Re: TERM & font in GNOME terminal

1999-11-04 Thread Matt Porter
On Thu, Nov 04, 1999 at 06:29:13PM +0100, Michel Dänzer wrote: > Matt Porter wrote: > > > > On Thu, Nov 04, 1999 at 04:24:50PM +0100, Michel Dänzer wrote: > > > > > > What is the best combination of the TERM env variable and the font in the > > > GNOME terminal for ncurses and similar apps to look

Re: Installing Linux from scratch (PowerMac 4400)

1999-11-04 Thread Chris Baker
Andreas Gruenbacher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi, > > I have a little problem getting my PowerMac 4400/200 to boot again. > > As I was used to on Intel machines, I just repartitioned the harddisk with > pdisk > and removed all MacOS partitions. Now the darn thing doesn't boot anymore. I > d

Re: TERM & font in GNOME terminal

1999-11-04 Thread Michel Dänzer
Matt Porter wrote: > > On Thu, Nov 04, 1999 at 04:24:50PM +0100, Michel Dänzer wrote: > > > > What is the best combination of the TERM env variable and the font in the > > GNOME terminal for ncurses and similar apps to look like in console? > > > > My best guess so far is TERM=color_xterm, but thi

Re: X

1999-11-04 Thread Kevin Puetz
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > Xautoconfig is better -- there's no guessing needed, as long as you > are using the frame-buffer *and* you already have the right resolution > & depth set up (using fbdev or the kernel arguments). it simply reads > the frame buffer device and the keyboard & mouse config

Re: TERM & font in GNOME terminal

1999-11-04 Thread Matt Porter
On Thu, Nov 04, 1999 at 04:24:50PM +0100, Michel Dänzer wrote: > > What is the best combination of the TERM env variable and the font in the > GNOME terminal for ncurses and similar apps to look like in console? > > My best guess so far is TERM=color_xterm, but this lacks the graphical symbols >

Re: Installing Linux from scratch (PowerMac 4400)

1999-11-04 Thread Matt Porter
On Thu, Nov 04, 1999 at 10:57:43AM +0100, Andreas Gruenbacher wrote: > Hi, > > I have a little problem getting my PowerMac 4400/200 to boot again. > > As I was used to on Intel machines, I just repartitioned the harddisk with > pdisk > and removed all MacOS partitions. Now the darn thing doesn't

TERM & font in GNOME terminal

1999-11-04 Thread Michel Dänzer
What is the best combination of the TERM env variable and the font in the GNOME terminal for ncurses and similar apps to look like in console? My best guess so far is TERM=color_xterm, but this lacks the graphical symbols (at least with the lucida typewriter font). TERM=linux gives nonsensical ch

Re: Installing Linux from scratch (PowerMac 4400)

1999-11-04 Thread Andreas Tobler
Andreas Gruenbacher wrote: [snip...] > I would like to build a NULLMODEM CABLE so that I can configure my Mac from a > PC. I don't have a second Mac. Does anybody know the pinout and which pins to > connect for that purpose? I couldn't find any suitable online documentation on > the Web. > Take

Installing Linux from scratch (PowerMac 4400)

1999-11-04 Thread Andreas Gruenbacher
Hi, I have a little problem getting my PowerMac 4400/200 to boot again. As I was used to on Intel machines, I just repartitioned the harddisk with pdisk and removed all MacOS partitions. Now the darn thing doesn't boot anymore. I don't get into Open Firmware, either. >From several bits of docume

PowerBook G3

1999-11-04 Thread FASSINO Jean-Philippe
Hello, I want to install Debian Potato on a Powerbook G3. Does it working on it ? And, does somebody has documentation to do that ?   Thanks Jean-Philippe --  -- Jean-Philippe FASSINO  Tel :  04 76 76 45 52 CNET : DTL/ASR