar 1998 02:00:59 -0800