On Thursday 03 June 2004 05:28, Sean Schertell wrote: > Congratulations! How do you like it? I'm not sure if this will fix your > scroll wheel or not but I think you need this in the mouse section of your > XF86Config-4:
Both mouse options cause X to fail. I'll put up with no wheel. While Debian without X is intolerable, the combination of Debian and graphics is very nice. My experience is a marked difference from my first go-round with Debian, which lasted weeks without any solution to the X configuration. What made the difference this time was I had more Linux distros -- Slackware, YDL, Mandrake, Gentoo -- under my belt and knew which items I needed to concentrate on. Having a bit more understanding of configuring Linux to work with my iMac turned earlier frustration into a few minutes of searching on Google. I found an XF86Config-4 file that worked on one iMac, copied it to my /etc/X11 directory, rebooted and was greeted by GDM. I do believe Debian, albeit enjoying the exclusivity that comes from being one of the most difficult Linux distros to configure, would do greatly by creating a central repository of working config files: especially those covering the most wanted: X, printing and sound. Yellow Dog Linux users are doing this with great success. Other observations: Kmail is a very worthy application for day-to-day e-mailing. Kmail is well suited for mail lists (I reply to the list, not the individual writer, as is the case from Mail.app) and doesn't get in the way with too much complexity -- although it is far from bare bones. Also, I am enjoying Linux being Linux, rather than an overly branded version of some particular distro. I also love how apt-get makes installing new software for Linux on par with other major desktops. I'm sure I am not alone in wanting my OS to help me be more productive, not for my productivity being wasted first creating a useable environment. My next major project is setting up CUPS so that I can use my USB printer. Ed
